Helping Somebody Beat Her Fear

The next day Sweetie Belle went to school like usual as she did that everyday, Rarity went out to run some errands but before Rarity could get out the door to run some errands though Twilight stopped her so she could talk to her about Sweetie Belle, She needed to tell Rarity something important that she was going to try.

"Listen Rarity, I think we've been going to slow at this, We need to help her beat her fear but we have to do it in a way that's efficient, I hope she overcomes this fear but if we continue at this rate she won't be able to do it." Twilight told her friend. Rarity understood as she went out for the day as well as Rarity.

They went about their day as they worked, After school Sweetie Belle hung out with her friends for most of the day but then went home along with Twilight and Rarity when they got home Twilight and Rarity were sitting at the kitchen table. They talked to Sweetie Belle and hung out with her, They also watched a movie with her to pass the time, Soon Sweetie Belle brought something up that she had been wondering about.

"When did you become a barefooter Twilight?" Sweetie Belle asked her while she smiled, Sweetie Belle really wanted to know this fact, Twilight chucked and Rarity smiled as she sat there.

"When I was a teen, it was a while ago, It wasn't till I was an early adult did I start doing it from time to time." Twilight said as she smiled at Sweetie Belle. Sweetie Belle smiled back at her and responded.

"I wish I was like you girls, I wish I had the courage." Sweetie Belle said. Twilight knew that this was the perfect time to confront Sweetie Belle about her fear, She nodded to Rarity. She spoke to Rarity's ear. They both left the room.

"I think what she needs...is for us to confront her, we should expose her to the reasons of why this fear is illogical to her, make a case about why her fear is silly and point out that it's completely illogical, I'll do the talking." Twilight said.

"But she will get extremely distressed about it and that will cause her to get upset, You don't want to upset her! I don't want to upset her either" Rarity said to her best friend. Twilight shrugged.

"I know that Rarity but we have to do it, we have to do it several times, It's the only way, and this time if she gets overwhelmed then I'm sorry but we must keep at it for a bit, if she gets to overwhelmed then we will stop." She told her. Rarity understood, They both sat by Sweetie Belle and Sweetie Belle looked at Twilight with an uneasy expression. Rarity turned off the tv.

"Sweetie Belle why are you afraid of being barefoot?" Twilight asked Rarity's sister. Sweetie Belle responded to Twilight's question with caution as she had no idea where this was going to go.

"Because I would be embarrassed that I would be showing my feet in public. Even at home I would be scared because I'm afraid people would laugh at me." Sweetie Belle said. Twilight then used that statement to prove a point.

"Why? The only people who are here right now are me, you and your sister. Nobody else is here to stare at your feet it's just us besides we aren't going to stare at your feet either. Nobody would laugh at you anyway." Twilight told her, Sweetie Belle started to sweat as Twilight tried to reason with her about her fear while she did exposure therapy.

"Nobody would even bother to look down at there, that's false and you know that, some business will do if you walk in without shoes but not at parks they will stare at your feet." She told Sweetie Belle.

"No, that's false!" Sweetie Belle argued with Twilight, Twilight shook her head and responded to Sweetie Belles's defense in order to break down why her fear was silly in front of her.

"Your denying it, I want you to see your problem, You are going to confront this right now, No more stalling, Im going to try and be as gentle as I can but I have to be tough as well, If we don't succeed we will try again tomorrow and we will continue until we succeed. We want you to face this problem, It is false that people would laugh at you for being barefoot, We aren't going to laugh at you neither is anybody else." Twilight told her.

"But their are bullies, What if those people come along and tease me for being barefoot?!" Sweetie Belle responded to Twilight.

"Then you tell on them and they will get in trouble for it and stop teasing you about it. Besides you don't have to do it outside if you don't want to. Nobody is going to force you to be barefoot outside...ugh... look you really don't have anything to fear, there's nothing there in your mind to fear, Your fear is not plausible Sweetie Belle, It's irrational and I won't stop till you see that your fear is irrational." Twilight said.

"It's not irrational....because....I don't.....wait I...." Sweetie Belle started to say as she was starting to stutter as she tried to argue with Twilight. Twilight knew that Sweetie Belle was truly stuck and that she was going to realize that her fear was irrational some day.

Twilight then backed off and they then ended the session as she didn't want to overwhelm Sweetie Belle. For the rest of the day Sweetie Belle hung out with Rarity while she thought about what Twilight said and knew that she was right, She calmed down for the day but knew that Twilight was right about her problem, She went to bed as she knew that tomorrow she will have to face the aspect of her phobia.