Long-term solutions include psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, cognitive behavior therapy, or gradual desensitization therapy. For less extreme cases, anti-anxiety medications may help. Educate yourself on rats and mice. Modern medicine has made many diseases they carry obsolete and could lessen any fears.
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