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Old Feb 19, 2017, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Teanne View Post
I went through agoraphobia several years ago. My psychologist had me do exposure therapy to overcome it. He had me work through the issue first by identifying why I had it and then having me take little baby steps toward overcoming the problem. After I accomplished one step successfully and felt comfortable and safe, he had me reward myself with a small gift or special meal. Then he would assign me another step.

We kept going on like this for several months. That is when I could feel that I was making real progress and was able to go out into the public without major fears. I won't lie...there were a couple little set-backs along the way, but exposure therapy really did the trick for me. It took a couple years to really get comfortable and feel like I had overcome the problem.

A couple years later, I went to a national convention for people in my profession. I went up on stage and read a paper that I had written based on some research I had done. I forced myself to do this just to prove to myself that I had taken the bull by the horns. There is no way I could have done this without the exposure therapy. I would very highly recommend this type of therapy to anyone with agoraphobia or social phobia.
That is wonderful and thanks for that positive feedback on this type of therapy. That's the wonderful thing about forums like this, we can discuss other therapies and become educated in them. With that being said not all therapies fit all people, but at least we know a little more about them and that they can work. Thanks again.
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