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Originally Posted by Miss Laura
Has anyone done it? What's it like?
It's to help with my social and general anxieties. I'm starting it next year
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I致e done it (actually it痴 an ongoing thing) and I致e found it to be one of the most useful types of therapy.
As an example even though I live close to the city centre I struggle to get on the train for the trip into the city which is 3 train stops duration.
So:
Week 1 homework: sit at the train station away from people and just let the trains go by
Week 2 homework: get on the train. Get off at the next train stop and catch train home.
Repeat week 2 until doing it no longer makes you feel sick.
Week 3 homework: get on train. Get off after one extra train stop.
Repeat and repeat again.
I have high anxiety levels about an awful lot of things. Exposure therapy really has enabled me to do some normal things. It痴 also given me hope that one day I might have a normal life.