Howdee........its nice to be "wanted" I have not read that exact book I dont think, but I know the technique well. And - it does work. In several posts I have made, I have mentioned - WANT a panic attack and it will NOT happen, and "feel the fear and do it anyway" etc. IMHO, the only way people can overcome specific fears is to face them......feel the fear, work thru the fear, and eventually, thru desensitization, that fear will be gone. Same premise.

I will add that evidently I DO like a messy house - cause mine always is !!! LOL

One major thing mentioned above that I KNOW works - is WORRY WORRY WORRY......I have been made to sit in my room while I was inpatient, and for a solid hour, I had to WORRY. I had to write about what I was worrying about. I was ticked cause everyone else was having fun shooting pool, playing cards , watching TV, etc, but I was having a "Worry Hour"....and if at ANY time during the day I found myself worrying about anything, I had to say to myself - WHOA - this is NOT my time I am allowed to worry, I must wait til 7 PM. And it would sorta trip my thinking OUT of the worry mode, knowing I had to fill up an hour later during the day. IT WORKED ! It got to the point I just sat and laughed cause I could not come up with anything to worry about - except that I worried about having nothing to worry about ! I have had clients use this technique as well, and it worked for them.

I do honestly think, that people with phobias, fears, avoidances MUST face these or they will never be free of them.

Great post JMO - please share the exact name of book, cause I think many many people would benefit from it !!!