Exposure therapy

AnxiousandAlive124 · Jan 04, 2017 at 03:56 PM

What exposures have you all done alongside your T? Tomorrow I'm debating between eating in public with T and/or embarassing myself in some way in front of a group of people

I have social anxiety and these are at times challenges for me.

Jan 04, 2017 at 05:10 PM

When I started CBT I was doing my groceries at a 24 hour market at 2am. My therapist had me go a half hour later each week until we got to the point I was at least shopping with other people. Then we met at the busiest time of day together. Afterwards, she 'rewarded' me by taking me to an extremely busy coffee shop. I admit, it helped.

Argonautomobile · Jan 04, 2017 at 05:14 PM

Medical Settings give me panic attacks. My T works in a clinic. We take walks through the halls while I clutch my chest and think about the inevitability of my own death. It's awful.

I hope your exposure goes okay.

AnxiousandAlive124 · Jan 04, 2017 at 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Argonautomobile

Medical Settings give me panic attacks. My T works in a clinic. We take walks through the halls while I clutch my chest and think about the inevitability of my own death. It's awful.

I hope your exposure goes okay.

Thanks so much! I hope so too...

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AnxiousandAlive124 Member Member Since Feb 2015 Location: in my head Posts: 109 9 16 hugs given	Jan 04, 2017 at 03:56 PM #1 What exposures have you all done alongside your T? Tomorrow I'm debating between eating in public with T and/or embarassing myself in some way in front of a group of people I have social anxiety and these are at times challenges for me.
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justafriend306 Guest Posts: n/a	Jan 04, 2017 at 05:10 PM #2 When I started CBT I was doing my groceries at a 24 hour market at 2am. My therapist had me go a half hour later each week until we got to the point I was at least shopping with other people. Then we met at the busiest time of day together. Afterwards, she 'rewarded' me by taking me to an extremely busy coffee shop. I admit, it helped.
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