Ok, so the exposure I've done this week has been to write out my cognitive distortions in class and leave the paper out so there's a possibility that neighbors can read it. Honestly the difficulty stems from the idea of showing anxiety and showing potentially embarrassing thoughts. But if you think about it, you wouldn't judge someone going through physical therapy if their aim is to get better, and likewise I don't view other people seeing me try to conquer my anxiety as a bad thing.
It was difficult at first and it still is, but I've done it everytime and nothing disasterous has happened to me. No one's laughed or commented or made fun of me or anything really. This all ties in with the previous post I made that showing anxiety is not nearly as severe as we think it is.
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