395: Overcoming Agoraphobia, Common Exposure Mistakes, Amygdala Reactivity, and More

The Hardcore Self Help Podcast with Duff the Psych

Robert Duff, Ph.D.

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4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Hello, friends!

In today’s episode, we tackle a profound listener question that may resonate with many of you.

A listener struggling with agoraphobia seeks guidance on overcoming their anxiety and finding motivation to pursue exposure exercises. They’ve been working with a therapist and taking anxiety medication but feel stuck. We explore the complexities of agoraphobia, the importance of prolonged exposure, and strategies for building motivation and support.

As always, you can send me questions to [email protected] and find the full show notes for this episode at http://duffthepsych.com/episode395

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, a really good episode for you today.
0:02.4	Very interesting question.
0:03.8	I'm just doing one question today, but it has some depth to it.
0:07.2	The primary purpose of the question is to ask about agoraphobia,
0:11.2	which is essentially a fear of being outside your house or outside your safe space.
0:16.0	But the person who asks, I think, has some errors that are happening in their therapy, and I talk
0:21.4	about some of the mistakes that their therapists may be making and how to correct those. And we also talk
0:26.0	about another layer of the whole situation which is that they have MS multiple sclerosis.
0:30.5	So we talk about the way that impacts the brain and how that can be impacting the anxiety part as well.
0:36.0	So very deep stuff, but I think super interesting, and I hope you enjoy. This is the hardcore self-help podcast.
0:47.0	This is the Hardcore Self-Help Podcast. I'm your host Dr. Robert Duff. I'm a clinical psychologist and a self-help author from Southern California.
0:59.0	My goal is to make mental health content for real people just like you and in this show I
1:03.8	answer your questions or dive deep into topics related to life, psychology,
1:07.9	mental health, relationships, and more. Please be aware that sometimes I use some
1:12.3	spicy language and I also don't shy away from sensitive topics,
1:16.4	but I will try to give you a content warning whenever it's relevant.
1:19.6	So if all this sounds good to you, let's get started.
1:24.0	All right, hello friends of all varieties. This is episode
1:27.4	395. Thank you for joining me today. Don't forget you can get the show notes for
1:31.6	this episode at Duff the Psych notes for this episode at duff the site
1:33.1	dot com slash episode three 95 and if you want to send me a question now is a great
1:38.2	time to do so you can use the contact form on my website or email
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