EP 192 - Exposure Therapy Is More Than Just Doing Things

The Anxious Truth - A Panic, Anxiety, and Mental Health Podcast

Drew Linsalata

Anxiety Attacks, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Health Anxiety, Agoraphobia, Anxiety Help, Panic Attacks, Health & Fitness, Panic Attack, Ocd, Mental Health

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2022

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

“I’m doing things, but it doesn’t seem to be working! Why?” If you feel like you’re doing all the exposures but nothing is changing, you may be doing “half exposures” without even knowing it. Let’s look at what full, effective exposures really require. Exposure is what we do when we intentionally place ourselves into situations that purposefully trigger anxiety, panic, fear and all the things that come with them. We do this in order to learn a new way to relate to anxiety and fear so that we ...

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0:00.0	Today on The Anxious Truth, we're talking about exposures and exposure therapy. Specifically,
0:04.4	we're talking about the two primary ingredients of effective and successful exposures,
0:08.7	and why you might be missing one or both of those without even knowing it, so let's get cooking.
0:21.2	Hello, everybody. Welcome back to The Anxious Truth. This is podcast episode number 192,
0:26.3	192, recorded January of 2022. If you are new to the podcast or to the YouTube channel,
0:32.8	I am Drew Linselotic, creator and host of The Anxious Truth. This is the podcast that talks about
0:36.8	all things anxiety and anxiety recovery. So if you are struggling with things like panic attacks
0:41.5	or panic disorder or garophobia, this is the place for you. I am happy that you are here. Welcome.
0:46.4	If you are a returning listener or returning viewer, of course, I'm happy you're here too. Welcome
0:50.4	back. Today, we're going to talk about the two ingredients of successful and effective exposure,
0:55.4	and where the most common mistakes are in putting those ingredients together. Before we get into it,
1:00.0	just a very quick reminder, the Anxious Truth is more than just this podcast episode or this video
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