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Graded exposure can help in gradually facing fears and building confidence from "summary" of The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne
Graded exposure is a fundamental technique for overcoming anxiety and phobias. By systematically facing your fears in a gradual and controlled manner, you can build confidence and reduce the intensity of your anxiety reactions. This process involves creating a fear hierarchy, starting with situations that cause mild anxiety and gradually progressing to more challenging scenarios. The key to graded exposure is to approach each fear-inducing situation incrementally, allowing yourself to experience anxiety while also recognizing that you can cope with it. By repeatedly exposing yourself to feared situations in a safe and supportive environment, you can desensitize yourself to the triggers that provoke anxiety. This exposure allows you to learn that the feared outcome is unlikely to occur, helping to break the cycle of avoi...
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