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 I am a trained & Verified listener and intern.

Sorry for any inconvience it has caused anyone with my absense for the past year. I am now back.

 



About me: I love to sing, meditate, read, study, hike, exercise and so much more! I have a degree in psychology. I, myself, have delt with PTSD, driving anxiety, social anxiety (GAD), stress, manic depression, Autism and anger.

I am here to listen to adults and elders. .

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Facing Your Fears: Systematic Desensitization
Anxiety Support / by CaringTeresa
Last post
 December 18th, 2016
...See more Systematic Desensitization Have you ever worried about driving somewhere new (to the point it causes major anxiety)? Or have a big fear of spiders? Or maybe a fear of social situations, upcoming tests, heights, or flying? Many of us have fears that keep us from living day to day lives or doing something that we see so many people doing. There is a type of therapy that helps many overcome these fears when used properly and consistantly. Systematic Desensitization is a behavioral therapy that "aims to remove the fear response of a phobia, and substitute a relatation response to the conditional stimulus gradually" (McLead, 2008). In other words, it helps a person with a phobia (anxiety/fear) gradually decrease it or even remove it completely. For example, if I fear driving myself to a new location I gradually decrease my fear and anxiety by going to google maps and acting like I am driving there a few times to reduce my fear, and yes it does work for me. I went from not driving at all to driving 13 hours over the holidays to see family. But do notice that everyone is different and it does take time, patience and practice. There are 3 phases to this therapy. The first phase involves deep muscle relaxation techniques and deep breathing exercises (see our mindfulness exercises https://www.7cups.com/exercises/mindfulness/?showlist=1). Phase 2 consists of creating a hierarchy, starting with stimulus least to create anxiety/fear and building your way up to the most fearfuly. See chart below for example of someone with a phobia of spiders. The third phase consists of working your way up the hierarchy starting at the least unpleasant and practice relaxation technique with it. When you are no longer afraid (this can take some time), move on to the next stimuli. An example of someone with a phobia of spiders is shown below. We all face fears one time or another in our lives and are not alone. It can be overwhelming sometimes when trying a new coping technique, but with time, patience and consistancy we can face our fears and possibly overcome them all together. Work Cited:ss McLeod, S. A. (2008). Systematic Desensitization. Retrieved from www.simplypsychology.org/Systematic-Desensitisation.html. ***If have any questions please check out the website or ask in this thread***
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Teresa is really good at letting you type all you need to type, then responding with very direct, empathetic ways to help cope with the issues you're speaking to her about. My conversation with her is one of the best I've had on 7Cups so far.
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