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When doing exposure therapy for social anxiety isit normall to fell worse before feeling better?
6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
The exposure therapy: will raise your anxiety level but your therapist will guide you so that you can manage it a step at a time. Gradually the anxiety lessens enough for you to function w/more comfort. Peace and good health.
Answered 3/23/2015
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YES! Very common!: When doing exposure therapy, u are facing your biggest fears! The primitive parts of your brain - the parts that don't speak but grunt! - go crazy! They can't understand what u are doing. For them, it's like u are running in front of traffic or toward a growling bear! If you work w/an anxiety expert, the expert will help u come up w/ a plan that helps you achieve your goals in progressive steps.
Answered 4/1/2016
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