Steps to Exposure

To ease your fears, consider this: there will be structure and gradations to these exercises. These evidence based exercise have been used successfully with literally thousands of people who suffer from anxiety. They conquer their anxiety and learn to challenges. Occasionally people relapse, but when they get back on the exposure program, they got better again.

The steps to the exposure exercises as follow:

1.      Identify your forms of avoidance.

2.      Use gradations in intensity of exposure. You’ll start by using your imagination, then later using real-life exposure.

3.      Eliminate your escape and avoidant behaviours.

4.      Perform the easiest exposure first, and then work up in difficulty.

5.      Note the difference between your worst fears about exposure and what actually happen.

6.      Note the gradual improvement in your symptoms.