Yeah I hate the way people talk about this Actual exposure therapy relies on gradual, voluntary escalation of exposure If I just randomly expose you to the source of the phobia at full force I strengthen ithttps://twitter.com/AlexandraErin/status/1386080212753043459 …
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It's *where the trigger originally came from* A phobia of dogs happens when some kid gets an aggressive barking dog exposed to them out of the blue, then has it *keep on happening* and gets told to just deal with it
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Like in the Truman Show If I wanted to use guard dogs to control someone's behavior and keep them afraid for their whole life, I would *make sure* they are regularly confronted by barking dogs so the trigger never fades And make sure it was unexpected, at random intervals
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There is a problem when people are unwilling to start with even the level zero exposure. When you suspect that the level fear (it translates to other discomforts too by the way) they are willing to take on is zero fear. Basically they don't want to experience any discomfort now.
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Honestly? That's fine There are plenty of phobias that are of things it is rational to be afraid of and avoid, for which there is no benefit If someone wants to stay afraid of sharks their whole life what are they missing out on
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