For some things this works. For others, it does not. Anxiety is often treated like exposure therapy will help it. As someone who has exposed himself to most things that induce anxiety, and despite being able to center myself in those moments, I still have debilitating anxiety attacks at random moments. It's gotten to the point that even music concerts, something I've been to dozens of, and have all enjoyed (ok, maybe I didn't like 1 or 2, but I enjoyed the crowd) give me panic attacks that I cannot explain.
Exposure therapy can help with a lot of things, but sometimes it's the anxiety of anxiety that starts to take root, and for that you need more than just showing up.
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u/Suitable-Gazelle-646 11h ago
Train it like a muscle. I got a job where I was forced to interact with people and it totally ripped me out of my shell