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Aug 2024
14m 35s

Exposures Are Opportunities to Practice ...

Chris Leins, MA, NCC, LPCC-S
About this episode

Chris explains the concept that exposures are really just opportunities to practice skills that allow you to interact with your anxiety-system in a different way. The biggest hurdle that you will face in trying to "treat yourself" is not having a therapist there to ask you the real questions. Why are you not working harder to get better? Why are you gravitating back to the same old way of interacting with your anxiety when you know that that way doesn't work?

Feel free to reach out with any questions to chris@kentuckyocd.com.

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