LeiaFlower
Confident
My therapist mentioned trying exposure therapy in regards to going back to an area that's related to my anxiety and hypervigilance. For context, I'm no longer able to go to her personal office due to having multiple nightmares where I was abused there. The exposure therapy isn't for a while due to still needing to develop grounding techniques. I know there's no rush and I should wait until I'm ready. I guess I'm just wondering what's the road map to exposure therapy? What skills do I have to first build before attempting exposure therapy, and how do I build them?
I know everyone's map will look different depending on where they are on their journey. I just want to make sure I'm actually moving and not staying stagnant. It's anxiety of mine that I'm not doing enough in regards to my mental health. Even though I could be doing everything, it never feels like enough. I have the knowledge and the awareness of things, it's just applying it is where I fall short. How do you apply these skills more?
I know everyone's map will look different depending on where they are on their journey. I just want to make sure I'm actually moving and not staying stagnant. It's anxiety of mine that I'm not doing enough in regards to my mental health. Even though I could be doing everything, it never feels like enough. I have the knowledge and the awareness of things, it's just applying it is where I fall short. How do you apply these skills more?