One of the first things I learned in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: avoidance strengthens what you’re trying to avoid. One of my first assignments was to step on sidewalk grates instead of walking around them (I had a phobia about falling through them). No problems with that now. Gotta face things head on sometimes. I’m still terrified of heights, but I can walk on sidewalk grates. That’s something.
One of the first things I learned in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: avoidance strengthens what you’re trying to avoid. One of my first assignments was to step on sidewalk grates instead of walking around them (I had a phobia about falling through them). No problems with that now. Gotta face things head on sometimes. I’m still terrified of heights, but I can walk on sidewalk grates. That’s something.