Anxiety, Systematic Desensitization and Graded Exposure in CBT

Please check out my first video about anxiety and exposure at https://youtu.be/TUpa-wikX_I, and you can find all of my videos about anxiety at youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4Qw4-tlRJe9htANQ9iZzCz… . You can find more examples of exposure ladders at www.anxietycanada.com/sites/default/files/Examples…

Sir, you are a communicator... WOW, WOOOW.. it is just amazing how well you explain things...just WoW, thanks a lot for your effort, time and your content :)

very clear and simple illustration . Thank you.

This is so helpful.

Nicely explained, thank you !

Fantastic video, I've looked at your sites too. You are the perfect expert, nothing better then someone who demonstrates their knowledge + in an understandable way.

Thank you for this mate 👍🏻 Lovely clear explanation. I have been doing this myself for the last 2 years, extreame phobia of heights and open spaces, i literally lose my vision if i go to far into that fear. For a short while i got better and better, but then recently its suddenly taken a massive step backwards and has become even worse than it ever was 🤦🏼‍♂️ After watching this i have a feeling that i have been pushing myself too far because each experience created a ton of anxiety but i stayed with it, which in effect was making every experience awful and exhausting, plus i would beat myself up about having such ridiculous fears. I think its time i go back to the drawing board, and only push myself until the anxiety is present but bearable and then stay at that level until it becomes comfortable. Thank you again, i do videos myself so really appreciate your efforts 🙏🏼💙new sub 👌🏻

Hello! Thank you!

Thank you

I just want to say thank you. This information is so helpful and extremely logical! I'm going to come back and watch these again. I need to do something about my anxiety and this seems like the right way to go. I have probably had close to 100 panic attacks in the last year! I usually have several in a row, over and over. Sometimes I can't sleep because they won't let me. They're exhausting though. I know this much anxiety can't be healthy for me. I really need to face my fears. My anxiety stems from childhood and adult abuse situations. I've had panic attacks every once in a while throughout my younger life maybe one every few years, but this last year has been extremely difficult and full of anxiety! It's partly due to covid, but I would say a larger part isn't. I think maybe covid fears are just exacerbating it because it's something I think about and am concerned about pretty much every day on some level. I've been fully vaccinated but I have known people who were vaccinated and still got it. Anyway, enough about me, lol. Thanks again. God bless you!

Thanks a lot

❤ excellent

How do you manage when your anxiety triggers are stuff you can control or just do when you want. I.e meetings at work that are only monthly. Traffic jams that arent very often ect?

Yeah I actually do this naturally!🙂... what I do with chores/renos around the house that I don't want to do...cause I don't know how and have anxiety about screwing it up. I pick that I feel most capable of doing at that time!😉

Can you recommend other videos to help in recovery from anxiety caused from years of "walking on egg shells" my kids and I did with abusive spouse. Were out were safe but anxiety attacks obsessive fear thought sets are needing healing for us all.

can i initially use some calming drugs while doing next steps?, for example i will take half pill of Xanax doing first step, and another day i will repeat first step without taking any drug

What if you're constantly anxious such in cases of generalized anxiety that you feel constantly worried about the future? Thanks!

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Any tips or tricks to break the initial barrier? I find it far too easy to just walk away or keep my head down and avoid talking to people. I have done other things to force myself into doing things I don't really want to. E.g move my phone away from the bed so I have to get up to switch it off. Any idea for an equivalent for social interaction? Shortening the path of most resistance. Ooops, I'm in the situation now. Whelp, guess I have no choice 😋

I’m not sure what would be my ladder if my bodily sensations after my miscarriage is the trigger to my anxiety.