HI, THOUGHT ID SHARE WHAT MY CBT TOLD ME TODAY ABOUT EXPOSURE THERAPY.

HE ASKED ME "DO YOU REMEMBER HOW YOU REACTED WHEN THE WORLD TRADE CENTER GOT ATTACKED"
I ANSWERED" YES I WAS STUNNED BECAUSE I HAPPENED TO BE WATCHING THE NEWS AS IT ALL UNFOLDED LIVE ON TELEVISION".

HE SAID DO YOU REMEMBER THAT THE TELEVISION KEPT SHOWING IT HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN.

HE SAID AT FIRST WE WERE STUNNED, THEN WE WERE WATCHING IT AGAIN , THEN WE MADE OUR TEA AND MAYBE TOOK A CALL TELLING A FRIEND WHAT HAPPENED THEN THE NEXT DAY DECIDED NOT TO WATCH THE NEWS BECAUSE WE HAD ALREADY SEEN ALL THE FOOTAGE OF WHAT HAPPENED.

HE SAID THIS WAS EXPOSURE THERAPY, AT FIRST WE COULDNT TAKE OUR EYES FROM THE SCREEN AND THEN AFTER WATCHING IT ALOT WE THEN MANAGED TO MOVE ON AND IT DIDNT HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS IT DID AT FIRST.

mirryx