If you have watched my other videos on exposure techniques, you know how incredibly effective exposure therapy can be for OCD, panic disorder, agoraphobia, phobias, and anxiety. Today I am covering a technique called "Strategic Exposure Therapy." Can you guess why it's called "Strategic"? This type of exposure therapy is designed to encourage you to continually take advantage of opportunities throughout your day to practice your exposures. Standard Exposure Therapy and ERP have weaknesses. They take hours of time to practice each day. Strategic Exposure Therapy is effective because it is practiced throughout your day, every time an obsession or anxiety arises.
I will warn you up front, this is a paradoxical technique. It is very challenging, and it may scare you at first. But, Strategic Exposure Therapy is based on years of research and has been proven to be an amazingly effective exposure technique to combat OCD and Anxiety. I do recommend working through exposure therapy with a trained therapist for best results.
If you want to see my other tips for successful Strategic Exposure Therapy, watch through the video and feel free to jot some notes down you can reference throughout the week for maximum effectiveness.
Remember, you DO NOT have to continue to suffer. You can affect positive change in your life by taking on your anxiety and OCD.
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