How to stop being afraid of

If the anticipatory dread of reading it is making you anxious- consider doing so sooner rather than later. If the erp sessions was really intense from writing it out, give yourself a break and permission to do something you enjoy as a reward and a calming tool. If you are too anxious to do that try breathing and mindfulness - I like this one: https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/5-4-3-2-1-countdown-to-make-anxiety-blast-off 🍀

ERP therapy to help you manage the fears.

I started the ERP Today it was to write out the worse case scenario but I am so jacked up after the ERP session today What would you recommend ladies? I have to read it next few days Any tips?

Feel and accept it. For me just feeling it doesn’t work. But when I accept it could happen and feel the feelings they do go down and it gets easier each time. It’s hard but you can do it. Sending you strength.

Your brain is trying to protect you. That’s why the anxiety feels so real but it’s a false sense of danger. Intrusive thoughts can’t hurt you and you’re in no physical danger and no one else is either. It’s a false alarm. Your brain is on lock good news you can get it off lock you have to learn how to put all this power you put into the ruminations and anxiety into other productive activities then you can accomplish amazing things.

Fear will kill you you can’t fear anymore you can’t be scared you need to show your brain irrelevance and show your brain You’re not scared. It’s a false alarm you’re perceiving a false threat.  Once you’re able to change your relationship with your thoughts, that’s when your healing will begin and once you’re able to say you’re not scared, you’ll begin to heal.

Jacked up in a bad way Feeling very anxious that's been hours now