Crystalv18
- Date posted
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Why is erp so difficult?
Zoë_84Zoë_84
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Because we have to face our fears in a way that's not intuitive. We are neither supposed to run (avoidance) nor to fight (telling ourselves it's only OCD, attacking OCD with logic, etc.), but to treat a threat as if it has no significans at all. Like sitting next to a hungry polar bear and rub it's ears.
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