Stay strong! Way to use it as an exposure and work on it!
Proud of you! You can do this.
I actually did the same thing yesterday and spoke to my therapist about this. What I was doing is the exposure, without the response prevention, which ended in me feeling worse. I was giving in to compulsions bc I was secretly looking for an answere or comparing myself to what I was reading instead of just sitting with the anxiety. And it can also be useful to start with less anxiety provoking things and work your way up :)
I have to admit I also had some rumination in there as well, but for the most part I’m taking it as a positive. I know not everything I read (most if not all) has nothing to do with me. But also the fact that I’d rather enjoy my life and sit uncertain (nothing is certain) than go down a rabbit hole of what ifs that IS me. Work in progress. I’m not even close to perfect at this yet. I just go with minute by minute ❤️
@KC🌻 That's perfect! And remeber- it may or may not be true 😊