Just trying to survive
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- 4y
Lms526Lms526
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- 4y
You should definitely feel anxiety during an exposure. I'm not a counselor, but my guess is that its one of two things. Either you aren't doing a big enough exposure or you are doing a compulsion during or immediately after, which will render it ineffective. Good luck to you. Compulsions can be behavioral or mental.
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