In my last post, I wrote about the value of facing your fears out of order instead of creating the tradiitonal a “Fear Heirarchy” and working on overcoming your fears from least to greatest.

Now I am going to pass on another agoraphobia recovery tip from anxiety disorder expert, Dr. Reid Wilson - change the conditions under which you practice desensitization.

If you usually practice in the morning when it is light outside, try practicing at night after dark.

If you usually plan your practice sessions far in advance, try practicing spontaneously.

Try practicing in both cold and warm weather. Practice with people sometimes, and at other times, alone.

You get the idea, the more you mix up your desensitization practice, the more your practice will model real life, and the more likely you will be to prepare yourself for unexpected challenges that come your way.

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