Aww yeah, yay CBT! That did work like MAGIC for me with agoraphobia. The anxiety over the coronavirus has just been so overpowering, blech. That actually is reassuring re the virus, too, even if it's kind of graphically detailed about transmission. I think the total lack of info re real transmission rates and positive tests and all that is upping anxiety even more. :-/
Your nervous system is trying very hard to keep you alive by scaring you away from a potential threat, and you might thank it for working to keep you safe, and then politely but firmly teach it to focus its attention elsewhere.
OMG, I kind of love that. "I thank you for working so hard to keep me safe, now shut the hell up how about we go for a walk and try to see some cherry blossoms?" That's a neat reframing.
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Date: 2020-04-14 04:08 am (UTC)Your nervous system is trying very hard to keep you alive by scaring you away from a potential threat, and you might thank it for working to keep you safe, and then politely but firmly teach it to focus its attention elsewhere.
OMG, I kind of love that. "I thank you for working so hard to keep me safe, now
shut the hell uphow about we go for a walk and try to see some cherry blossoms?" That's a neat reframing.