the worst part about exposure therapy is the fact it works lol. i hate the idea of voluntarily speaking to strangers but after it i feel accomplished. i recently enquired about a job, i phoned the hiring manager, introduced myself and spoke to her. i stuttered like crazy but she still understood me so she looked past it. when the phone call ended i felt so proud of myself, i knew that if i could just get past the very first anxiety hurdle it’s smooth sailing after that. the problem for me is the build up anxiety to that first hurdle puts me off so much