Remember, what you will be doing will be to visualize on the screen of your mind, while you keep your eyes closed and relaxed, the situation that causes you anxiety. At that moment you will observe yourself in that situation, but maintaining total control of your emotions, centered on yourself and without experiencing anxiety or discomfort of any kind.
You'll notice how the next time you are confronted with circumstances that previously caused you anxiety, you will be more prepared to face them and you will feel calmer and more confident in yourself as your subconscious mind has been receiving the effect of the visualization exercises that you've been doing. If possible, try to combine your visualization exercise with getting into that specific situation in which you have been working. This will greatly help you in the process of systematic desensitization that we have explained.
It is also practical to consider that whenever you have to deal with anxious circumstances, give yourself a brief mental treatment a few minutes before. Simply take several deep breaths and exhale slowly, then for a moment visualize yourself confident and able to cope with the specific situation for which you are preparing.
It is quite possible to win the battle against anxiety, even though at this moment it seems like a huge mountain to move. Remember, to move mountains you have to start by moving the stones until all the work is completed. It will only take the genuine desire to improve and some effort on our side because everything in life requires effort to achieve it. In short, this is the method of desensitization or gradual deprogramming through visualization and confrontation with direct experiences.
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Quite interesting. You can speed up the process through self-tapping though. Or virtual tapping on the problem-person.
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