Anxiety can be reduced using Exposure Therapy. After a lifetime of panic attacks, there are quite a few things that I simply cannot do. For my homework assignments, I’ll work on problems I have and list my progress.
Allowing Others to Ride in the Car with me
My anxiety has always been worse when someone is riding in the car with me. Now it’s to the point that I cannot go anywhere with someone else riding in the car with me, even if I know them well and they’re aware of my crippling anxiety.
Assignment 1 – Sit in the car with my wife after dinner. Eventually drive further and further distances until this is no longer a problem.
Assignment 2 – Drive across the Arkansas River Bridge until it no longer bothers me.
Assignment 3 – Speak during a meeting
Breaking Free of Anxiety 