summerdhole:

belbet:

anxiety-killssss:

bobbylettuce:

fun tip:

anxiety is not cured by forcing a person into the situation that makes them anxious

EXACTLY GOD BLESS YOUR GOOD SOUL

it’s called systematic desensitization and/or flooding and it’s one of the most effective treatments for anxiety and phobias

but you know, whatever, let’s keep being fucking stupid and demonizing treatment because it’s unpleasant to go through

Those exist, sure, but I think there’s a difference between being a psychologist that knows what they’re doing, with a mutual agreement to get better, and being simply “that friend that will force you into situations that make you incredibly anxious at the risk of destroying your friendship and not helping at all”. 

Though I’m not sure if that’s what the OP meant. I’d just like to point this out since I saw another similar post that reinforced this difference, and it seemed important to me.