Exposure Therapy for Phobias Video with Reid Wilson

[@exposuretherapytoolkit1479]

I truly admire Dr. Wilson's work. I often refer my patients to his books and videos.

[@haninditabudhi6574]

Hello, is Dr. Wilson writing about psychotherapy books? If I may what are the title of the books?

[@Megadeth7811]

I have an intense fear of worms and getting infected with parasitic worms. Exposure therapy sounds like the worst nightmare imaginable, seconded only to worms themselves.

[@TheBaBaTV]

SAME , finally someone who shares this! Ugh the thought of worms just creeps me out.

[@jazmina4739]

some exposures therapy do not use the actual thing, sometimes just imagining the thing that is feared

[@septan4168]

Exposure therapy doesn't mean you're getting exposed by the subject intensely. Exposure therapy is a hierarchical exposure it means, step by step exposure. Imagining things, roleplay, or just by showing pieces of pictures. Until you overcome it. If someone just give you an actual worm in your hands, that's not exposure therapy that's called flooding.

[@aquablue3625]

Good hypnotherapist could help U in no more then 5 sessions ..maybe in 1..... gradual exposure could be even trying to eat gummy worms for a first session...😃..these are yummy ....therapy could be fun ..😄

[@thecontroversy7914]

Lol that’s crazy but I don’t judge you. I could care less about a worm but spiders are a whole different spider

[@RedDragonTrucker]

I have OCD and so I have done tons of exposure work, I understand what he is trying to teach her here with what he is saying, but I feel as though all of the talking interrupts the exposure just the same as when she used the safety behavior to pull the pillow case away from her face. The talking should come after the exposure and you should be fully emersed in the exposure only paying attention to the rise and fall of the anxiety or suds. Either way EXPOSURE THERAPY WORKS! DO IT AND TAKE YOUR LIFE BACK!!

[@MyPeanutButtersHairy]

It must be kind of awkward to sit and talk with someone who has a pillowcase on their head.

[@Khalid74836]

Hello mate

[@k-counseling7289]

Going toward the fear and taunting the bully. Brilliant, Dr. Reid...pure brilliance. :)

[@biancasanchez8911]

This gives me anxiety! I can’t breath under blankets and definitely not under a pillow case 😆

[@tatianasantiago3296]

Same lol

[@smile--]

Pillowcases are thinner then blankets so you would probably be able to breath

[@aquablue3625]

Same

[@dontdrinkandfight7557]

I just tried this, it was trippy as hell felt like a nightmare

[@LearnKarachilearn]

have u found any other soloution

[@aquablue3625]

Lol

[@Bronka-xz2dj]

I have fear of door slamming of my neighbours, this sound makes me anxious every time I hear their door.

[@moeezS]

This was great to see. Would it also be called "flooding"?

[@Allegedly_Me]

Messofanego I was wondering the same, I guess it depends on what her exact fear is. If it's a fear of pillow cases i wouldn't say it is flooding but gradual exposure maybe, if it is a fear of choking then maybe it is flooding? I don't know, we don't know enough background info i guess.

[@septan4168]

I think flooding is when you skipped some steps on exposure therapy. When there is no little steps, and you actually exposed the person with the subject with no initial steps that's called flooding.

[@catsnfashion80s]

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[@AdrianNunez]

Phobia of pillowcases being stuck on your head? 😂

[@gracesambiagio7263]

@Diane Berg The description says claustrophobia

[@purrfectly_pawsitive]

@@gracesambiagio7263i'm claustrophobic but it's not that bad..

[@nandobaby87]

I couldn't breathe well enough and took it off my head after 2 minutes. Trying again. I struggle with claustraphobia and more.

[@LearnKarachilearn]

lisa have u found any solution to the problem

[@nandobaby87]

Salman Khan Which? The pillowcase? Or the anxiety disorder?

[@muhammadshamoeelulnaeem]

@@nandobaby87 to the anxiety,

[@nandobaby87]

@@muhammadshamoeelulnaeem Sadly, no.

[@muhammadshamoeelulnaeem]

@@nandobaby87 maybe other than implosive method will work, the step by step exposure of the claustrophobic stimuli.

[@UltimateGamer-sl2kx]

Guys is it possible for claustrophobia to go away somehow, and if yes what should i do if i want it to go away.?

[@saratogawinner934]

The brain is so fascinating

[@aarondavis9178]

But who would ever habituate to pillow cases over their head? Could someone explain this to me?

[@Exprealtyagent]

I think is making a person to feel limited and feeling that phobia as a feeling.

[@nandobaby87]

I think this is to learn to deal with the uncomfortable sensations of anxiety.

[@patchi6384]

It's for managing her anxiety and fear. Exposure therapy helps the patient, like those with phobia, deal and overcome their intense anxiety and fear gradually. It kind of practices the brain that, "Oh, this isn't as bad as what I thought it was" hence may slowly decrease the patient's anxiety over time.

[@UltimateGamer-sl2kx]

Hey, is it possible for claustrophobia to go away completely?. I got mine when I was in a car, wind hit my face and i couldn't breathe which made me panic.​@@patchi6384

[@melanier.2483]

ugh, i love this

[@thebatterwitch87]

I'm pretty sure that I'd pass out if someone tried to do that to me

[@noorahmadarab]

vary good

[@Josshboss]

bro was roasting the poor woman

[@catsnfashion80s]

Guess I'll have to put my head in a toilet and hold it there for 3 minutes. Oh, well. If it works, here I go! 😉🚽

[@mariac2144]

😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@domjervis]

This video showed up when I googled "gynophobia therapy." If he told a guy he was treating for this to put a pillowcase over his head, very likely a guy would believe that, when told to take the pillowcase off, there would be a woman standing in front of him. A logical inference if he knew this was "Exposure Therapy." The potential adverse consequences for this "Therapy" are too numerous to list here, and at least a few are potentially irreparably Life-damaging. In other words, for that particular malady, this guy CAN'T be Serious!!

[@henriqueb8538]

Although your worry is common, you should know that the therapist and the patient clarify the ethical concerns and agree on the goal of this treatment. Plus research shows otherwise, it is a quite safe practice.

[@domjervis]

@@henriqueb8538 Just thinking about doing this sends an Arctic-caliber chill up my spine. But I do thank you very much for your civil and kind response, so few & far between. Greatly appreciated. Cheers and All Best!

[@jansapp]

After I'm done with my pellowcase I'm going to drink all the melk my little belly can hold

[@catsnfashion80s]

See, I thought it was a pella case. Venella melk would be good.

[@worldmentalchannel8173]

Phobia. Exposure Therapy

[@miptahuljannatmouni5437]

I have a phobia of thunder 🙂

[@AnP865]

Therapist should teach her to stop thinking before moving onto this kind of stuff. She's anxious because she's thinking, and he's not really addressing that. Sadly this just prolongs the suffering and is a very common misconception among therapists. ERP shouldn't make people feel anxious.

[@avy948]

Wowws

[@zygzak0953]

she is a bad actor. no way level 50 looks like this. she should be at least shaking. she looks extremally comfortable. people will watch it and think phobia therapy is pleasurable.

[@adrianarris]

Wow, she's training her amigdala to accept suffocation. Nice work therapist. Seriously, this is such a bad example given anyone would do the same when they put a pillow case on their head. To turn this simple action into 'a manifestation of a belief' system is reaching too far.

[@patchi6384]

Wait what's your point???

[@catsnfashion80s]

Yeah. Except, he said it was a "pella case," so that might be different.

[@trt6106]

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[@johnpatrickhife3392]

hello 3101

[@aarondavis9178]

This makes no sense. Who in their right mind is going to habituate to two pillowcases stuck over their head? Wtf.

[@patchi6384]

It's an exposure therapy. Let's say she either has phobia of closed space or not being able to breathe properly, exposure therapy aims to help her manage her intense fear and anxiety hence she has "homework" to do which in this case is to put her head inside the pillowcase until she can say and feel that she doesn't experience intense anxiety while doing so. Though the practice looks bizarre, the pillowcase acts as a tool to overcome her fear and anxiety. The practitioner did a gradual therapy that exposes the patient to her fear, increasing the difficulty when she overcame the previous "stage" and not the flooding technique. If she has a fear of closed spaces, the pillows act as the low level created closed space instead of suddenly putting her in a small room to flood her. If she has fear of not being able to breathe properly, this is better than choking her since you need to find a more humane way to help her.

[@catsnfashion80s]

You gotta lock someone in a pup tent or put a tight turtleneck over their head and arms to really get the right effect. At least put the pella cases down over the arms, so she can't move them freely.

[@saqibhayat2601]

This test is useless, she knows she can escape the fear at any time

[@quail2455]

Well it’s not a test, she’s training her nervous system to feel safe when her fear comes up

[@brotv110]

That's is the main point if you realise you can escape or avoid,,, then it doesn't affect,,,

[@drelezar7745]

If you’ve ever suffered from a phobia (which is NOT the same as a fear, you’d have more empathy for this. Exposure therapy has been proven time and time again to be very effective

[@artfulley8030]

yikes

[@emotophobiccdd8006]

This looks like more like xenophobia

[@catsnfashion80s]

It does!! Wow!! I thought we'd gotten past that way of thinking by now. SMH

[@KingTv.]

ok but... AHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@2BAlive100]

Your voice is not at all friendly. I'm not in therapy for phobias.. or at least nothing for which exposure would be feasible... but if I had someone talking to me like that I'd pretty much tell ya to shove it. "Need to challenge the beliefs" --fine. I get that. However, you, sir, NEED to work on your delivery. You don't sound at all kind, compassionate, or caring to her issues. It seems like she's just 'the job' to you.

[@patchi6384]

I mean before this, there is a "get-to-know" part when the practioner and patient gets acquainted. During this time, the practioner explains the ethics, know the patient's background, reason for visit, and lay down common ground. The patient can say to the practioner what he/she feels or her feedback. Actually, they can say thay whenever since one of the practitioner's goals is to create a warm, welcoming and comfortable space. The patient even have the right to say that they want to change therapists for whatever their reason/s is/are. So the fact that she seem to trust him shows that she has no problems, he even smiles and talks softly or in high tune at some parts.

[@tiberiu_nicolae]

No offense but rapport is build between 2 persons. If you don't like his demeanor, don't deal with him, but don't project your feelings so much, not everyone has the same sensibilities as you do.