So I've been feeling really rough over the past couple of days. The exposure therapy went brilliant, but once I got home I was plagued with terrible anxiety and the accompanying symptoms, the most annoying one nausea. Now, I had a CBT session tomorrow, only one little problem - I could not get of the toilet! Called the psychologist and he just rang me back. It all makes sense now. I've been pushing myself too hard! He advised to step away from it for a while and then continuing on.

I was waking up with terrible anxiety flares, almost terror. I could not figure out where it came from. Well now I know, my body is just so tense all the time from doing too much at once. I'm going to take the psychologists advice and take a step back. Once my body feels a little better, I can go on again with full confidence

Lesson learned: exposure is one thing, but taking a step back is sometimes necessary, especially when you get plagued by these horrible symptoms throughout the day. Anyone else struggled with this during their exposure or struggling with constant anxiety at home at the moment? I would like to read your tips & hints on how to get the body back to a normal level.

Thanks
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