Posted by Colin on 2/5/2008, 7:45 pm, in reply to "Re: telling people!"

Mike Glad to hear you are making steady progress, and that you have a buddy to do it with - top idea! As far as understanding goes, most people who don't have AP, or are not scared of spiders/snakes/blood etc, have a lot of difficulty in understanding just what is bothering someone who does. Most people in my experience only see things from their own perspective, so we are expecting a lot from them. But providing they are sympathetic - and it looks like your friends are - then does it matter if they fail to understand the depth of the problem for you? It sounds as if you have a bit of support,which is good. And you are making progress which is sound. Remember you can always contact Andrew or anyone else at the UKPT for advice if things get sticky, or consider another workshop to reinforce your progress. Keep going and one day this thing won't overshadow your life! Colin

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