Posted by Andrew on 3/9/2008, 1:35 pm, in reply to "Re: I don't know how to feel..."

Hi James Forced!!!?? No way! WE will teach you how your body works, how to think, how to fluid load, how to do desensitisation, etc etc. YOU will start from a safe setup that YOU choose. Only when YOU are comfortable with that would YOU change the setup a little bit to introduce a little bit of challenge...and so on, one small step at a time. Look on the website at the page called "Cognitive Therapy and Practical Advice": at the bottom you will see example starting set-ups (we call them hierarchies); you will see how "safe" the start can be, and how small the steps are. As for being scared shitless, you won't be the first to feel like that: its allowed and expected that everyone will be on a range from being apprehensive through nervous, very anxious, to shitting bricks; but that passes quickly. In effect, the hardest part is booking on and turning up; after that it gets easier. Why? Because we have been there: we understand, we listen, we support. So far everyone has very quickly come to trust us absolutely. Does that help you? Andrew

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