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Exposure for riding a subway alone


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I take that challenge, and offer one in return: 
Take this same challenge, though imagine what we go through while doing it, and most important:  what would you say/do to yourself to overcome these feelings?
 
If I'm going out of lines, then brush this off.  I come from a land where the skin is as thick as whale blubber, so it's no dirt off my shoulders.  I'm just curious how different people handle each scenario, and what they do to overcome such.  Not that it'll work for me, but overcoming is by nature a very versatile, creative platform where the more options you have to do better, the less you think about how to go wrong.
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Members,

Do you struggle with anxiety? Today we will be looking at sample exposure plans to help you overcome your fears.

If you fear riding the subway…

  • Ride buses for 1 hour
  • Go to the entrance of the subway and watch people coming and going for 1 hour
  • Go to the entrance and walk down to the platform. Wait 5 minutes than go back up to the entrance. Repeat for 1 hour.
  • Go to the platform and watch the subway come & go for ½ hour and then leave.
  • Go to the platform and watch the subway come & go for 1 hour and then leave. Repeat three times.
  • Get on the subway and ride for 1 stop. Get off and walk back to the first stop. Repeat twice.
  • Get on the subway and ride for 1 stop. Walk around and get on the opposite subway back to the original stop.
  • Gradually increase the number of stops, frequency and distance.
Is riding the subway a fear of yours?
 
Breanne, Bilingual Health Educator 

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