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Exposure therapy??

Reddit r/Anxiety·u/SpiracIe·6 months ago
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Sooo my psychologist is recommending me to do exposure therapy, but I feel like I don’t want to do it??

But it’s pretty relevant to mention it’s in relation to how I look and how I present myself.

I also have severe Depression which makes me unable to shower and take care of myself. So when I haven’t showered and have greasy hair, I cannot go outside because people will look at me and think “what a bum”

But my psychologist wants me to do exposure therapy and go out with greasy hair… but I feel like my friends will think I’m disgusting and will be weirded out, especially if it’s one of those times I haven’t showered for weeks…

Idk where I’m going with this, I just needed to share with someone as I’m uncertain and don’t really know what to do… I feel like it’s a valid thing to worry about, or maybe it is just my anxiety??

Also if I smell bad, people will not want to be in the near vicinity of me… so isn’t it normal to not want to go outside if I haven’t showered?

And worse of all I think of the greasy…

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