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I'm fascinated by this kind of thing. Sure, the lady could've been paid. She could've been faking. And yes, this guy looks and talks like Thomas Haden Church and should probably dry his hair when he gets out of the shower. But what if this works? I have such a terrible phobia of vomit, and it really causes me a lot of trouble. I don't think I could go through a similar treatment given the nature of that phobia, but boy, I'd love to have it resolved.
Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.
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I learned this technique in a session of my time in an Intensive Outpatient Program at Kaiser in San Francisco. We didn't use it for anything so dramatic (just generalized anxiety) and I haven't used it since, but it is starting to filter into the professional psychiatric field.
I think it is one of those things where psych folks know that it can't hurt, and if it helps even a little it is worth it as another tool in the arsenal.
Seeing this, I'm likely to go dig out the handout they gave us and give it a more serious try.
Posted by: JTony | December 29, 2006 09:45 AM