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Depression and anxiety

The Neurodivergent Woman

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Exposure Therapy for Anxiety

Exposure therapy is a really common therapeutic strategy used to treat anxiety. For people in the spectrum, though, it tends to just be kind of traumatizing because autistic people have very detailed specific blueprints of things. It's always about keeping one foot in your comfort zone. Being thrown out of your comfort zone and doing something that feels completely terrifying isn't actually going to make you more resilient.

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