There was a time when the thought of therapy made me cringe. I imagined sterile rooms, endless talking, and no progress. But when my anxiety hit its peak—racing thoughts, pounding chest, waking up in full-blown panic—I knew something had to change. That’s when I stumbled onto EMDR therapy. At first, it sounded like something out…
I still remember the first time someone casually mentioned “exposure therapy” to me. I’d just confessed how my fear of flying had basically taken over my life. I wasn’t traveling, wasn’t visiting family, and even turning down work gigs. That suggestion—exposure therapy—sounded intense at the time. Like, why would I willingly do the very thing…
When I first heard the term “cognitive behavioral therapy,” I thought it sounded way too clinical—like something reserved for textbooks or people with way bigger problems than mine. But after quietly battling years of overthinking, low-level panic, and an exhausting loop of self-doubt, I decided to give it a shot. I didn’t walk into a…