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    Trying out exposure therapy

    The past few months I have been trying paradoxical intention. In my case, I am inviting and encouraging sweating in social situations. It's been helpful but has not come close to curing me since I still have the anxieties even in moderate situations. I am about to see an expert who has a unique...
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    Full acceptance

    I came across the Panic Away program in 2008 and thought it made a lot of sense. It basically talks about accepting and actually demanding more of the anxiety symptom (sweating in my case). Over the past few years secure wipes have helped immensely, but for the last year I've had tremendous...
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    Which came first? Social Anxiety or Fear of Sweating

    My premise is this: A sweating episode -> Worry of future episodes -> Which causes more sweating -> social anxiety The therapists I've spoken to believe it's Social anxiety -> Sweating -> Worry of sweating -> Which causes more sweating So the question is which came first, social anxiety or the...
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    NLP for social anxiety sweating

    I started having facial sweating in job interviews and then in front of my boss in my first job out of college. It was a rough year and ultimately secure wipes helped me literally overnight. When I started using them I saw the immediate impact and no longer had the dreadful anticipation. Right...
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