Friend of mine tried homeopathy.

One day he forgot to take his medicine and died of an overdose.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
With social anxiety, the desired goal is the extinction of the anxiety (through habitualization).

So, for example, if I took a client with anxiety into a busy coffee shop their initial instinct would be to get out as quickly as possible. This however only rewards the anxiety and perpetuates it. The strategy I use is to pre-arm the client with the knowledge that anx ...[text shortened]... of the hustle and bustle). At referral meetings, I frequently ask the question, "Do you play chess?"

@torunn said
I believe it can work with people who really want to be cured of their anxiety - they wouldn't turn to you if they didn't. A friend of mine has Claustrophobia which means that she doesn't enter an elevator or an aeroplane and avoids crowdy places. I live on the 4th floor in a house with elevator. If I lived higher up, she would never come to see me, the stairs would be too muc ...[text shortened]... g like this and refuses to do anything about it, which of course I urge her to do from time to time.

@the-gravedigger said
Poor devil.
She should try thinking outside the box.

@very-rusty said
Like I said you are always at it, does it make you feel superior.

To me it just makes you appear condenscending, kind'a like Dr. Phil does at times with people!

-VR

@ghost-of-a-duke said
There you go again Napoleon, manifesting in juvenile responses.

@caesar-salad said
We're all equal here -- different people have different talents and have developed skills in different areas. For one person to display a particular skill should not make anyone else feel lesser in their totality.

@very-rusty said

Did he beat up on the British too much for you liking? 😉 😛
Don't live in the past goad, move on into the future.

@caesar-salad said
Careful now, he might actually have cinq-cents soldats.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Your knowledge of history is somewhat wanting sir.

Google 'Battle of Waterloo.'

@very-rusty said
Oh I see, your just picking sides....np!!! 😛

-VR

@caesar-salad said
I'm guessing you also have a hockey player's stubble -- just wait till he finds out! 😉

@very-rusty said
I'm not the person you should be telling that too, I most certainly don't act superior to anyone!

-VR

@torunn said
I believe it can work with people who really want to be cured of their anxiety - they wouldn't turn to you if they didn't. A friend of mine has Claustrophobia which means that she doesn't enter an elevator or an aeroplane and avoids crowded places. I live on the 4th floor in a house with elevator. If I lived higher up, she would never come to see me, the stairs would be too mu ...[text shortened]... g like this and refuses to do anything about it, which of course I urge her to do from time to time.

@very-rusty said
You mean pick the battles you prefer!!! 😛

You don't like him because he was from France and a great explorer.

-VR