Dr. David Rosmarin

Face it. Do something that makes you anxious.

I know, but you also don't want to go to the gym to build your physical muscles, but you do that. That's true. Why doesn't every school in the United States of America have a mental, emotional agility resilience building by doing something that makes you feel a little bit uncomfortable? As long as it's safe and it's something that you want to do, do it.

I know, but you also don't want to go to the gym to build your physical muscles, but you do that. That's true. Why doesn't every school in the United States of America have a mental, emotional agility resilience building by doing something that makes you feel a little bit uncomfortable? As long as it's safe and it's something that you want to do, do it.

I know, but you also don't want to go to the gym to build your physical muscles, but you do that. That's true. Why doesn't every school in the United States of America have a mental, emotional agility resilience building by doing something that makes you feel a little bit uncomfortable? As long as it's safe and it's something that you want to do, do it.

Sure. There's this brilliant approach called the five second rule.

Sure. There's this brilliant approach called the five second rule.

Sure. There's this brilliant approach called the five second rule.

That's what it is. I'm getting out of bed even though I feel like hell right now. I'm going to do this. I don't want to, you know, I've had people with a fear of snakes.

That's what it is. I'm getting out of bed even though I feel like hell right now. I'm going to do this. I don't want to, you know, I've had people with a fear of snakes.

That's what it is. I'm getting out of bed even though I feel like hell right now. I'm going to do this. I don't want to, you know, I've had people with a fear of snakes.

I literally have a guy on speed dial who I can, should I bring him in?

I literally have a guy on speed dial who I can, should I bring him in?

I literally have a guy on speed dial who I can, should I bring him in?

That's fine. You're not ready for it.

That's fine. You're not ready for it.

That's fine. You're not ready for it.

Exposure therapy. Yeah. Chapter three.

Exposure therapy. Yeah. Chapter three.

Exposure therapy. Yeah. Chapter three.

It's a very, very good tool. And when you have clinical anxiety, it has to be part of the picture. If you're not going to face your anxiety eventually, it's going to be hard to get over it. But I think it's one step. I think we do have to identify it. We do have to share it. We do have to embrace it. I think there's something beyond it, but let's focus on exposure therapy for now.