Dr. Rhonda Barofsky

Definitely.

Definitely.

I will.

I will.

That was fun. Thank you. Matt did the harder job. Thank you, Matt. It's hard for me to give you a negative grade, Matt, because I hold you very high in my esteem. All right. Here's the next question from Aaron. Hi, Dr. Burns. I completed rereading When Panic Attacks Yesterday Night. I have a question about one of the case examples you mentioned. In the book, you mentioned a patient...

That was fun. Thank you. Matt did the harder job. Thank you, Matt. It's hard for me to give you a negative grade, Matt, because I hold you very high in my esteem. All right. Here's the next question from Aaron. Hi, Dr. Burns. I completed rereading When Panic Attacks Yesterday Night. I have a question about one of the case examples you mentioned. In the book, you mentioned a patient...

who has a phobia of taking public transportation. She did the reimagination exercise of picturing herself castrating the men that harmed her roommate and branded the men that hurt her as a child. If I remember it correctly, the book does not link using the reimagination exercise to overcoming her fear of taking public transportation.

who has a phobia of taking public transportation. She did the reimagination exercise of picturing herself castrating the men that harmed her roommate and branded the men that hurt her as a child. If I remember it correctly, the book does not link using the reimagination exercise to overcoming her fear of taking public transportation.

How did the reimagination exercise help her overcome the fear of taking public transportation? And I've reread the book two times this year. Thank you, Erin.

How did the reimagination exercise help her overcome the fear of taking public transportation? And I've reread the book two times this year. Thank you, Erin.

Well, when she's being molested by the babysitter, her life is out of control. And when you're on public transportation, your life is out of control. You're not the driver. And so she's taken the lack of control in other areas of her life. And when she regains the control in her re-scripting that you did with her, she then feels safe in other areas where...

Well, when she's being molested by the babysitter, her life is out of control. And when you're on public transportation, your life is out of control. You're not the driver. And so she's taken the lack of control in other areas of her life. And when she regains the control in her re-scripting that you did with her, she then feels safe in other areas where...

My first job out of graduate school, I worked at a rape crisis center in San Francisco. And we did this with our patients that wanted to continue working with us after the acute crisis is over. And there was a debate among the therapists. Should we encourage them to be empathic or loving and kind, or should we allow people to express their anger the way you modeled this client did?

My first job out of graduate school, I worked at a rape crisis center in San Francisco. And we did this with our patients that wanted to continue working with us after the acute crisis is over. And there was a debate among the therapists. Should we encourage them to be empathic or loving and kind, or should we allow people to express their anger the way you modeled this client did?

Interesting. Is it harmful for the client or the patient to fully give in to their anger? Does that cause more damage?

Interesting. Is it harmful for the client or the patient to fully give in to their anger? Does that cause more damage?

The consensus was what you concluded in your description, that it makes a person feel more powerful, but it doesn't lead them to commit violent acts themselves.

The consensus was what you concluded in your description, that it makes a person feel more powerful, but it doesn't lead them to commit violent acts themselves.

So Gray asked about feeling better about post-secondary education. And he wrote, hi, David. I struggle with intense anger, frustration, and depression while doing college coursework. I have recurring thoughts like this is pointless. This work is for nobody. I'm just working to work. I'm being hazed and I profoundly don't care.

So Gray asked about feeling better about post-secondary education. And he wrote, hi, David. I struggle with intense anger, frustration, and depression while doing college coursework. I have recurring thoughts like this is pointless. This work is for nobody. I'm just working to work. I'm being hazed and I profoundly don't care.