“Exposure therapy” to help high inhibition is largely cope

[miserycel]

Being outside and interacting with people more often doesn’t really get rid of the root cause in which is causing high inhibition all it does it just make you more accustomed to existing with it whilst being outside

Same reason why mfs can go to school 5x a week for years and still be socially anxious the whole way through

 

[New Poster]

You can become chatty and extroverted through exposure, but you won’t end up confident. You’ll most likely end up with some kind of jester persona

 

[miserycel]

You can become chatty and extroverted through exposure, but you won’t end up confident. You’ll most likely end up with some kind of jester persona

The worst kind

 

[Lefty Rankin]

Being outside and interacting with people more often doesn’t really get rid of the root cause in which is causing high inhibition all it does it just make you more accustomed to existing with it whilst being outside

Same reason why mfs can go to school 5x a week for years and still be socially anxious the whole way through

Exposure therapy means you gotta increase it beyond normal. You can't just go out and interact with people more often. You gotta go out and be extremely loud, corny, and in everyone's face until something changes in the way you see certain thing. You gotta constantly make yourself cringe until you can't cringe no more.

 

[miserycel]

Exposure therapy means you gotta increase it beyond normal. You cabt just go out and interact with people more often. You gotta go out and be extremely loud, corny, and in everyone's face until something changes in the way you see certain thing.

Yes and that’s just cope

A socially inhibited person can only do that kind of thing on drugs, and even that, it’s all a facade, not like you can truly become that way inclined

 

[Lefty Rankin]

Yes and that’s just cope

A socially inhibited person can only do that kind of thing on drugs, and even that, it’s all a facade, not like you can truly become that way inclined

You don't need drugs and you should endeavor to be able to do all things without drugs.

You kids today suck. We used to fuck with anyone and everyone just for the sake if doing so with no cameras to record it. Think out the outrageous things you see people do on yt or tik tok. We used to do it in public and at school. At home we'd fuck with our parents.

The brief time I grew up in was really unique I guess.

 

[brielarsonbf]

Being outside and interacting with people more often doesn’t really get rid of the root cause in which is causing high inhibition all it does it just make you more accustomed to existing with it whilst being outside

Same reason why mfs can go to school 5x a week for years and still be socially anxious the whole way through

yall just dont have priorites in mind

 

[miserycel]

You don't need drugs and you should endeavor to be able to do all things without drugs.

You kids today suck. We used to fuck with anyone and everyone just for the sake if doing so with no cameras to record it. Think out the outrageous things you see people do on yt or tik tok. We used to do it in public and at school. At home we'd fuck with our parents.

The brief time I grew up in was really unique I guess.

You do realise it is social media would brought all this doom right? If I lived in your times I’d probably be living a similar life

 

[miserycel]

yall just dont have priorites in mind

Elaborate

 

[brielarsonbf]

Elaborate

just see people as tools so you can switch your demeanor each time
you wont be kidnapped, beaten or shot if you dont go around harassing and threatening people

 

[Alienmaxxer]

Its a giga meme for autists because the whole point of exposure therapy is to realize ur fears are all in ur head and rly everything is mostly fine.

But if u “expose” urself with autism, youll realize all of ur fears are actually true and nobody fucks w u. So it isnt even used for autists in therapy jfl.

 

[Prøphet]

It works but you have to actually fix what’s wrong with yourself first

 

[miserycel]

It works but you have to actually fix what’s wrong with yourself first

You can’t fix being ND

 

[miserycel]

Its a giga meme for autists because the whole point of exposure therapy is to realize ur fears are all in ur head and rly everything is mostly fine.

But if u “expose” urself with autism, youll realize all of ur fears are actually true and nobody fucks w u. So it isnt even used for autists in therapy jfl.

Truly over for NDcels

 

[Prøphet]

You can’t fix being ND

Yeah you have to find other autistic people to be social with if you don’t you’re fucked

And 99% of autistic niggas are actually even more annoying and miserable to be around than normies, so yeah good luck

It works better if you’re just ugly and that’s you’re only problem

 

[Alienmaxxer]

Truly over for NDcels

Indeed. Though im not gonna give up and have been trying to find a solution.

Right now im nichemaxxing and curing subhuman-tier social anxiety with exposure therapy (you just cant push it too far). Hopefully that gets me up to normal tier social anxiety, where i can at least go into a coffee shop by myself or thrift without taking pregab.

 

[Alienmaxxer]

Yeah you have to find other autistic people to be social with if you don’t you’re fucked

Yeah. I also find people with ADHD, and people with non-normie mental illnesses (e.g. OCD) also make good friends.

 

[Prøphet]

Yeah. I also find people with ADHD, and people with non-normie mental illnesses (e.g. OCD) also make good friends.

Yeah Ive had more success making friends with adhd people than other autists like me, they tend to counterbalance me in a positive way

 

[Lefty Rankin]

You do realise it is social media would brought all this doom right? If I lived in your times I’d probably be living a similar life

I guess you're right. Its social media. And maybe you're right about growing up in my time, but you didn't. What matters is people from your time will find a way. They can and they will. How about you?

You know not everybody makes it right? Not everyone frim my time made it and neither will everyone from yours.

 

[karmacitathugmaxx]

just farm trauma until u get used to the pain bro (i am used to it, saying as few words as possible to people is an intentional choice)

 

[Shirobon]

Being outside and interacting with people more often doesn’t really get rid of the root cause in which is causing high inhibition all it does it just make you more accustomed to existing with it whilst being outside

Same reason why mfs can go to school 5x a week for years and still be socially anxious the whole way through

exposure therapy as a whole tho works

 

[Alienmaxxer]

just farm trauma until u get used to the pain bro (i am used to it, saying as few words as possible to people is an intentional choice)

lol I remember when I went through that phase of masking, thinking if I just talked less and didn't expose my personal interests then people would like me more. In reality a bit after trying it with new people, a girl started yelling at me calling me a pussy and a bitch for not disclosing enough info about myself (note this is during a math internship jfl).

 

[BadLuck7892]

My counselor essentially recommended exposure

What an idiot she is