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With exposure, the key is to stay in the anxiety inducing situation until you feel better and then leave. You don't rush out of the situation. After doing that a few times, the situation holds no fear for me. But then there'll be a day when I think, I'm struggling a bit more today. So, I'm on edge, thinking that maybe I'm going to get anxious. So, I kind of rush a little bit and get out of the situation as soon as I can. I'm scared that I'm not going to be able to function, and sure enough that's what happens - it's hard to function. Now, that situation is associated with fear again and it's as hard as it's ever been. But then the next day I face it again. I go into the situation. And it's OK. It's easy again. But facing the fear this time wasn't as hard as it was months ago, because I can tell myself that I've done this before and it will be fine, and I believe myself.