Systematic Desensitization is a technique used all over the world for people facing anxieties. The point of S.D. is to help you so that you will be a lot less nervous of something and in time have no fear towards it at all. S.D. is a great technique to use if you are facing paralyzing fear, or you have gone through a really traumatic event, I.E. an allergic reaction, a car accident, etc…
On Thursday the 15th I saw my counsellor Jody Bekhuys (M.Ed, R.C.C.), and she is really great. Jody said that I have been doing really well since what happened to me last Friday, and so Jody told me about Systematic Desensitization. She said that it would be a really good idea if I went back to the Nester’s Market where I got the sunflower seeds from, because if I didn’t then I probably I would never go back into one of those stores.
Jody told me to take it slow, and if I needed, only go to the parking lot the first time. And if I could go inside great but if it’s too much, then just the parking lot is good. Then I would work my way up from there to being in the store and walking around, to actually buying something.
Well for everyone who knows me, they know that I don’t always do things slow… So, on the 16th I got in the van and went to Nester’s Market. I was a little nervous at first when I was driving there, and when I was parking and first walking into the store. It got better as I was in the store but I could feel the lump in my throat… But I wanted to stay on task and not be defeated… And thanks to my cousin I had Philippians 4:13 in my head the whole time. “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.”
So, after saying the verse in my head a few times I went straight to the bakery and got two 8-pack cases of peanut-free donuts, I then walked down a few lanes.
If you want to learn more about Systematic Desensitization I have attached a few helpful links to two different websites where you can read up on it:
