I am constantly amazed by the regenerative power of the body. Physical and psychological injuries heal surprisingly quickly, not by avoiding or shielding them, but by focusing attention and effort on the very place where it hurts.
Exposure therapy is the gold standard in treating anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders, PTSD, and phobias. Its essence lies in gradual, controlled exposure to the object of fear. As courage grows, anxiety diminishes.
Although your first impulse may be to crawl into a dark hole and curl up. The paradox is that healing comes from exposing the wound, not hiding it. The key is ensuring the process happens on your terms, in manageable steps, and within a safe environment.
That’s why my rehabilitation therapist encouraged me to come back to training just a few days after my knee surgery, rather than waiting a month. I know people who have returned to competitive sports after a horrific injury. After a car crash, it’s important to get back behind the wheel.
13-year-old Bethany Hamilton was surfing in Hawaii when a tiger shark suddenly attacked her, severing her left arm almost to the shoulder. Not only did Bethany survive, but a month later, she was back in the ocean. She won professional competitions, set records, and inspired millions of injured people.
While humans, unlike lizards, cannot regrow a lost organ or function, their spirit more than makes up for it. The creative potential of the mind is limitless. Poison turns into medicine, death becomes life.
Sincerely yours,
-Alexander
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As a business therapist, I help tech founders quickly solve dilemmas at the intersection of business and personality, and boost company value as a result.
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