Re: Fear of cockroaches in 12 yr old girl
I don't understand how you see mindfulness and exposure as incompatible.
Moving through a graduated hierarchy while allowing oneself to experience the arousal, forgoing attempts at self-regulation, can be seen as the OPTIMAL way to "talk to the amygdala."
Certainly, mindfulness and acceptance-based coping can be understood as different from systematic desensitization in which the feared stimuli (presented imaginally) are paired with relaxation.
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