Step 7: Exposure
This is definitely a step in its own right. In fact, I would go as far to say that 'Imaginal Scripts' changed my life. I remember the week so clearly, I had layer upon layer of different stresses heaped up on me and was totally losing it. And by losing it, I mean, that the intrusive thoughts were coming thick and fast and I was very close to being totally overwhelmed. It's a hideous feeling when you can't control the thoughts coming into your head at that point that it becomes so invasive that it turns into a physical affliction... and that's where I was at. I remember I was meeting my girlfriend's family for the first time and I was in pretty bad shape as it was.... and then I came across an article about ' Imaginal Scripts '. They sounded quite preposterous and like nearly every step along my journey, what I initially thought sounded bonkers and nothing to do with me, they have all turned out brilliantly and helped me to come to accept what is going on...