UÊWhen you are ready to begin exposure practices, begin reading chapters 7 
and 8. As you read these chapters, you will have the opportunity to plan 
exposures designed speciﬁcally for your own pattern of fear and avoidance. 
We recommend that you practice the situational exposure strategies for ﬁve 
or six weeks before moving on to chapter 9.
UÊAt the same time that you are practicing exposures, you should continue to 
practice using the cognitive strategies that you will learn in chapter 6. By 
using the cognitive strategies and practicing exposures to feared situations, 
you should notice your fear beginning to decrease.
UÊAfter ﬁve or six weeks of practicing exposure to feared situations, read 
chapter 9 to learn more about how to expose yourself to feared physical 
sensations. If you are frightened of feeling certain sensations when you are 
anxious, we recommend that you spend two to three weeks practicing the