15.54 Example: Avoiding Anxiety Part 5
The Dark Side of Language
Plus, following the avoidance rule (e.g., “avoid anxiety”) constantly reminds you of actual anxiety because the word anxiety is in the rule. Something like this is part of what is happening in panic disorder.
The dominance of verbal relations
Bidirectional transformation of stimulus functions
Rampant rule following
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