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From: Ken St. Louis
Date: 21 Oct 2011
Time: 08:14:40 -0500
Remote Name: 157.182.15.31
Dear C., Thanks for the report. I believe the strategy had the desired effect. It was developed a long time ago by Knight Dunlap and is called "negative practice." By CONSCIOUSLY practicing something wrong, one can become aware of the the subtle tactile (touch) and kinesthetic (position sense) cues associated with it. Then, when it happens for real, the person is able to intercept it very quickly and learn to modify the response. It also is a powerful desensitizer. That is, by doing "massed practice" of a feared response, one experiences an immediate reduction in the fear. That reduction might not last too long, but with repeated mass practice, the fear reduction lasts longer and longer. Good luck on your journey.