Since you are in medical school, you know more than most of us about desensitization therapies. A good friend had a traumatic experience years ago, and she ended up hiding in her house for several years to avoid triggers. It got to a point where she could not work, she could not even go out. She could not be around the public. She was frozen in her house, in fear.

At any rate, the therapy she went through was a desensitization therapy which exposed her in small, controlled ways to her triggers. It worked for her. She is living an active life, she has an active social life, and she able to work in her profession. It reduced her stresses dramatically.

So, I cannot go around saying everyone should try this therapy, but it helped her.

Cowgirl