Systematic desensitization therapy is also called the method of cross-inhibition. This method focuses on inducing the patient to slowly expose the anxiety-causing situation and counteract this anxiety through a state of psychological relaxation, thus achieving the elimination of anxiety habits. The treatment consists of three steps, namely, arranging a table of anxiety levels from weak to strong, and performing a combination of anxiety response and muscle relaxation techniques. When the patient imagines the first anxiety level, he/she simultaneously relaxes the muscles, and if he/she does not feel tense and scared, he/she moves to the next anxiety level. This is done progressively until the last anxiety level is passed. There are four variations of systematic desensitization therapy, namely, rapid desensitization, contact desensitization, automatic desensitization, and emotional representations. Some researchers have found that gradual exposure to scary stimuli in a pleasant environment is more effective than imagining scary stimuli. Systematic desensitization therapy is particularly effective for certain phobias and obsessive-compulsive disorders that have obvious environmental causes. Its application generally consists of three processes: first, to deepen the understanding of the patient’s anxiety and fear is caused by what kind of stimulus situation, to find out the various conditions and the corresponding anxiety response, from weak to strong in order to arrange the “anxiety hierarchy”; second, to train the patient to learn a relaxation response against anxiety; third, the relaxation response and those of different anxiety levels gradually and systematically paired with the response from weak to strong presentation, forming a cross-inhibition situation. The third is to gradually and systematically pair the relaxation response with those responses of different anxiety levels, from weak to strong, to form a cross-inhibition situation. In this way, the anxiety state can be eliminated and the patient can re-establish a normal behavior that is accustomed to exposure to harmful stimuli and is no longer sensitive. I. Establishing a hierarchy of anxiety-provoking (stimulus) events, i.e., rating subjective discomfort units. This is also known as establishing a hierarchy of anxiety-provoking events. Abbreviated as SUD, to establish the hierarchy of situations that cause adverse reactions. 1. Identify a series of events that cause anxiety (or fear) and discomfort to the client around the treatment target (anxiety or fear). 2. Determine a hierarchy for rating subjective discomfort units. This can be based on the degree of acceptance and severity of the symptoms. 3. The identified anxiety or fear-provoking event is rated as a subjective discomfort unit. 4. Arrange and list the events in order from small to large (or from low to high) according to the rating of the subjective discomfort unit. 2, training and mastery of relaxation techniques mastery of relaxation techniques should achieve: 1, can be faster (within a few minutes) directly with the intention to control the relaxation state; 2, can enter the whole body (including muscle, whistling and emotional) relaxation state; 3, consciousness can feel and relatively can maintain the relaxation state. Systematic desensitization therapy does have significant effect on social terror symptoms, there are three key points: 1, relaxation training should be repeated to achieve a significant feeling of relaxation in order to combat anxiety; 2, the anxiety level should be divided into reasonable, the gap between each adjacent level should be basically equal, and not too large, generally using a 0-100 point system, divided into 5-10 levels from low to high, the first level of anxiety can not be higher than The first level of anxiety cannot be higher than 25 points; 3. The next level can only be carried out after the previous level can be completely relaxed and no longer cause anxiety. If the new level causes anxiety scores of more than 50 points, it means that the level difference is too large and the grading is unreasonable, and the anxiety level should be redefined. In most cases, systematic desensitization therapy is best carried out under the direct guidance of a counselor in order to avoid mistakes and receive the desired effect in a gradual manner. I believe you will be able to persevere and embark on the road to easy and happy mental and physical health soon! The main variants of the systematic desensitization method are: 1. Rapid desensitization method or real life desensitization method. The main feature of this method is to replace the imagination of it with the actual stimulus that causes the fear response, the therapist accompanies the patient through a series of scenarios that make the patient feel fearful, until the arrival of the original most fearful scenario and no longer nervous. This approach is more suitable for patients with agoraphobia and social phobia. For example, a phobic patient who is afraid of crowds and contact with strangers can be accompanied by a therapist on an early morning bus trip to downtown when there are few people outside. Upon arrival, let the patient sit in the car for a few minutes, and if he does not feel anxious, encourage him to get out and walk in front of a store …… Until the patient dares to go into the crowded store to shop without anxiety reaction. 2, contact desensitization method. This method is particularly suitable for special object phobia, such as snake and spider phobia. Contact desensitization method also uses the real-life exposure method by anxiety level, and differs from other desensitization methods by the addition of two techniques – demonstration and contact. The patient first watches the therapist or someone else deal with the situation or object that causes the patient’s fear and then has the patient follow it step by step. If the patient is afraid of something, such as a snake, then let the patient watch the therapist touch, pick up and put down the snake demonstration, then engage in some activities related to approaching and touching the snake, and then gradually approach the snake and touch it until he or she dares to pick it up without feeling nervous. 3.Automated desensitization method. Based on the results of a series of conversations with the patient, the therapist will identify the patient’s anxiety situation (such as loud noises, crowded crowds or crawling snakes), and then use these prepared audio and video recordings to treat the patient. The advantages of this method are: (1) the patient can use it independently at home without taking much of the therapist’s time; (2) the patient can decide the speed and pace of desensitization on his or her own, which helps to reduce some of the adverse effects of desensitization; and (3) the recording and video can include the therapist’s instructions and relevant healing examples, which can also serve as a guide and demonstration. Automated desensitization can be used in the preparation of patients who are about to undergo contact desensitization, rapid desensitization, and shock therapy, and can also be used as a supplement to other desensitization methods and as a homework assignment in between other desensitization treatments. In addition, for non-phobic patients, such as patients who feel some nervousness and anxiety about the upcoming clinical examination and treatment, automated desensitization method can also play its unique role. 4. Emotional imagery method. This method was first proposed by Lazarus (1962) and others. The main feature of this method is to induce positive emotional activities such as excitement, pride and joy in the patient through visual descriptions. These positive emotional activities are apparently incompatible with the anxiety response induced by the fearful stimuli, and thus the fear can be gradually suppressed and eliminated. The emotional imagery method has been reported to be most applicable to pediatric patients.