<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Gradual exposure teaches the nervous system... > Gradual exposure teaches the nervous system through experience. By approaching a tolerable version of the feared activity, remaining present, and repeating the encounter, a person can accumulate evidence that discomfort rises, changes, and can be survived. **Source:** [[livestreams/Fear, Habit, and Building Change Through Repeated Practice - Workbook|Fear, Habit, and Building Change Through Repeated Practice]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Gradual exposure teaches the nervous system through experience. By approaching a tolerable version of the feared activity, remaining present, and repeating the encounter, a person can accumulate evidence that discomfort rises, changes, and can be survived.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-gradual-exposure-teaches-rises-changes-survived ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->