Author here! Thanks for all the feedback on my LLM tangent, quoted here for posterity:
Luckily, LLMs significantly reduce the effort/cost of therapy experiments. Consider trying the following prompt:
> Please guide me through a round of ERP therapy. Start by listing universal sources of fear/discomfort/anxiety.
If you find this process useful, consider trying it with a licensed human professional.
Do you know of any low-friction ways to systematically tackle fears/discomforts? I really want to recommend a quick experiment that folks can try at home without doing full-blown therapy.