He created an even scarier scene in which he imagined himself actually falling down the stairs: overcome with dizziness, unable to control his body, tipping forward, and tumbling down the stairs, one after another powerless to stop. Roman created a ladder with six separate scenes from the least to most scary. Scenes lowest in discomfort included riding the escalator while feeling light-headed or driving on certain stretches of freeway, waiting for the dizziness to strike. Here’s an example of one of Roman’s visualization scenarios to give you an idea of how to do it.

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