About this episode

This episode discusses how avoidance can exacerbate anxiety and offers strategies to overcome it.

Ep. 382: How To Stop Avoiding Your Life: Why Avoidance Makes Anxiety Worse & Shrinks Your Life (And How to Overcome It) | The Quickie

People in this episode

Host: Gillian Berner

Topics covered

• avoidance
• anxiety
• self-improvement
• mental health
• overcoming challenges

Keywords

• avoidance
• anxiety
• self-help
• mental health
• overcoming avoidance

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