Anxiety and Avoidance Explained | EP 350
About this episode
This episode explains the relationship between anxiety and avoidance, clarifying common misconceptions about what avoidance means in the context of anxiety disorders.
Anxiety and avoidance go hand in hand, and most people struggling with an anxiety disorder have been told that avoidance makes things worse. But there's a lot of confusion in this community about what avoidance actually means. What are you avoiding? What aren't you avoiding? And why does it feel like letting go of the scary thought is the same as ignoring the problem? In this episode I want to clear that up. The key is understanding the difference between the content of your anxiety and the p...
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