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How to Break the Anxiety-Fear-Avoidance Cycle - Superorganizers - Every
The most critical element that separates normal from problematic anxiety and fear is this: avoidance, avoidance, and more avoidance. It’s the common tie that binds all anxiety disorders together. Avoidance of fear and anxiety feeds anxiety and fear, and it shrinks lives.
John P. Forsyth • The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety: A Guide to Breaking Free from Anxiety, Phobias, and Worry Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
“The most common response when we’re scared is avoidance.
The longer we wait, the greater the fear.
Action reduces fear.”
The longer we wait, the greater the fear.
Action reduces fear.”
Attention Required! | Cloudflare
...[E]veryone has at least one fear that rules their life and limits their freedom... When you find it difficult to admit your fears, ask yourself a different question: Are you free? This question helped me uncover my fears one by one ... At a fundamental level, many of us fear finding out who we really are and what about ourselves we need to fix.
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The ACT Matrix in Practice
- Who or what do I care about? (inside-toward)
- What does it look like when I'm moving toward what I care about? (outside-toward)
- What difficult thoughts and feelings get in the way? (inside-away)
- What does it look like when I'm focused on avoiding or lessening those thoughts and feelings? (outside-away)
every.to • How to Break the Anxiety-Fear-Avoidance Cycle - Superorganizers - Every
The anxiety-fear-avoidance cycle arises when our behavior is increasingly about away moves. For us to be aware of avoidance when it arises, we have to know what it is we tend to avoid and what our behavior looks like when it’s driven by avoidance.