#avoidance-behavior

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Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

I used to start every day by opening my laptop before I had finished my coffee and by 9am I had already responded to eleven other people's priorities and had not spent a single minute on my own - and I did that for six years and called it work ethic before I understood it was the most effective way I had ever found to avoid the discomfort of deciding what I actually wanted - Silicon Canals

Constant availability and responsiveness to others' demands masquerades as productivity but actually represents avoidance of personal priorities and self-reflection.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
6 months ago

How We Respond to Panic Attacks, and How We Can Do Better

Panic attacks are real, disabling, and often lead to avoidance, constriction, hypervigilance, and numbing, yet recovery is possible through lived-experience–informed strategies.
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