The Different Kinds of Avoidance Behaviors

  As a child, you spent a good part of your time avoiding countless situations, stimuli, and experiences. After all, the world is a threatening place and, when you were little, there were many things that made you afraid, anxious, or even ashamed. However, as you got older, you acquired certain coping strategies to face the kinds of situations that generated uncertainty. In fact, that’s what being an adult is all about: managing your fears, not avoiding your obligations, and feeling competent and confident in yourself. That said, this rule of three isn’t always fulfilled. Indeed, sometimes, we all run…