S14E6 - Avoid This
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As humans, we are wired to move toward pleasure and avoid pain. We do this in many ways, including through five main types of avoidance. Avoidance is a part of life. There are times when you avoid people, places, or things because you know already know how the situation will turn out (and it's not good)
We feel afraid of certain things (like inadequacy, looking bad, imperfection, disappointment, shame, embarrassment, failure), so we avoid them. When we avoid someone troubling or something difficult, we sometimes believe we can avoid the stress and anxiety associated with it…
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