The More You Avoid It, The More Anxious You’ll Get

The vicious cycle of anxiety and avoidance

Mary Liga
ILLUMINATION
Published in
4 min readMay 8, 2022

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You avoid things you don’t want to do. We all do.

But if you suffer from anxiety, avoiding the triggering situation will not only reinforce it but can actually create a sense of learned helplessness.

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Mary Liga
ILLUMINATION

Margarita-loving copywriter, life coach, home design junkie, and host of The Badass Midlife Podcast. maryjoliga@gmail.com