In cognitive behavioural therapy, you are encouraged to "avoid avoidance" and approach whatever it is as?
positively as possible.
But what happens if the thing you feared happens again? You’re back to Square One and you remember why you were avoiding in the first place
Is there a solution to this?
The solution is to acknowledge that you can’t control everything that happens in life. The things you fear may occur repeatedly. But in learning strategies to deal with such things, you develop skills and the confidence to know that should the thing you fear happen again, you will have the ability to cope with it. It doesn’t mean you have to enjoy it or embrace it. Merely understand that you will be able to deal with it. All the best.
October 18th, 2009 at 4:03 am
It is quite right. No two experiences are the same. Fear is the key word here, avoidance is fear so to avoid fear is better than to dwell in it
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October 18th, 2009 at 4:44 am
the thing to do, is to deal with the issue, head-on..don’t avoid it
it is a learning experience.
it is true that each time it comes around the outcome will be different, because you deal with it differently each time.
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October 18th, 2009 at 5:32 am
The solution is to acknowledge that you can’t control everything that happens in life. The things you fear may occur repeatedly. But in learning strategies to deal with such things, you develop skills and the confidence to know that should the thing you fear happen again, you will have the ability to cope with it. It doesn’t mean you have to enjoy it or embrace it. Merely understand that you will be able to deal with it. All the best.
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