The ObservatoryToward what you avoid
Approach what you'd rather steer around in small, manageable steps, and teach your brain that it's safe.
How it works
- What you steer aroundWrite
- The price of steering aroundWrite
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There is usually something you keep at a distance: a conversation, a place, a task, a sentence you haven't managed to say. That is entirely human. Here we look at one such thing, calmly. One more thing: if the avoidance …
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Why does it work?
Craske et al. (2014), the inhibitory learning model of exposure; Foa & Kozak (1986), emotional processing.
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