Introduction

Avoidance can feel like a way to stay safe—whether it’s avoiding a tough conversation, procrastinating on a task, or withdrawing from someone you care about. But more often than not, avoidance stems from shame and fear.

The good news? Tools like online therapy and online hypnotherapy can help you break free from avoidance patterns, reclaim connection, and build a life of growth and fulfillment.

What Is Avoidance?

Avoidance is a coping mechanism to escape discomfort, fear, or judgment. While it might feel protective, it’s often rooted in shame—the fear of failure, rejection, or not being good enough.

Dr. Gabor Maté explains that shame triggers the same fight-or-flight response as physical danger. For many, this results in “flight”—patterns of avoidance like:

• Procrastinating on high-stakes tasks.
• Avoiding conflict to “keep the peace.”
• Withdrawing from close relationships.

Through online therapy or hypnotherapy, you can uncover the underlying fears driving avoidance and begin to face them with confidence.

How Online Therapy Helps Break Patterns of Avoidance

1. Identify and Name Your Fear

Working with a professional in online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can help you recognize the fears behind avoidance. Questions like, “What am I avoiding, and why?” or “What am I afraid might happen?” are a starting point.

2. Take Small, Intentional Steps

Online hypnotherapy can guide you in breaking tasks or fears into manageable steps, helping you gradually face avoidance without overwhelm.

3. Create Safety in Relationships

Avoidance often creates distance in relationships. In therapy, you’ll learn to communicate with empathy and set boundaries that nurture connection instead of fear.

Your First Step: Permission to Pause

It all starts with giving yourself permission to pause.

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