Episode notes
Have you ever struggled to stop procrastinating or avoiding stressful situations? Dr. Yadegarfard breaks down the two most fundamental human responses to stress: Avoidance and Exposure. This episode explains how avoidance offers a tempting short-term fix but acts as a long-term trap. It grounds the discussion in the Fight, Flight, or Freeze mechanism, emphasizing that these automatic responses are neither good nor bad. Crucially, you'll learn that the goal of therapy is to gain conscious control to choose a flexible, healthy strategy—whether that's deliberate exposure or conscious avoidance (like using a grounding technique).
You'll learn:
- How your body's natural Fight, Flight, or Freeze system leads to avoidance.
- Why avo ...
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