[header] How to stop avoidance coping [title] Start small. [step] If you learn to tolerate uncomfortable thoughts and feelings, then you won't require avoidance coping. Exposure therapy often helps lessen anxiety surrounding certain situations.
[header] How to stop avoidance coping [title] Start small. [step] If you learn to tolerate uncomfortable thoughts and feelings, then you won't require avoidance coping. Exposure therapy often helps lessen anxiety surrounding certain situations.
[substeps] If you have someone around you who is resistant to expecting responses, you will probably find the techniques more effective. If your anxiety arises as a result of fear, then you will be learning to cope with that fear more effectively. However, you don't want to push yourself too quickly into an anxiety-provoking situation. [substeps] Practice exposure by gradually building your tolerance. [substeps] When you confront and acknowledge uncomfortable thoughts, you are more likely to respond the way you would if you learned to adapt to uncomfortable situations. You can make a rule that you are comfortable, and for the worst case scenario, change your attitude to lessen the situation. Start in small increments and work your way up. To begin, one morning, pick at what's bothering you.