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Avoidance feels like relief. But it is actually the engine that keeps anxiety running. Here is how to gently interrupt the cycle. Here is something I want you to sit with for a moment: avoidance feels like the most logical thing in the world when you are anxious. If something makes you feel terrible, why would you do it? It makes complete sense to step back, cancel the plan, stay home, avoid the call. But here is what avoidance actually does: it teaches your brain that the th

Your body is not broken. It is doing exactly what it was designed to do. Here is why, and how to work with it instead of against it. If you have ever wondered why anxiety shows up in your body, the racing heart, the tight chest, the shallow breathing, the stomach that won't settle, you are not alone. And you are not imagining it. What you are experiencing is one of the most powerful survival systems in the human body doing its job. Anxiety is, at its core, a fear response. Yo