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Video: Running Away From Pain

Do you stay away from the places you used to go together? Change the subject when someone mentions your ex? You’ll learn three things. At the end, I’ll tell you what you need to do.

In this video

  • What avoidance is, and what the people in my study avoided after their breakup.
  • How to tell avoidance from a rational decision.
  • What avoidance is associated with in my study.
  • Sent to your email.

From my researchIn my research, avoidance of memories, places and feelings was associated with more breakup grief and distress, not less.

Dr. Silvia Buet González

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Dr. Silvia Buet González

Author and psychologist. Over 35 years of experience in the UK as a BABCP-accredited CBT psychotherapist. PhD research on breakup distress at Queen’s University Belfast.

Video: Running Away From Pain