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Exercise · Running away from pain

What Do I Avoid?

I just don’t go there anymore. Avoidance can be in your head or in what you do. This exercise helps you see which kinds you use since the breakup.

The aim

See what you avoid since the breakup, and choose your first step.

What you get

  • A check of the kinds of avoidance, in your head and in what you do
  • Your first step
  • 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.

What Do I Avoid?