Fear, grief, shame, embarrassment, and other uncomfortable emotions are not pleasant. From time to time it is quite normal to avoid a situation, person, place, or thing that might trigger an undesirable emotion, but when it interferes with your daily functioning and/or becomes a problematic recurring issue, it is clinically defined as emotional avoidance.
Read ADAA member Kevin Chapman, PhD's blog on the 3 different types of avoidance: adaa.org/learn-from-us/from...
