Psychological avoidance is anything that we do or don't do, but that immediately make us feel better. It gives you a quick fix, but long term just keeps you stuck. "Our body is meant to walk away from this comfort," she says.
Dr. Luana Marques is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School and Director of Community Psychiatry PRIDE at Massachusetts General Hospital and serves as past-president of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)