Try to think of the times when you felt depressed or anxious, and what you may have done to try to push those feelings away. Make a list – the form below can help with that. You may find that you tend to use one type of strategy – behavioural, cognitive or safety – more than the others, but that you use all of them at one time or another.
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My List of Emotional Avoidance Strategies Form |
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| Subtle Avoidance | Cognitive Avoidance | Safety Behaviours |