Avoidance is just prolonged suffering

Let these words sit on your chest like a ton of bricks until you give yourself permission to feel: Avoidance is nothing more than prolonged suffering, discomfort, and frustration disguised as safety. It never is truly safe. The longer you delay, the longer the lack of regulation lasts. Feel. Sit in it. If you can’t, if you are scared, if you are unsure, I’m here to help. Let’s do the work together. You deserve to feel good. You deserve to meet real safety. What have you been avoiding? D...

Pain, whether physical or emotional, is a natural part of life that can’t be avoided. However, suffering, which is the prolonged emotional reaction to pain, is something we can manage or even avoid through our mindset, acceptance, and resilience. Thus, how much we suffer is a personal choice.

Let this one marinate... 🤔 Avoidance may seem safe, but it's often just a delay in facing our challenges. Embrace discomfort and break free from the chains of prolonged suffering. ⛓️

Pain is physical; suffering is mental. Beyond the mind there is no suffering. Pain is essential for the survival of the body, but none compels you to suffer. Suffering is due entirely to clinging or resisting; it is a sign of our unwillingness to move on, to flow with life. -Nisargadatta Maharaj From the Motivation app: https://motivation.app

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Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

We don’t speak enough about the Fearful-Avoidant attachment and how it plays out in relationships. Yet, the Fearful-Avoidant attachment is more prevalent than people may think. Adults with fearful-avoidant attachment deeply crave closeness and emotional intimacy, yet they find themselves pulling away out of fear. This attachment style is marked by a mix of needing affection but struggling to trust it fully. These individuals often experience a rollercoaster of emotions in relationships…