"Avoidance coping" refers to choosing your behavior based on trying to avoid or escape particular thoughts or feelings. It can involve "doing" (e.g., someone who excessively washes their hands to try ...

It came in the mail the other day. Believing the envelope contained another bill, I opened it hastily, not suspecting that the contents would rock my world. The letter inside was a simple referral ...

It is important for both lay people and clinicians to be aware of neurotic loops, as they are at the heart of much psychological suffering and are the focus of much of the work in the clinic room. A ...

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