What small thing/s did you do today to chip away at your avoidance?

[ms spock]

I am looking for any hints, any strategies that you are using to chip away at your avoidance.

Yesterday I went and fronted up for the hardest thing for me to do in my life. That was hard. I have been slowly building up to doing this.

I find that doing Self Compassion Breaks assists with me in not avoiding.

I know there is a lot of knowledge out there in this forum, and I learn from people here everyday. So I thought I would start this thread so as people write what they did to break down their avoidance (big or small) all the rest of us can benefit from their strategies and tricks of the trade.

So what have you done today to chip away at your Avoidance?

 

[ms spock]

So I came back and had a hard discussion.

 

[ms spock]

I faced up to what had to be faced up to, not easy, but I did it.

 

[Friday]

Didn't to back to bed.

Having things to do helped.

 

[Deleted member 37085]

To move forward in trauma recovery and to prevent avoidance I started trauma timeline and worked on same for about 1 1/2 hr....so at some point T and I can role-play child-adult, adult-child when ready...which will help me access child and come closer to self-nurturing and self-compassion of same.

 

[Teasel]

Explored n journaled about feelings instead of trying to escape 'em

 

[ms spock]

Mindfulness
Taking action
Doing things that are not easy for me.

 

[EveHarrington]

Make a to do list every day.

 

[ms spock]

Spoke to people involved in the situation, so at least I now know what is going on.
I was honest.
I faced up to what is going on.

 

[Deleted member 42957]

Gave my sister my guitar to look after for a few months as it's what I turn to when I avoid my thoughts and emotions.

 

[ms spock]

Considered and sent an email. I hope that is okay. I did my best.

 

[KerriJ]

I went to my DBT group instead of staying in bed all day.
Logged on to here for the first time in almost two weeks.
Messaged some people that I've been isolating from.