emotional avoidance
13 episodes mention this concept
HealthyGamerGGSep 22, 2025Why ADHD Brains Struggle with Relationships: Misperception, Adaptations, and Communication
RelationshipsSymptomatic MisperceptionDysfunctional AdaptationsEmotional AvoidancePragmatic Communication- HealthyGamerGGDec 29, 2024
Navigating Purpose, Desire, and Regret: A Year-End Reflection on Mental Health and Relationships
Self-DevelopmentPurpose-driven livingPerseveranceSelf-honestyDesire vs. Action - HealthyGamerGGNov 30, 2024
The Psychology of Hopelessness: Deconstructing the Black Pill and Cultivating Self-Relatedness
PsychologyBlack pillHopelessnessLack of agencyLearned belief 
DocSnipesApr 13, 2023Trauma-Related Restlessness and Hyperactivity: Beyond ADHD Misdiagnosis
PsychologyTrauma-related symptomsRestlessnessHyperactivityADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)- HealthyGamerGGSep 7, 2022
Navigating Career Uncertainty and Self-Doubt in a Transition to Psychology
PsychologyCareer transitionFear of failureUncertainty toleranceDevelopmentally appropriate fear 
psychacksAug 26, 2022You've Got to Feel It to Heal It: Processing Emotions for Recovery and Maturation
PsychologyEmotional numbingAddiction recoveryEmotional maturationEmotional processing- psychacksAug 10, 2022
Why Bad Habits Persist: Remembering Versus Repeating and the Amnesia of Vice
PsychologyVices as amnesiaMemory disorderShort-term benefitLong-term expense - HealthyGamerGGMay 23, 2022
Why You Feel So Helpless: Distinguishing Acceptance from Learned Helplessness and Apathy
PsychologyObsessive thoughtsDetachmentThought fusionAttachment (Yoga concept) - HealthyGamerGGFeb 29, 2020
Finding Authenticity and Processing Grief Amidst the Public Persona of a Streamer
PsychologyAuthentic SelfOnline PersonaExternal ValidationIdentity Formation - HealthyGamerGGFeb 1, 2020
Neuroscience of Video Game Addiction, Dopamine Exhaustion, and Cultivating Flow States
PsychologyVideo game addictionEmotional dependencyDopamine exhaustionMesolimbic circuit - HealthyGamerGGDec 28, 2019
Navigating Purposelessness and the Fear of Loss After a Breakup: Confronting Internal Demons
PsychologyPurposelessnessNihilismChildhood TraumaPain vs. Suffering - DocSnipesApr 12, 2019
Effective Couples Counseling: Addressing Clinician Challenges and Implementing Key Interventions
RelationshipsCouples therapyIndividual therapyConfidential dialogueNormalizing feelings 
hubermanlabTransformative Vulnerability: David Choe on Addiction, Trauma, and Art as Self-Discovery
PsychologyGambling addictionProcess addictionsSelf-hatredEmotional avoidance
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Related concepts
Concepts that appear alongside emotional avoidance across episodes.
- coping mechanisms
- parasocial relationships
- impulsivity
- childhood trauma
- fear of failure
- external validation
- relapse
- detachment
- video game addiction
- depression
- neurotypical interpretation
- gambling addiction
- obsessional thinking
- true self
- desire vs. action
- transmutation of emotion into art
- gaming cleanse
- triphasic breathing
- misdiagnosis
- technology's impact on relationships