You may remember one of my pain behaviours was to avoid the people from my old life. It didn't take me long to generalize this avoidance to almost everyone in my life. I avoided many things in my life because of my pain and by doing this I also isolated myself. I not only isolated myself from people, I isolated myself from just about every aspect of my life. I was overwhelmed by my emotions, my physical pain and my mental pain.
Avoidance and isolation seem to go hand in hand and both can be very hard behaviours to break, but it can be done with understanding and patience. When deciding to address this pain behaviour please be gentle with yourself. Take the time to understand why you avoid your world, your life and the people you share it with.
Please take a look at the following information regarding avoidance behaviours. Do you notice anything about you and your life within the entry? If you do, please be gentle with yourself. This information is not being provided to encourage you to continue the avoidance behaviours but to help you understand why you are doing what you are doing so you can make the changes you want for you moving forward.
Please take good care of you
Tammy