When anxiety meets avoidance, a relationship can feel like a painful spiral. Here’s how to recognize the trap — and break free. Some people pull away when things get too intense, while others hold on ...

Learned what anxiety is. Remember, anxiety is a normal emotion everyone has to keep us safe. LUNA will help you feel less anxiety in situations that are not dangerous. Learned about the three parts of ...

While the events that lead to love, marriage, affairs and divorce can often feel arbitrary, for psychologists there is a definitive science behind why some relationships work and some just don’t. In ...

Welcome to the third module of LUNA! This week, you will learn more about avoidance and about why avoiding things that cause anxiety will not help your child overcome their fears. You will also learn ...

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Attachment styles fall along a continuum of different aspects, typified by anxiety and avoidance. There are four main attachment styles measured along those dimensions: secure attachment, ...

Self-doubt is a feeling of uncertainty or lack of confidence in yourself or your abilities. Long term self-doubt will lead to anxiety, avoidance, procrastination, depression, low-self-esteem and ...