Episode 131: The Surprising Connection Between Avoidance and Anxiety

<span style='font-weight: 400;'>Let me check Instagram one more time. </span> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Maybe I got an email? I haven’t checked for 10 minutes. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>My glass of what is almost empty. Let me go downstairs for a refill. Stretching would be good right now, anyway. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Well, that break took a lot longer than I had planned. I got sucked into pulling some weeds while talking to my husband and then decided to make a snack. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Oh geez, I forgot to actually refill my glass. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Okay. Back at my desk. Before I start writing, let me check Instagram one more time. Anything new in my inbox?</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>This was me trying to write this podcast episode–avoiding and procrastinating. For me, this is all part of the process. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>All this month we have been talking about avoidance and anxiety. We talked with</span> <a href='https://live-happier.com/127-jacquette-timmons/'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Jaquette Timmons</span></a> <span style='font-weight: 400;'>about avoidance and money,</span> <a href='https://live-happier.com/128-erica-drewry/'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Erica Drewry</span></a> <span style='font-weight: 400;'>about our relationship with food,</span> <a href='https://live-happier.com/129-bailey-parnell/'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Bailey Parnell</span></a> <span style='font-weight: 400;'>about social media, and</span> <a href='https://live-happier.com/130-andrea-owen/'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Andrea Owen</span></a> <span style='font-weight: 400;'>about avoidance, anxiety, addiction. </span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Today I want to wrap the month up and talk about the connection between avoidance and High Functioning Anxiety and give you some insight into High Functioning Anxiety vs Low Functioning Anxiety. </span