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The Cost of Avoidance

Writer: Demetris Nicolaides
Demetris Nicolaides
Feb 5
1 min read

What you repeatedly distract yourself from eventually becomes what controls you.

The more you avoid or suppress it, the more fear you build around facing it. Fear thrives on running away, dictating your choices and gradually narrowing your life around avoidance. Resilience grows as you discover that you can face what scares you, test it against reality, and reclaim your freedom.

 
 

©2026 by Demetris Nicolaides - Psychologist (MSc).

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