Emotional Numbing & Addiction

⁣ Avoidance happens because we are uncomfortable being uncomfortable. ⁣ ⁣ Avoidance is not an effective coping strategy. ⁣ ⁣ Sit with your feelings. ⁣ ⁣ Sitting with your feelings means allowing yourself to feel without minimizing your feelings or pushing them away.⁣ ⁣ #protherapy #realtherapy #therapy #tools #counselor #intentionalliving #mentalhealth #therapyhelps #charlottetherapist #charlottenc #northcarolina #charlottecounseling #mentalhealthawareness #wellness #nedratawwab

Nedra Glover Tawwab, Therapist shared a photo on Instagram: "⁣ Avoidance happens because we are uncomfortable being uncomfortable. ⁣ ⁣ Avoidance is not an..." * See 1,412 photos and videos on their profile.

Check, check, aaaaand check. I've definitely used all of these things to avoid feeling, to avoid intimacy with myself, in acts of self-abandonment. Understanding that addiction can take many forms with the common thread being an avoidance of experiencing difficult emotions, using these things as essential painkillers, is one of the first steps you can take to breaking cycles of self-betrayal. Which one of these is your most-used vice?

This was originally featured in a April 6, 2019 post on Instagram at @themorganmay