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Employees & Bosses: The Great Work Avoidance

Avoidance is the most common compulsion in OCD… and most people don’t even realize they’re doing it. Not just physical avoidance. Mental avoidance too. Avoiding places. Avoiding people. Avoiding thoughts. But also… Pushing thoughts away. Distracting yourself on purpose. Trying to “not think” about it. Mentally escaping the feeling. Every time you avoid, you teach your brain: “This is dangerous. Keep sounding the alarm.” That’s why it keeps coming back stronger. OCD isn’t the thought. It’s what y

Psychology of Emotional Avoidance: Why You Fear Getting Hurt

OCD avoidance can be easy to miss when you don’t know what you’re looking at. It doesn’t always look like fear. Sometimes it looks like being “avoidant,” “lazy,” or even “bossy.” But when a child is constantly finding ways to not touch things, using barriers, avoiding places, or needing others to step in… that’s not preference. That’s OCD quietly running the show. And the tricky part is… the more we help them avoid, the more OCD grows. Not because anyone is doing anything wrong, but because OCD