The Avoider as a Survival Brain Saboteur
This week in our Weekly Wilderness Webinar we are going to explore our Survival Brain called the Saboteur. The main characteristics of this saboteur include:
Focusing on the positive and pleasant in an extreme way. Avoiding difficult and unpleasant tasks and conflicts:
So Avoiders often:
- Avoid conflict and say yes to things one doesn’t really want to say yes to.
- Downplay the importance of real problems and try to defend others.
- Resist through passive aggression rather than dealing more directly with challenges or issues.
- Get lost in comforting routines and habits
- Procrastinating which then leads to feeling anxious things are not getting done.