embarrassed at a party several years ago. You might avoid images that make you anxious, such as your boss yelling at you or images of you doing something you would never do. You might push the unwanted thought, memory, or image out of your mind or try to distract yourself by thinking or doing something else. You might avoid thinking about something really scary such as losing your job by worrying about less scary things, like whether you’ll finish a work project on time or whether your boss likes you.

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