Something to try
Now that you have done the quiz you will have identified things that you avoid or put off. Lets look at this list again and choose a few things that are the most important to you. You might want to ask friends or family to help you with this.
| What am I putting off? |
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| Have you ever made up an excuse to avoid meeting a friend? |
| Do you avoid answering the phone? |
| Do you avoid eating in company? |
| Have you deliberately avoided someone you know so that you don’t have to speak to them? |
| Have you stopped going to a regular club or social gathering? |
| Are you happy that friends or family do things for you that you could easily do yourself? |
| Do you find yourself working differently for example sending someone else in place of you for meetings? |
| Do you have an excuse at the ready to get out of meetings or leave social functions early? |
| Do you use ‘dutch courage’ to help you cope? |
| Do you act differently in company? |
Now that you have made a list of some of the things you have been putting off, let’s look at how you can begin to move forward.