Is it okay to avoid situations that make me anxious, or is that giving up to it?

It's perfectly natural to want to avoid situations that cause anxiety! Anxiety causes a lot of distress that can definitely keep you from some opportunities. Avoiding these situations is completely normal, but you may find that facing them slowly and one at a time instead of avoiding them may help you overcome some of this anxiety and help you grow as a person. Hope this helps

I think it is obviously not a good thing to avoid all situations that make you anxious as this is the only way we can help overcome the anxiety. However avoiding certain anxious situations is normal as nobody is all powerful and able to handle every situation. An important thing to remember is that even when we avoid a situation we learn a little more about the anxiety we are dealing with and how it works. So I don't think avoiding anxious situations can be called giving up.

It is definitely okay to occasionally take steps to avoid situations what will upset you, so long as that doesn't mean avoiding everything. There is a balance between pushing through your anxiety so that you don't let it rule your life and being able to forgive yourself for giving in sometimes. Challenging yourself to face the things that scare you can take a lot of energy so when you feel strong, try to face the anxiety inducing situation. When you are not feeling strong, be kind to yourself and maybe avoid it.

I believe every situation has a time and place. Anxiety is a normal human emotion to experience depending on the severity or extent. It is difficult to classify what is ok and what is not ok in terms of anxiety because each situation has many differing variables. Sometimes it is healthy to let yourself feel an emotion by acknowledging it before you can learn to understand it and then hopefully work towards addressing it. Avoiding situations that makes you anxious does not necessarily mean you gave into it. You deal with what you can handle and work your way up from a solid foundation of your own comfort level. If you are able to confront the issue slowly and have the best tools in place for you individually, you can slowly build up confidence towards addressing your anxiety.

I think that in life we need to step outside of our comfort zone from time to time in order to grow as people.

Avoidance is part of the classic anxiety cycle. If you avoid something you feel anxious about then you can end up feeling anxious about feeling anxious and that's a terrible feeling! With anxiety one trick is to learn to move with it. To do the things you value while carrying the feeling of anxiety - letting it be a passenger in you but not the one doing the driving. Your mind is making you anxious because it is trying to protect you but often it is wiser to act towards the direction in life you value rather than let anxiety stop you. It's a feeling and learning to move while carrying unpleasant feelings is a very powerful life skill.

Avoiding situations that make you anxious is smart. Although, if you feel up to the task, you could slowly delve yourself into the subject. So that you're at least somewhat comfortable with it. It makes life easier

I think it is important to know yourself and understand your boundaries. Sometimes, the greatest act of self care is not to force yourself into situations that are too overwhelming. Yes, recovery does involve taking risks and stepping outside your comfort zone. However, your personal wellbeing should be of utmost priority, and you should never push yourself to do something that is painful for you.

It is okay. We all have to start from somewhere. If you are able to avoid the situation and it's not mandatory (e.g taking an exam), avoid it. After that, try to take small steps with support (such as talking to a counselor) and try to face the situations you are anxious about. This will increase your confidence and before you know it, you'll be able to face a lot of situations you were previous anxious about!

If something makes you sad, anxious, triggered, angry, etc., it's more than okay to avoid that situation.