<p>In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, one way to break this <em>cycle</em> is to examine the intensity of the anxiety, or the propensity to think anxiety-inducing thoughts, in different locations, home, shopping, gym, library, movie. Breaking the <em>cycle</em> by limiting time spent in the anxiety-inducing location is beneficial because triggering depression might trigger more anxiety-inducing thoughts, which will add to the depression...etc.</p>

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<p>Has there been study done in regards to the phenomenon of avoiding thinking about things that would emotionally trigger depression or anxiety?</p>

<p>What I mean is, a person will think about something randomly, and if they don't push the thoughts away immediately, they will start to obsess over those thoughts and become depressed. Is this a known phenomenon? </p>

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Research on avoiding thinking about things that trigger depression or anxiety
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# Research on avoiding thinking about things that trigger depression or anxiety

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-12-08)

Has there been study done in regards to the phenomenon of avoiding thinking about things that would emotionally trigger depression or anxiety?

What I mean is, a person will think about something randomly, and if they don't push the thoughts away immediately, they will start to obsess over those thoughts and become depressed. Is this a known phenomenon?

**Tags:** depression, anxiety


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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-12-08. Score: 1

In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, one way to break this *cycle* is to examine the intensity of the anxiety, or the propensity to think anxiety-inducing thoughts, in different locations, home, shopping, gym, library, movie. Breaking the *cycle* by limiting time spent in the anxiety-inducing location is beneficial because triggering depression might trigger more anxiety-inducing thoughts, which will add to the depression...etc.


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