momentum will develop and you can work on other items as you wish The Great Escape When we avoid we work behind the scenes to dodge what we dread planning ahead to totally eliminate contact with the trigger Escape is it manifests when we experience an acute anxiety surge in the moment we contact the trigger We then do whatever we have to in order to get away from it Imagine what do if you touched an appliance and got a sudden electric jerk your hand away immediately You manage to avoid the shock but you did escape it and minimize your contact with the unpleasant feeling For example if you have a phobia of crowded spaces you may be perfectly fine most of the time living in a bubble that keeps you in your space comfort zone But terror can take over if for whatever reason you miscalculate and suddenly find yourself in a crowded corner at a museum reception Your heartbeat jumps Your face flushes You shake and jitter You may even think going to pass out or have a heart attack Similar to a fire alarm sounding these panic symptoms cause you to immediately make some excuse