Comfort Zones & Avoidance

A pared down episode with just Luke & Crispin delving deep into personal and uncomfortable experiences of comfort zone limitations and avoidance techniques.If any of this resonates with you then you may find this episode brings you some comfort to hear others vocalise similar struggles and perhaps even motivates you to push yourself beyond your own limitations.Enjoy!Share your stories: [email protected]:00:00 Welcome to The Sharing Space00:00:38 Defining Comfort Zones & Avoidance00:01:37 Host Backgrounds & Introductions00:05:33 Overcoming Mental Health Layers00:10:54 Lockdown & Teams Meeting Anxiety00:16:32 Widening Your Zone Step-by-Step00:22:02 Cultural Impacts on Confidence00:25:24 Embarrassing Teenage Avoidance Stories00:29:30 Three Types of Avoidance00:32:23 Travel and Connections00:38:58 Email as an Avoidance Technique00:40:22 Uni, Low Self-Esteem & Tension00:44:15 Using Alcohol as a Coping Tool00:48:00 Presentation Axiety Story & Imposter Syndrome00:50:31 Feedback and Feed Forward00:53:55 Advice to My 21-Year-Old Self00:56:52 Opening Up About Antidepressants01:04:53 Tech, Boundaries & Avoidance01:07:26 Strategies & benefits of pushing beyond comfort zones01:12:35 Like-minded people & Regret