I can't say that traumatic avoidance has ever been my issue. On a contrary, I'd always jump at any opportunity to dig out any painful memory/experience, any darkest feeling within myself that could help me to shed light on my struggles and to find solutions. And, because I was so eager to turn every stone, I overdid it to the point that instead of healing I traumatized myself further on many levels.

As a result, I do avoid accessing my psychic material forcefully. I still do the work of accessing it in indirect way - through reading whatever I find relevant to my situation. But lately I had the need to get deep again because I felt that I needed to release something that has a hold of me or my stress would never go away. I had a bodywork session and it did wonders. It released a lot of deep seated emotions in the much safer way - without the need to discuss it with anyone and without putting all that sensitive material out there for some "expert" a.k.a therapist to "interpret" a.k.a judge.

I've done a lot of bodywork in the past and it's always been much more therapeutic for me than psychotherapy. It allowed my unconscious material to come forward in a much softer, safer and more natural way. I'd often journal about what came up for me afterwards and I'd talk with my husband about it. But for that effect to take place you really need to find a bodyworker who is very good at what they do and who understands the mind-body connection well.