Anxiety disorders almost always accompany avoidance behavior. Often an anxious person avoids a wide range of life activities and limits his life to the home. Living outside the home is fraught with both random dangers and difficulties in social interaction. Previously, it was very difficult to sit at home from anxiety - after all, you have to work or study, you have to go shopping, buy at least the most necessary things. And such a life is too poor in impressions. In extreme cases, of course, it was possible to live depending on someone close to you, so that all everyday problems were solved by your loved ones. But still, this option did not suit everyone; I wanted to at least somehow realize myself, and to satisfy basic needs. Therefore – going to school, going to work, going to the store. With difficulty, with precautions, but still. What now? You can study remotely. At least from the first grade - please. Work remotely? Lots of options please. Should I go to the store? Why go to the store if there is delivery? It will be better for you to collect everything there, and you won’t have to drag heavy bags of groceries. What about the products... You can choose and buy everything you want online. And this external stimulus is not there... Saturation of life? If external life seems dangerous and uncomfortable, you can communicate on the Internet. Lots of options. Social networks, online games. There you can get impressions, recognition, and achieve success. The list of available online entertainment is unlimited. Virtual friends you've never seen. Virtual communities of interests. And in this little world you can be quite comfortable. Although – can virtual intimacy be sufficient? What about eye to eye contact? Real conversation? And physical contact, and full-fledged romantic relationships, and the prospect of a family? And the whole external real world - with its sounds and smells, with its real impressions, with its nature, open spaces... The more persistent and stable the avoidance, the further and more “dangerous” the real world is . The greater the loss of social skills. The more difficult it is then to go out and start living a full life. In the modern world, digital technologies can be very useful, they expand opportunities, connect people when there is no possibility of real communication. But it’s sad if they completely replace real life. If you need help coping with depressive symptoms, anxiety or obsessive thoughts, please contact me. My phone (Whatsapp, Telegram) 8-916-150-88-30