"The demand avoidance means that I can neither rest nor do something that I want to do. And so I end up doing the things that I do not want to do."Pathological Demand Avoidance, or, as we here at the Intensives Institute prefer to call it: Persistent Demand for Autonomy. That bone-deep pressure to say 'no', no matter how much pressure the world and we ourselves place on our selves to be productive, to do the thing, to complete the task. Even when it's something we want to do. Even when it is something we take satisfaction from. It's a puzzle- this pressure to avoid the demands, which can out-push even the demand for rest. What if we can solve that puzzle by breaking the rules; by dismantling the puzzle itself? What if we approach the puzzle with a sword, like the Gordian knot of antiquity? What then?Let's find out, together.Transcript and notes:https://dev.intensivesinstitute.com/captivate-podcast/a-gordian-knot-approach-to-demand-avoidanceRecorded 7 January 2024.