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Originally Posted by Roni Oren-Yagoda, Bar Oren, Idan M. Aderka, 2024

Safety behaviors are behaviors that aim to reduce unpleasant emotions, and/or reduce negative consequences. Despite the intention behind safety behaviors, they have been found to increase or maintain anxiety (especially in the long term).


This is a recent study in Safety behaviors and positive emotions in social anxiety disorder: it found when social anxiety was high, safety behaviors were negatively associated with positive emotions. It also found interacting with distant others (vs. close others) resulted in more safety behaviors.