Most things you dread last a few hours. The regret of dodging them usually lasts longer.

Avoidance trades a short discomfort for a long one. The conversation, the test, the apology takes an afternoon. Dodging it leaves a low hum that can run for months and gets heavier every time you decide again not to do it. The arithmetic almost always favours getting it over with.

Name the thing you have been putting off and give it a specific slot this week, with a day and a time. Tell one person when it is happening, so the slot has a witness.