I see your point, but I think this leaflet is aimed at the people who have a tendency to overthink and ruminate as opposed of ignoring issues, hence the approach.
You'll be rarely ruminating about something that is a real, actionable problem. Instead, you're more likely to be ruminating about something, anything that isn't the actual problem at hand. So, in a sense, ruminating can be a form of escapism.
That's why I don't worry too much about the use of "just" here. At least personally, I don't think it's likely that I'd follow this approach and end up _avoiding_ problems.
Reason: it's easier to spot either extreme when you step out of your head even for a moment.
PS. When I worry too much about something I can't control (e.g. silly office politics) I try to figure out what is the thing I'm _not_ thinking about (getting the release done, having a difficult workshop to run).
PPS. I'm not a psychologist, but I read some interesting perspectives on the problem of avoidance when researching Schema Therapy. Surely, there are better materials than that, but I found it personally interesting and you might too.
You'll be rarely ruminating about something that is a real, actionable problem. Instead, you're more likely to be ruminating about something, anything that isn't the actual problem at hand. So, in a sense, ruminating can be a form of escapism.
That's why I don't worry too much about the use of "just" here. At least personally, I don't think it's likely that I'd follow this approach and end up _avoiding_ problems.
Reason: it's easier to spot either extreme when you step out of your head even for a moment.
PS. When I worry too much about something I can't control (e.g. silly office politics) I try to figure out what is the thing I'm _not_ thinking about (getting the release done, having a difficult workshop to run).
PPS. I'm not a psychologist, but I read some interesting perspectives on the problem of avoidance when researching Schema Therapy. Surely, there are better materials than that, but I found it personally interesting and you might too.