This is true for many (perhaps most) of us humans.

Evolution has built-in a program to resist destabilizing (even positive) change that I call the drive for “homeostasis preservation

I have known depressed people who were incredibly close to the exact healing protocol that they needed to live a very different (better) life. Instead of seizing the opportunity, they ended their life … that shows you how strong this drive can be.

This link loads everything I’ve written about this Homeostasis Preservation phenomena

Why do people avoid therapy?


Original answer on Quora found here