The phrase "avoiding discussions" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the act of deliberately not engaging in conversations or debates about a particular topic.
Example: "She has been avoiding discussions about her future plans, preferring to keep her thoughts to herself."
Alternatives: "steering clear of conversations" or "shunning dialogue".
We could improve patient perceptions of privacy by using a lower voice tone when discussing treatment options with patients, and by avoiding discussions of patient information in treatment areas or open workstations where they could easily be overheard by anyone nearby.
(PALS Manager) Avoidance: Both clinicians and families engaged in avoidance behaviours, for example, by not attending meetings or avoiding discussions of the issues underlying the conflict.
The exhibit went forward, but in a considerably neutered state, focussing on the mechanics of the plane and carefully avoiding discussions of the human consequences.
The museum strenuously distances itself from any religious connections, avoiding discussions of miracles and referring to Dr. Dahesh as a "philosopher".
Mr. Carillo recommended arriving at the party with a mental list of conversation topics that go beyond work-related matters, speaking crisply and in complete sentences, asking open-ended questions and avoiding discussions about religion or, God help you, politics.
"I don't know where it [Acta] comes from and how it originated, but I don't like that this treaty was signed skillfully avoiding discussions in the European Union and Lithuania," Simasius wrote.
Mark Twain spent decades avoiding discussion of a bawdy novel entitled 1601, which he'd published anonymously in 1880.
More recently, Mr. Cuomo and his aides appear to have hunkered down, avoiding discussion of the Senate seat even with friends and allies.
In Las Vegas, Republican state assemblywoman Michelle Fiore sent out a campaign email comparing South Carolina's removal of the flag to avoiding discussion of concentration camps and genocide.
Befriending involves engaging in conversation about everyday topics, whilst explicitly avoiding discussion of symptoms, problems or emotive issues.
The slip-up violated a key tenet of the campaign: to avoid discussions focused on race.
