Lets use the example of breaking the cycle of communication-avoidance to illustrate the Twelve Nidanas of dependent origination.
1. Ignorance (avijja): The person lacks understanding of the true nature of communication and engages in self-protective behaviors like avoiding communication.
2. Mental formations (sankhara): Due to ignorance, the person forms habitual patterns of avoiding communication or assuming that communication will not work or will lead to negative outcomes.
3. Consciousness (viññana): The persons consciousness is conditioned by these mental formations, making them prone to avoiding communication.
4. Name and form (nama-rupa): The persons body and mind manifest in a way that avoids or limits communication (such as through body language or tone of voice).
5. The six sense bases (salayatana): The persons sense organs interact with their environment, including the other person in the communication.
6. Contact (phassa): The person perceives or interprets a situation, leading them to avoid communication.
7. Feeling (vedana): The person experiences a sense of relief or safety in avoiding communication, perpetuating the behavior.
8. Craving (tanha): The person desires to maintain the sense of security and control they feel through communication-avoidance.
9. Clinging (upadana): The person becomes attached to their avoidance patterns and intensifies the sense of separation between them and others.
10. Becoming (bhava): This clinging to communication-avoidance reinforces the persons habitual patterns and karmic tendencies, leading to further communication difficulties.
11. Birth (jati): The persons communication-avoidance manifests in strained relationships or misunderstandings which reinforce the patterns of avoidance.
12. Old age and death (jara-marana): Unaddressed communication-avoidance can lead to long-term relationship difficulties or isolation that can reinforce the negative consequences into future situations and even future lives.

In this example, we can see how the Twelve Nidanas can perpetuate the cycle of communication-avoidance, leading to long-term relationship difficulties. By recognizing these interdependent phenomena, a person can cultivate mindfulness and work towards breaking the cycle, leading to healthier communication and improved relationships over time.

How to break cycle at each point:

Here are some ways in which one can break the cycle of communication-avoidance at each point:

1. Ignorance (avijja): The first step to breaking the cycle is to recognize the underlying ignorance that leads to communication-avoidance. Through self-reflection and awareness, a person can begin to understand the true nature of communication and how their negative beliefs or past experiences may be influencing their behavior.

2. Mental formations (sankhara): By becoming aware of their habitual patterns of avoidance, a person can challenge their negative beliefs and cultivate more positive ones. This can involve developing more positive self-talk or reframing past experiences in a more positive light.

3. Consciousness (viññana): Through mindfulness practice, a person can become more aware of their own thought patterns and recognize when they are prone to communication-avoidance. This can help them to catch themselves before the behavior becomes automatic and respond more skillfully.

4. Name and form (nama-rupa): Physical manifestations of communication-avoidance such as body language or tone of voice can be addressed through mindfulness and intentional practice. By deliberately choosing to communicate in a more open and positive way, a person can begin to break the pattern of avoidance.

5. The six sense bases (salayatana): By being mindful of their senses and perceptions, a person can recognize when they are prone to misinterpreting communication or assuming negative outcomes. They can then challenge these assumptions and approach communication in a more open-minded way.

6. Contact (phassa): Mindful awareness of the impact that past experiences or beliefs have on communication can help a person to recognize when they are avoiding communication out of fear or past trauma. By acknowledging these patterns and working with a therapist or counselor, they can begin to address the underlying issues and develop more positive communication skills.

7. Feeling (vedana): By recognizing that communication-avoidance can bring short-term relief but ultimately perpetuates negative patterns, a person can begin to cultivate a greater sense of courage and willingness to communicate honestly and openly.

8. Craving (tanha): Through mindfulness and self-reflection, a person can recognize when they are craving the sense of control or safety that comes from avoiding communication. By acknowledging these tendencies and working to address them, they can develop healthier coping mechanisms.

9. Clinging (upadana): Mindful awareness of their attachment to communication-avoidance can help a person to recognize when they are isolating themselves from others. By putting themselves in the position of the other person and practicing empathy, they can begin to cultivate more positive relationships and break the cycle.

10. Becoming (bhava): A willingness to challenge their own beliefs and behaviors can help a person to develop more positive patterns of communication. This can involve seeking out social support or guidance from a therapist or counselor.

11. Birth (jati): By recognizing how past communication difficulties may have reinforced negative patterns, a person can approach future communication with a greater sense of awareness and willingness to learn.

12. Old age and death (jara-marana): By working to break the cycle of communication-avoidance, a person can develop more positive relationships and communication skills that can have long-lasting positive effects on their life and relationships.