When someone comes into my office with a maladaptive behavior (addiction, cutting, etc) I ask “What’s that doing for you? You wouldn’t do it for no reason. What need is it fulfilling?” They’re usually stunned I don’t yell at them. Then they report relapses much more accurately.
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Moves the question of addiction to a different part of their brain, too. Now, does that actually help? As a recovering addict from a bunch of addictions, I know insight is not a solution.
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This is really good advice. Such a subtle switch and I can see where it would make all the difference.
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This is super interesting. I am interested in changing unhealthy patient behaviours to healthier ones. How would I achieve this efficiently? And books I could read?
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Active listening is an underrated competency. As someone with a background in counseling, the impact of listening sometimes outweighs the impact of guidance/suggestion.
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