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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Replying to @TheBrometheus
As a former cutter I’m interested in their answers, if you can share
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Replying to @GileadBays
Almost always it’s about activating the brain’s natural process to recognize physical pain and prioritize it over emotional pain, thereby diminishing the emotional response and returning a person to lucid calm.
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Replying to @TheBrometheus
That’s pretty close to how I thought it. It was a way o transforming emotional/mental pain into physical pain, which was easier for me to process
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Replying to @GileadBays
There’s a strong biological basis for it working and also many alternate coping skills with far better results and fewer lasting issues.
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Replying to @TheBrometheus
Agreed on all counts. I figured it out on my own eventually
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Replying to @TheBrometheus
I’m releaved to hear there are professionals such as yourself taking a well thought out approach that doesn’t try to shame the behavior out of the patient
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It’s a new and spreading tactic.
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