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Psychology Today: Beyond Self-Destructive Behavior
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Have you ever realized that a behavior was causing you harm, but found yourself unable to stop?
Mindfulness won’t turn you into a feel-good zombie. It doesn’t stop you from feeling negative emotions; it just helps free you from being controlled by those emotions.
Despite widespread belief, shaming does not help. It can actually do the opposite.
You may have read that mindfulness is a miraculous life-changer. Or a harmful Pandora's box. Or an utter sham. So which is it?
Feel like most people are coping with the pandemic better than you are? You're not alone.
Dysregulated behaviors can feel impossible to resist. How can mindfulness address something that feels so overwhelming?
Overcoming dysregulated behavior can feel overwhelming. You deserve to understand how treatments targeting the behavior actually work
Ever feel like that behavior has become so automatic that you sometimes act before you’re even fully aware of what you’re doing?
Sometimes you can get so caught up in trying to hide the things about yourself you think are wrong – that you can lose touch with what you actually do feel and value.
You’ve promised yourself that you will NOT (pick one: have that drink, binge on that food, take those pills, engage in self-harm, place that bet, etcetera). Then you get home.
MINDFULNESS IN THE TREATMENT OF SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS
Self-destructive (or dysregulated) behaviors include behaviors that provide relief and even pleasure in the short-term – but that often cause negative consequences over time. This podcast discusses why some people find certain self-destructive behaviors to be almost-impossible to resist. It then explains how mindfulness practice, when incorporated into therapy, can help individuals overcome these behaviors and move toward lives that feel more satisfying and fulfilling.
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