I just watched Derren Browns “trick or treat” on tv and was actually surprised that I learned something from it.
It was all about the power of negative persuation, about how children are more succeptable to it but adults are affected to whereby if someone says “Don’t push the button” you will unconsciously think about it so much that the pressure will be so much that you will inevitably press the button.
I am trying to stop self harming and the harder I try the more I seem to mess up and always worse than before. Perhaps by telling myself I must not cut myself it is adding subconscious pressure that builds up more and more as I try harder. Therefore leading in the end to me ending up cutting. Hmm, something to think about. Now I need to think about how I will change it.
“I must not cut myself” is not a good thought to be having, regardless of how good it may seem, so what is the alternative?
I can cut if I need to – nope probably still not helpful.
I don’t need to cut – probably still not helpful
any suggestions?
perhaps stopping thinking about it altogether is best, but that’s too difficult because the more I tell myself not to think about it the more I do.
hmmm. What to do.
