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If a 12 steps program works or has worked for you, that's wonderful.

People who want to change so that they can handle their life without the trouble are welcome to attend.

There are many types of therapy. In art therapy alone, what've we got here: music, dance, writing, film, drawing, writing about problems and lists of solutions for each and for all of them (maybe only for yourself and then for others), etc.

Problem:

Solutions:

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- create a list of things that are reinforcing the [un]desired behaviors

- create a plan for doing something different with/about identified triggers (problems)

(I just thought of this and decided to share)

Healing the underlying PTSD (and high blood pressure and very complex anxiety partly resulting from having adapted counterproductive coping strategies and defense mechanisms) is the objective of a number of randomized controlled clinical trials.

Developing evidence-based treatment programs requires randomization and controls. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evidence-based_medicine



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An evidence-based parenting book I read recently (Kazdin) strongly emphasised ABC for understanding behavior: Antecdents, Behaviors, and Consequences

It also emphasized that far more effective than punishment is reinforcing the positive opposite.

What do you plan to do with your time that has positive ROI (return on investment) for yourself, your family and friends, and/or your community?


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