Core Series • 14 pieces
Control & Release
Self-harm, compulsions, and coping mechanisms under distress.
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Control & Release: Orientation
An orientation to self-harm, compulsions, and coping mechanisms under distress.
The Cutting Reality: Why Hurting Yourself Feels Like Relief
Why Hurting Yourself Feels Like Relief
The Control Through Restriction: Eating Disorders as Coping
Eating Disorders as Coping
The Purge Cycle: Bulimia and the Shame Spiral
Bulimia and the Shame Spiral
The Skin Picking Compulsion: Physical Focus for Emotional Pain
Physical Focus for Emotional Pain
The Hair Pulling: Trichotillomania and Anxiety Release
Trichotillomania and Anxiety Release
The Substance Numbing: Using to Not Feel
Using to Not Feel
The Risky Sex Pattern: Using Body to Escape Mind
Using Body to Escape Mind
The Self-Sabotage Loop: Destroying Good Things
Destroying Good Things
The Pain as Proof: "At Least I Feel Something"
"At Least I Feel Something"
The Shame That Keeps It Secret: Why You Can't Tell Anyone
Why You Can't Tell Anyone
Alternative Coping: What to Do Instead
What to Do Instead
Getting Help: The Conversation You're Avoiding
The Conversation You're Avoiding
Recovery Reality: It's Not Linear and That's Okay
It's Not Linear and That's Okay