Periagoge
Scenario

Why Some People Use Self-Harm to Regulate Overwhelming Emotions

I pick at my skin until it bleeds when I'm anxious and I don't even realize I'm doing it until I see the damage and then I feel ashamed and try to hide it.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Physical sensation is being used as a way to discharge nervous system activation when psychological regulation fails.

Your guide for this
Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Stress and the nervous system?”

Peri

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