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- Repeated and consistent behaviours that a person does despite them
being troubling and having bad effects
- Can be one or more compulsive behaviours which can range from reducing
a person’s capacity to being dangerous
- Example behaviours and areas:
- Shopping
- Hoarding
- Eating
- Gambling
- Sex
- Body Focused
- Obsessions
- Internet Use
- Games
- Eating
- Exercise
- Commit to positive values as reasons to reduce or stop compulsive
behaviours. For example, I am doing this action as a healthier choice.
- Increase healthy activities such as being social with other people,
physical activity, mindful meditation
- Do therapy and treatment with health professionals including medicine
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic psychotherapy
- Group therapy and support
- For private/accessible compulsive behaviours, make the behaviour less
private or less accessible
- Remove ease of access, reminders to behaviours
- Habit replacement: replace compulsive behaviours with positive
behaviours
- Stay compassionate to yourself