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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To be fair, the idea of "confronting" or "working out" certain feelings, such as trauma, can actually be worse for you. Studies show that if you have newly traumatized people playing buttloads of Tetris, they might be better off, with fewer intrusive memories. Also, more colloquially, "confronting" feelings can also be a way to rationalize ruminating over negative crap, which isn't good either.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well yes it is well understood that distraction to remove from the immediate trauma is very effective but that has diminishing effects and often times can become the root cause of unhealthy distraction.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Not to mention unhealthy coping habits