STERB

STERB - Short Term Energy Relieving Behaviors

Actions people take as they try to dispel some of the energy that builds up inside of them when they are affected by sad or painful events. In the short term they seem to push aside or even dispel some of that pent-up energy. But at best it's only an illusion of well-being. Because the cause of the energy build-up has not been dealt with, the energy will come back. Then you must eat another whole chocolate cake or drink a quart of booze or run a marathon, or spend inordinate hours on the internet. The list of S.T.E.R.B.s goes on and on. One of the ones that sounds funny is "retail therapy" or shopping. Sex, anger, fantasy - reading, movies, TV can all be S.T.E.R.B.s when used in an attempt to push away the real feelings. [http://www.kotapress.com/section_articles/self-injury/selfCutting/russell_selfCut.html]

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