Punishment and the resulting low self-esteem

I feel that punishing rarely gets to the root of a problem, but I am quick to react with punishing to my behavior and that of others. How to stop this circus?

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punsihment used to mean sitting on the stairs for ten minutes. then they grounded me for a week once and i taped the phone to my head and talked to my girlfriend all week. then they drove me crazy when they didn’t like me anymore.

IMO punishment is the worst way to change / control behavior.

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Growing up I didn’t do too well with negative reinforcement like being punished ( I never really got punished either). Only positive reinforcement worked for me like getting a reward for doing the right thing

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I am punished doing drugs and alcohol, i can’t be told. The only way to stop this circus :circus_tent:. That would give me self-esteem, but i think its better that way. I gave myself up long time ago. Sometimes i don’t even know what, where and who i am.

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