paradoxical intention

A professionally led construction is unescapable, as it does not use persuasion, paradoxical intentions, etc.

In psychotherapy, paradoxical intention is the deliberate practice of a neurotic habit or thought, undertaken to identify and remove it.

Paradoxical Intention Therapy.

To relieve the anticipatory anxiety and treat the resulting neuroses, logotherapy offers paradoxical intention, wherein the patient intends to do the opposite of their hyper-intended goal.

Paradoxical intention: This method is especially useful to treat the fear towards the phobophobia and the phobia they fear, as well as some of the sensations the patient fears.

One recent review of 37 studies found that mental techniques such as trying to stay awake instead of trying to fall asleep — a reverse psychology technique known as paradoxical intention — consistently helped insomniacs nod off.