Rupture: The World of BestGuessistan
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Rupture: The World of BestGuessistan
Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI), Eating Disorders, Emotional Dysregulation & Stigma
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Content Note: This episode contains discussion of self-harm, non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), eating disorders, and related mental health challenges. If you are in the U.S., call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. If you are outside the U.S., please contact local crisis support services.
What drives self-harm and eating disorders? How do non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), disordered eating, and maladaptive coping mechanisms develop? And why does stigma prevent honest mental health conversations?
In this episode of Rupture, host Wendy Lurrie and her guest explore non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), eating disorders, self-injurious behavior, and mental health stigma through lived experience and psychological insight. They discuss how behaviors often categorized as self-destructive can function as emotional regulation strategies, distress tolerance mechanisms, and attempts to regain control in the face of trauma, overwhelm, or chronic stress.
Topics include:
- Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) vs. suicidal behavior
- Disordered eating, restrictive eating, and eating disorder psychology
- Shame, guilt, secrecy, and cognitive load
- Compulsive behaviors and ritualization
- Perfectionism, control, and societal pressure
- Rupture as the collapse of unsustainable survival strategies
This conversation engages themes relevant to trauma response, affect regulation, behavioral reinforcement, identity formation, and recovery frameworks. It challenges binary thinking around self-harm and eating disorders and calls for more nuanced, evidence-informed public discourse.
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