Question:
Playing a certain song or doing a certain thing that averts attention from a negative behavior or thinking. Like if the person likes to eat too much, they'll paint pictures of healthy people or if their issue is thinking too much of something that makes them sad, then play a song that makes them angry and they think about taking action instead of wallowing? I know there's a term for it (not "crazy" or "OCD" so smarties don't reply, just psych majors, please!)
Answers:
It's called CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. What happens is a negative reaction is taught to be replaced by a positive action.
substitution.
You're substituting positive action for negative thoughts.
transference
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