Looking at yourself on the screen may interfere with remote therapy

Period, we did not aim to stare in ourselves throughout the day, but we are here. It is not just looking at mirrors, it is enlargement, Social mediaAnd now even Virtual therapy. What does ourselves do for ourselves to monitor ourselves constantly in the actual time, especially when we express unwanted feelings? I have seen this on social media: someone is crying in his camera about a painful event, and there are only times when you feel this primitive awareness of the lack of credibility. Imagine that they are re -participating after that, which is behind whether their face expression is completely transferred Passion They were hoping. They may do others.

As a virtual processor, I also see that my image is reflected in the self -vision camera. I can monitor my responses. Thus, I know that my client can see themselves through self -vision cameras. While research indicates that the connection is not necessarily lost when to treat It moves online, I can only wonder about the impact of a self -presentation as a default standard.

Watching ourselves dispersed our attention

While there are very little research on the effect of self -vision on customers and healers, we can conclude many mirror staring studies and more modern studies on fatigue and video communication.

In general, people suffer from the increasing self -awareness that comes from seeing their image constantly. According to Stanford researcher Jeremy Bellinson, this continuous self -monitoring creates what he calls excessive non -verbal pregnancy, forcing people to highly cognitive pregnancy. They are steeped, and they are attention It is a division.

This would also affect treatment customers, leaving them less resources to come to important treatment processes, such as the original expression of emotion, problem solving and reflection. You can feel that two additional people parasitize the medical space: first, there is a customer and therapist, then there is a reflection of the customer and the therapist.

This is a special problem for people who are already struggling Social anxiety Or body defect. You may be more likely to self -goal. They can become more focused on monitoring their responses from feeling them, which takes them out of the moment.

Watching ourselves can lead to negative provisions

Social studies neurology I suggest that we look at ourselves using the same nerve cognitive mechanisms that we use when monitoring others. This stimulates the same nerve cell systems that help us read the feelings of others. With this observation, the ruling, which then affects our perception of the person, but what if this person is?

Customers with a decrease Self -respect Or a negative feeling in particular, their image can create a negative observation episode. They may think, “Is this really how do I look when I feel upset? Oh, pull it together. ” They negatively establish themselves, increase their self -criticism and deepen their distress, making progress in treatment more challenging.

The researchers began to study how these operations are operating in interactions in the real world. One recent study provides visions that translate directly into the relationship of the client processor. Shin and his colleagues (2023) investigated the effects of the self -vision feature while playing roles between a president and an employee negotiating a difficult work problem. The results highlight the general negative effect of self -viewing. Participants who could see themselves were less satisfied with the solutions they reached, more critical of their performance, and less positive about their partner’s capabilities. It is not difficult to imagine how these dynamics can affect the relationship of treatment, and in doing this, interfering with progress.

Watching ourselves can lead to non -place

When the customer tries to manage the impression, they often feel exhausted, more embarrassing and less authentic. Sometimes, I felt that the customer was managing the impression, which may be more likely through self -vision. It seems that there is a veil between us, like that I do not get the real but self -trained.

Therapists are not immune to deviations from self -vision

Therapists face the same challenges that customers face when it comes to seeing their reflection. Individual factors may increase the negative impact of self -face, especially for those who are more aware of themselves, PerfectionOr socially anxiety.

Therapists may find themselves distracting their attention from their thinking, or judging the delivery of the concept or expressions of their face, rather than being at the present time with the customer. They may miss non -verbal signals from the customer. Also, if the processors are watching their own responses, their emotional expression may feel less authentic, spontaneous, and more practicing.

and authenticity It can be discovered by others (albeit not always reliable). However, research shows that we are walking to discover accurate contradictions in verbal and non -verbal sermon. We can also capture the exact expressions that you aspire to when others are Hide Their emotions. This helps us to need an important evolutionary: to evaluate who we can trust. Thus, when the customer or the therapist is not completely authentic, a precise barrier may be formed between them. This may make it difficult to deepen the therapeutic bond and is likely to affect the healing process.

Warning: Self -vision is not always a bad thing

Some use of mirror and self -vision can be useful, but only if it is explicitly used as part of the treatment, with a clear goal. Some examples include: exposure to the treatment of body defects, to increase emotional awareness by reviewing emotional expressions, or to self -sympathy by speaking to himself. But this is completely different from the virtual negative vision of video calls, as people watch themselves without consciousness without therapeutic instructions. In most cases, seeing our ideas is an obstacle to treatment.

the solution

In theory, the solution is simple: turn off your self -opinion. But in practice, it is easier to say than doing it. When you have access to a device that reflects your image, it is difficult not to look. It is like walking next to the mirror and not checking your reflection. So we have to adhere. The first step in adhering to a difficult change is to understand that doing this is important. We hope this post will start this conversation so that people – teachers and clients alike – commit to turning their full attention to treatment and their relationship. Perhaps also to consider the effects of seeing himself constantly on other platforms, beyond treatment.