Secondary Gain

by Marisa Broughton, MCHT, MNLP

We continue with our negative behavior because there is a payoff from that behavior. The payoff is usually indirect and often we are not consciously aware of it...until we bring it to our conscious attention. Once we recognize what that secondary gain is, we can find alternative ways to fulfill that desire. An alternative that is more congruent with our total self and free of self-destructive behaviors..