Self help techniques

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Self help techniques is a psychotherapeutic technique, methods used by people to improve their own physical or mental health without professional treatment or advice. This may be done on an individual or group basis. These methods include:

• Meditation
• Prayer
• Relaxation
• Self hypnosis
• Self monitoring

[edit] Group context

Self help groups have thrived in order to help deal with a wide range of problems. For example, the twelve step program format has been adopted internationally to help cure or manage many complaints.

• Group counselling
• Social support networks
• Support groups

[edit] See also

• Behavior modification
• Community services
• Personal development
• Self actualization
• Self-development
• Self-experimentation
• Self management
• Self (psychology)
• Self referral
• Self-help groups for mental health

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