The document discusses the concept of counter injunctions, particularly how a young boy perceives his mother's injunction regarding his existence. It explores the potential negative outcomes of overworking as a means of self-preservation and emphasizes the need to address underlying messages to break free from harmful patterns. The author suggests that once the boy acknowledges his right to live despite these oppressive messages, he can reduce his work commitments and maintain a healthier lifestyle.

1. Counter injunction covering an injunction

2. Prepared By
Manu Melwin Joy
Research Scholar
School of Management Studies
CUSAT, Kerala, India.
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3. Counter injunction covering an injunction
A boy has been given
Don’t exist injunction
by his mother. To his
little professor, the
main priority is to work
out a way of staying
alive. One way is to
take a counter
injunction and use it to
cover up the Don’t
exist.

4. Counter injunction covering an injunction
He may take his
mother’s work hard
counter injunction and
make the compound
decision: “So long as I
work hard, it is Ok for
me to stay alive.”

5. Counter injunction covering an injunction
This kind of script set
up sometimes has a
paradoxical and
particularly unpleasant
outcome. In keeping on
working hard, he is
following the little
professor strategy for
staying alive.

6. Counter injunction covering an injunction
But after years of
overwork, he may drop
dead from a heart attack
or become disabled by
ulcers or high blood
pressure. The very set up
which is designed to
defend against a
hamartic payoff has
resulted in that payoff
being reached.

7. Counter injunction covering an injunction
If he wants to make changes
that truly release him from
this negative setup, we need
to understand the dynamics
of his compound decisions.
If he sets up to drop his
overworking but does
nothing about the
underlying don’t exist
message, the chances are
great that he will soon slip
back into working too hard.

8. Counter injunction covering an injunction
This appear like “Self
sabotage” to an outside
observer. But to him in his
little professor, it is the
exact opposite of
sabotage; it appears to be
his only way of avoiding
mother’s death threat.

9. Counter injunction covering an injunction
To dismantle this part of
the script, he need to
defuse the Don’t exist
message first. Once he has
taken permission to keep
on living despite mother’s
curse, he can go ahead and
reduce his work
commitments. Now he will
find he can keep the
pressure off comfortably
and permanently.

10. Thank You

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