{"id":4227,"date":"2026-05-13T20:33:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psychotherapy-ipsk.com.pl\/regressing\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T10:27:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T08:27:00","slug":"regressing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/psychotherapy-ipsk.com.pl\/en\/regressing\/","title":{"rendered":"Regressing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regression has two meanings in psychology. Firstly, it is a defense mechanism in which a person returns to an earlier developmental period. It occurs in emotionally difficult, stressful and anxious situations. Regressing is also a therapeutic method that involves returning to the past, most often childhood. This allows you to better understand the cause of the current problems.<\/p>\n\n<nav class=\"wp-block-stackable-table-of-contents stk-block-table-of-contents stk-block stk-8ee7227\" data-block-id=\"8ee7227\"><p class=\"stk-table-of-contents__title\">Table of contents<\/p><ul class=\"stk-table-of-contents__table\"><li><a href=\"#regressing-jako-mechanizm-obronny\">Regressing as a defense mechanism<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#regresja-terapeutyczna\">Therapeutic regression<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"regressing-jako-mechanizm-obronny\"><a><\/a>Regressing as a defense mechanism<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Person in a state of regression:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>exhibits infantile behavior, such as wearing children&#8217;s clothes,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>shows emotional reactions typical of children, e.g. crying, screaming and capriciousness,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>feels an increased need for care from the environment and expects support even in simple, everyday matters,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>returns to childhood habits, e.g. sucks his thumb,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He runs away from problems and responsibilities, m.in. by simulating a disease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a defense mechanism, i.e. an unconscious process. If it persists for a long time or makes life difficult, it requires therapeutic support.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"regresja-terapeutyczna\"><a><\/a>Therapeutic regression<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regression as a therapeutic method means working with the subconscious. We distinguish between hypnotic and non-hypnotic regression. In the first one, the patient is in a state of hypnosis \u2013 a trance in which attention is strongly focused and external stimuli lose their meaning. This makes it easier to reach the memories and emotions hidden in the subconscious.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Non-hypnotic regression does not require putting a person in a state of hypnosis. Instead, the patient achieves deep relaxation, e.g. through appropriate breathing techniques. He is not in a trance, so he remains fully conscious, and at the same time has the right conditions to work with memories.<br\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regression has two meanings in psychology. Firstly, it is a defense mechanism in which a person returns to an earlier developmental period. It occurs in emotionally difficult, stressful and anxious situations. Regressing is also a therapeutic method that involves returning to the past, most often childhood. 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