The Overcompensator fights back either by mistreating others or by behaving in extreme ways in an attempt to disprove the schema in a manner that ultimately proves dysfunctional.
The Overcompensator Mode refers to a number of specific emotional states, which all involve overcompensatory forms of coping. Overcompensator Modes involves doing the opposite of schemas, in an attempt to escape from the painful emotions associated with them.
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