Clinical Boundaries: DOA Is Not Designed for Severe Psychiatric Conditions

DOA | Affective Coding is a structured, somatic-based system designed to release emotional burdens and internal tension. However, it is not equipped to manage severe psychiatric disorders, including but not limited to:

• Severe Active psychosis

• Extreme or unstable bipolar conditions

• Schizophrenia with active symptoms

Why This Matters

These clinical conditions often involve distorted perception of reality, delusional thinking, and neurochemical imbalances that require medical and psychiatric supervision. Attempting to apply somatic or emotional release techniques during acute psychiatric episodes may lead to confusion, retraumatization, or destabilization.

DOA operates best when clients maintain a basic capacity for self-reflection, emotional tracking, and internal coherence  which may not be present during acute psychiatric states.

Referral is Essential

We strongly advise individuals with severe psychiatric diagnoses to seek:

• Ongoing care from licensed psychiatrists or psychiatric hospitals

• Medication stabilization as prescribed

• Supportive psychotherapy under professional mental health monitoring

DOA may serve as a complementary practice later in recovery, when the individual has achieved baseline stability and is no longer in an acute state.

Your safety comes first. Healing begins with the right method  at the right time.