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Jun 14, 2009, 08:39 PM
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Member Since: Apr 2008
Posts: 265
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Originally Posted by ginniesky
hello everyone i don't come to this forum too often because it is hard for me to see my problem in this area .... i have several forms so self injury .... and mostly my reason for self injury is to punish myself for my intense emotions i feel inside and am not allowed to express....atleast up until this point ...i also do it to numb out so i don't feel.... does anyone have any suggestions on how to make yourself feel safe enough to let yourself feel emotions and start the progress to reaching out and letting safe people see those emotions ....any sugestions or coments would be greatly apreciated.
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Thank you for taking the time to post about what is going on. I hope that you are giving yourself some credit for being so courageous to share with others and get some suggestions. That is a huge step - 
P7 mentioned talking to a therapist if you have one and I think that is a great suggestion. I know that I have extreme panic attacks and what I learned from therapy was that b/c I was not allowed to express my emotions growing up and even now I have a hard time they came out in panic.
You've asked some really great questions, ones that I will be thinking about. Besides starting to express them in my T's office - when the extreme emotions hit I know that I want to SI. I am finding if I can do something active or even call a friend - sometimes it's the baby step of telling them that I just was feeling afraid and moving on from there.
Safe places - there is a specific park where I walk my dogs - When I want to talk sometimes I bring a friend or call them while I am walking.
Creating a safe place in your house that you can go to and journal. Start simple by going there for 5 minutes and then building up.
Post here about the feelings you are having, I think you'll find that others feel that way and that you are not alone which might make it easier. It has for me.
Again, thank you for reminding me about how hard this is and how much courage it takes to be honest about my emotions.
Keep posting - you're doing great!!!
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