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Nov 12, 2009, 03:37 AM
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Member Since: Mar 2009
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,342
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~Zoo 
Six weeks without cutting!!! That's amazing!!!! Seriously...that is huge. I'm proud of you for being so strong.
Everybody who manages thoughts of self injury will slip back a bit...like a relapse. The points are A)You went SIX weeks without cutting, and B)You utilized your DBT skills!!
DBT is tough....I've been through it. It's tough to get to a point where you actually can remember to even think about using your skills. It sounds like you were successful today. You managed to not only think of your skills, but you made an honest effort to put them into practice. Okay...you cut...and it did feel good, I know...and now you feel like crap. We know all about the short term gains with long term negative consequences don't we?
So what!!!!
No one learns to ride a bike the first time they get on...or even the second or third. Sometimes you're going to lose your balance, fall and scrape your knees.
My point....celebrate the fact that instead of just going straight for the cut, you used your skills!!! And for a little while they worked. I bet before DBT you wouldn't have been able to keep yourself from cutting from that long.
You see failure....I see success. You did a good job!! Now get back on the bike and keep practicing. You'll find your balance.
One day at a time!! 
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