I don't mean something like suicide, although some people might experience that too. When I used to get urges to cut, I used to just go ahead and do it because I found that waiting and trying to deal with things in other ways often ended up in cutting anyway. I actually ended up cutting worse than if I had just done it in the first place. It is kind of like the feeling of depriving yourself of food. Eventually you get really hungry and end up eating everything in sight when you could have avoided it by eating in moderation.

I know that metaphor can only go so far because SI isn't a biological need, but that is what it feels like. I have gone a week with really strong urges but I feel like that can't last forever. I am afraid now to give in because I might go overboard.

Anyone else experience this?