Thank you! See, I didn't get too caught up in it before quitting. The first time I did it, I knew for sure it was going to be addicting for me- I absolutely LOVED it. And that scared me. But I told myself I was going to find another way to deal and promised myself this was only temporary. One thing I did to nip it in the bud was that I wouldn't allow myself to buy razors for the sole purpose of cutting. I just used the ones I had for shaving. That way I didn't have anything in front of me constantly triggering me, ya know? But even then, I took to it pretty quickly. "Luckily," I had a breakdown around that time and ended up bawling in front of one of my English professors, who made me promise to get help. I was in a psych class, so I went to that professor, who is also a T, for help. She knew right away that I was cutting and she helped me deal with my feelings otherwise. I think if I hadn't gotten help earlier on, I would've had a HARD time quitting. So I count myself VERY fortunate in that. And I am a major over-achiever perfectionist, so I was REALLY, REALLY down on myself when I relapsed a few weeks ago. But now I know that these things happen and I'm going to be ok. Anyway, so that's my long rambling story! That's why I was able to make it two years. Not because of my own "strength" or something, lol!
But I do thank you for your reply to my post anyway...

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