Hey ((((((((((starfish)))))))))))))

I didn't tell my first T about the SIng until I had seen her for like 4 months... it took me that long to admit to myself that I had a problem that I wanted to resolve, and also that long to trust her enough to tell her.

I was glad I did. She gave me a contract, that wasn't to NOT SI, but to take some measures to try and lessen the amount of times I actually did it. It actually worked fairly well.

Like it has been said, SI is essentially the end result of a trigger or problem that needs to be resolved. Trying to get someone to quit SIng without having another coping mechanism just won't usually work.

I do hope you'll consider going into therapy, it could be beneficial and you might learn a lot about yourself in the process.