Bless you both! When you've dealt with problems with a certain coping mechanism (self injury or hair pulling) then you make yourself STOP using that to cope, what do you replace it with?

My daughter stopped SI at the end of the school year and now she is a quivering mass of anxious thoughts and panic attacks. She used SI to cope with everything painful, and now she is having to learn how to do "life" without her tried and true coping method.

It's so hard and I'm proud of her, and you all, for learning better ways to handle stress. Please don't beat yourself up or be ashamed of yourself! You are young and still learning and growing.

Good luck!!