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Old Jul 22, 2003, 04:21 PM
Zenobia Zenobia is offline
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I think the key is to find other coping methods that relieve the stress of the situation then somehow learning ot employ the stratagies. I don't like the idea of blocking the endorphins because I would be afraid of feeling perpetually revved up and unable to relieve those feelings without actually killing myself because the feelings are so unbearable. So to take away my safety hatch would be a bad thing. It isn't just getting me to stop hurting myself. Hurting myself is only a symptom to a much larger problem. Hmmm, this takes it away from the whole addiction angle all together. Because if I didn't have the original problem that revved up my system in the first place I wouldn't hurt myself. So the trick would be to stop the original trigger.
Carrie

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