[QUOTE=CANDC;4573241]I am sorry if you have tried to harm the body because the body is guiltless. It has not harmed us or anyone else. It only asks us to treat it with respect. It has served us well. Actions of harming the body seem to be a silent way of asking for help."

Hello and thank you for reading my post and especially for answering it. I am really appreciative of reading your words about the body being guiltless. I've never thought of that. I don't typically separate my "self" from the vessel in which I live. Frankly, I've been self-harming this body for a long time in an other, less obvious way, although the results of the harm is available for all the world to see. I've admitted this to my therapist, but it doesn't seem to be a concern. I really don't understand. I was reading about nueroticism last night. I had taken some of the quizzes on here and aside from beginning majorly depressed (that was not a revelation), one of the tests showed I may have a neurotic personality or something of the sort. I will be asking her about that, although I have read that the APA no longer uses that diagnosis, but has basically dispersed it into other diagnosis, such as depression or anxiety, etc. I will be seeing my therapist Saturday morning.