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Old Aug 14, 2015, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill3 View Post
I think that the concept is this: trauma therapy can be triggering. T does not want you to resort to SI to cope with these triggers. Therefore T wants an established record, two months' worth apparently, of not using SI to cope with triggers that arise in the course of daily life.

To what extent is T providing you with alternative means of coping with triggers?
That's what I was thinking--that T was afraid the trauma therapy would be triggering and cause you to self-harm more. You're still seeing your T in the meantime, right? If so, agree with what Bill said--to talk about alternatives to SH, a safety plan, like do x, y, z first, then if that doesn't work, call T (if outside-session contact is allowed) or a hotline, etc.
Thanks for this!
Bill3