<font color="#000088">It's not really the same for everyone, but Self-harming is so addictive, and it is extremely hard to stop doing. So I do give you a thumbs up for the many days you have gone without! For me personally, my cutting, even though I've been able to go 7 years without cutting, the urges and cravings to cut never went away, they just grew stronger over time. So for me the addiction is still there. And I'm still fighting it with everything I can think of, like coping skills to keep me from acting on those urges, and cravings to cut. I've tried the ice cubes, but since it's not the pain that helps me, that didn't work for me, it's the releasing of blood that helps me. So all I can do is just try to do things like writing, playing the piano, singing, just things I enjoy. And the most important thing is that I keep my hands busy,so I don't get tempted to just do it!
Because my stress level is pretty much through the roof as well, and I was having anxiety attacks back in May & June that were so bad that I was actually passing out from them. My PDoc had to increase the Dose on my Valium to help keep me calm to stop the attacks! So I just try really hard to keep busy as much as possible, if I'm not online, I have T.V. shows picked out that I watch each day. And I go to bed Early! Unless there's a good movie on that I want to see!
But don't give up, it is possible to stop, it just takes a lot of will power, and you have to really be careful about staying away from drugs and alcohol, because if you don't, then you can't think clearly enough to be able to make that decision not to, you may do it on an impulse, while under the infuence!
Best of luck in your fight against this addiction,it's a nasty one but so far your doing a great job!
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