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Originally Posted by AmyFed07
There is a lot of stuff going on. The stuff with my husband is the sexual abuse, and it's been going on since this summer...so maybe 5 months now. And the uglier thing is to make me less attractive to my husband and maybe he'll leave me alone. I know it's destructive thinking...which I guess makes my anxiety and urges worse. I mentioned this to my T last session, but it was the last 10 minutes of session, so we didn't really get into it further. And I don't see him again until the 3rd.
I just post to get it out of my head onto paper, and I know that others can relate.
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Well, good for you - for posting and getting it out and onto paper. I am finding that posting is helping to loosen up the tightness in my own head so I can come up with new solutions. It's not easy. I am glad you brought up the thing about cutting to make yourself uglier so that you will be left alone and feel safe. You said you did this as a solution, but it's not the best solution because it creates more anxiety. So you have to keep thinking creatively, and come up with new things to try. I know others might immediately tell you what to do, but I don't think that is helpful because you need to empower yourself and take responsibility for your actions, and
you can do this, and you need to know that others are listening. You need to know you are not invisible. You need to know there are other doors to go through, other ways to get out of your situation. For now that's all I can give you. Self-harming is
not your
only option. Please think. Keep posting.