Hi Superheroine,

Absolutely it can work, and that can be another factor in how addictive it can be..........especially when you have nothing else that's helping..........and I can completely understand the intensity/need/urge you must have been feeling at the time

But of course...........it's "short term" release/relief isn't it...........and the escalation in need/urge over time............

So, while in a way, I'd say it's real good you managed to escape some of those feelings, you do deserve much more than SI, a way to deal with those feelings without hurting............

Of course I'm going to ask you to try to talk to your therapist about it , but if we can help in anyway too e.g. if you want to talk more about the feelings, what happened to you, the SI........anything!!! If we can give you some distraction, if we can offer you any tips (like the old ice cube one)..........whatever we can do..........because you do deserve so much better/so much more

Alison