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Dec 27, 2019, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by guilloche
Thanks for this SeeSaw. I had kind of forgotten, and you reminded me. A big part of why I quit was my last therapist was constantly trying to get me to go on medications. I really, really didn't want to do that. I realized that, looking at it through her eyes, it was hard to make the argument that I was functioning "well enough" to not need meds if I was self-harming.
I've had the urge (rarely, but it happens) since then. But, I think I'd need to let my neurofeedback guy know if I did (since he's trying to help me treat my brain, it seems relevant) - but he's NOT a therapist. So, it would be awkward, and I don't want to put him in that position.
Twitch Sorry - I totally understand about the Ts you've seen. It's really unfortunate. I wish I could connect you with my last T! Even though she didn't work out for me, she was very, very non-shaming about the self-harm, and talked a lot about how it can come about.
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I think a maladaptive coping skill only becomes maladaptive, by definition, when it begins to hinder normal life functioning. That may not be the case yet with the OP. My fear for her is an unnecessary involuntary committal, which would totally screw with every aspect of her life. Do I think cutting is wrong or bad? I mean, as a society we do a lot painful things to ourselves in the name of self care. What's the difference and where is the line? And why dont we have the right to dictate if we want to mutilate ourselves? There is a whole culture about body modification/self mutilation, and while it's not mainstream, it exists. Whose to say if cutting is maladaptive for the OP?
When I think of another person self harming I do feel sad. But I also understand the multitudes of impulses behind self harm and, in a sense, why the person is justified to do to their own body as they wish. But I also know that the rest of the world doesn't really understand it.
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Primary Dx: C-PTSD and Severe Chronic Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder
Secondary Dx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder with mild Agoraphobia.
Meds I've tried: Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Effexor, Remeron, Elavil, Wellbutrin, Risperidone, Abilify, Prazosin, Paxil, Trazadone, Tramadol, Topomax, Xanax, Propranolol, Valium, Visteril, Vraylar, Selinor, Clonopin, Ambien
Treatments I've done: CBT, DBT, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Talk therapy, psychotherapy, exercise, diet, sleeping more, sleeping less...
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