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Originally Posted by Sapien
Thanks for sharing your story, @ SunThief and a warm welcome to the forums! I'm not totally out of the woods (I don't remember the last time I SHed but it's been a while) either, still get urges, but I know now I don't have to act on every urge I get which has helped not just with self harming but also with sticking with my schizoaffective meds, staying clean and sober, and even keeping relationships a bit steadier. |
A breakthrough I made in therapy which has been helping me was discovering why I relapsed on harmful behaviors such as SH. I always told myself no, but the other me never listened. Because for awhile now, I haven’t viewed myself as someone worth listening to so it let my urges take advantage of me.
I’m still struggling even with this realization, but self esteem issues don’t go away at a whim’s notice unfortunately. Thank you for your response, because it is nice to know I’m not the only one whose finished with the haunting but still hearing the ghost whisper, to use a spooky metaphor.
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