Hi Rapunzel,

For what it's worth, for me, too, I have known this was an addictive behavior. It can be hard to think of it that way, but I know it is true for me.

Hooray for you for resisting the urge! Wow, that took great strength. If you have a favorite thing (like that knife?) that you use to injure yourself, have you thought of getting rid of it? That is one of the things which helps me to keep safe....keeping my home free of things which I could use for injuring. It can be hard to get rid of things like that, but that can be another step in keeping yourself safe.

Take care,
ErinBear