Here's to trying together

I feel pretty high on the scale today. (Shall find my old thread on the board and vent soon) But I'm gonna try and write some shtuff instead.

I find writing helps me alot too tamzinerose. I will be doing alot of that myself today. I am a 5. I have some bill paying that will keep me out of the house for a bit and then I will be here on and off and writing and drawing throught aout the day. I also have a dinner date with a friend latter on so I plan on staying very active and busy today.

I am a 1 today - no thoughts and no urges. take care all who are battling to remain self injury free.

Nearly slipped up last night Really struggling lately. I'll keep trying though.

I came very close myself thursday night. What saved me was my reading my printed out email from a friend that says -

"you are just going to keep finding hope in Hell aren't you. They don't call us survivors for nothing."

That email reminded me that -

1. I wasnt alone she is there for me.

2. the person who sent me that email and I have already survived the worst hell on earth. What is happening to me now is just an annoying lifes award (after effect). I am a survivor. I survived the hell so I will survive the annoying lifes rewards too.

3. The word hope has special meaning for me because it was the name of a support group I was in and those members are still there for me so again I am not alone.

4. Keep looking for that positive of hope in hell.

I use this email affirmation often and it helps each and every time I get those thoughts and urges.

My friends are a big part of my coping skills in fighting various thoughts and urges so to all my friends be it on line, in real life, by email, regular mail, phone or in person I give lots of love and thanks to them for being who they are, where they are and how they are in my life and resources of coping skills.

Hang in there tamzinerose you are not alone, Im here and this thread is heare, and when the times get rough how about those friends and affirmatrions.

almost forgot to check in today and did forget yesterday oops. Both days were no thoughts and urges so I am a 1 right now. I have been taking advantage of the nice weather biking and coming on line. something about biking and having the sun shining helps so much in backing those thoughts and urges out of the way for a bit. take care everyone.

A friend of mine emailed me today, actually yesterday since my clocks now say after midnight, what happened to that Here's to trying together" thread. I told her to quit lurking and post to it cause its still here.

As for why I stopped posting to it - I have this chart in my journal so when I do my journal writing I also do my depression inventory, anxiety inventory and this chart at the same time. So when Im here on line I think did I do that today, oh yea I did. Only I forget to log it in here.

So for PJ heres the post you were asking about, for those that want to continue with this and for those who would like to join in here I now pop this back to the top..

I haven't been around for quite a while. I don't struggle with SI nearly as much as I used to. I think I've changed.

I haven't posted here in a while either. I have been keeping track in my journal. I came really close last night but I made it through and am back on track as much as I can be today.

I was wondering how you were doing, glad to hear you see some changes for the better. How cool.

Thanks, I thought so too. Been a bit happier of late, so I don't really feel like coming round here in case I somehow trigger myself

Thats exactly why I set this thread up this way so that there isnt any graphic content that could trigger. Sometimes even though I haven't been posting I read through this just to remind myself Im not alone and the coping tools that help me and others are right here just a click away. Hang in there. Me, Im about a 3, but yet more tired then anything But I am not going to sleep the day away. I am going Shopping for my sons birthday presents. I was told yesterday he is going through yet another growth spurt and needs more clothes So Im spending the next few days feeling like a mom and shopping for my boy, I think I'll even get myself something to celebrate making it through a whole year without cutting. March 18th will be a year and now that the case review is over I KNOW I can make it these last few days to that one year mark. And man some nights and days it was only through my coming to PC and also this thread that got me through So hey to all here and all that post to this thread Thanks for being here you all are terrific.

well folks I have made it one year and 2 months but when the urges hit they hit so I decided to come back and read some positive ways to control my very present urges today and thought others would like to read some positive ways to handle their urges too. I was also on the phone last night. and the timing of that phone call could not have been better because unbeknowst to the person who called I was dangeriously close to losing my one year 2 month record. I told the caller how to find this site and how to find me. So dear "sister in law" so to speak Thank you so much for reaching out to me last night. Healing can happen for ourselves and our loved ones. and together we will win this battle. Love you all.

Bumping up for those looking for help in controling their self injury behavior.

Hang in there everyone

I needed to read some posts about ways to help myself from doing anything recently without wanting to read any negaitve action and so on filled posts so in the process thought I would bump this back up for those that may also need some ideas of how people are fighting the urges without having to read raw details so to speak or reading about someone who has recently cut. just a reminder because we have quite a few new people since the last time I bumped this to the top -

This thread is only for posting positve ways that help you in preventing the self injury behaviors - no matter what that self injury behavior is. That way those in active states can visit the thread without reading how someone just did their self injury preference. You can also check in if you like about where you feel you are right now. The first post of the thread has a number scale to help with this.

Take care all.