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Dec 11, 2011, 03:21 PM
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I've been self injury free for nearly a week, but even now I crave the pain. I crave the blood running from inside me and running across my skin. I want to feel the pain because it's so much easier to deal with than the emotional pain. With physical pain you can just get a painkiller or a plaster and then the problem's sorted!
I know I shouldn't cut, I know it's stupid. So many people have told me this. I just can't control the urges...
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Dec 11, 2011, 03:28 PM
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(((((EverythingCanWait)))))
 Self-injury can become addicting, if we rely on it as a coping mechanism to avoid emotional pain. The urges won't just disappear, especially in a week. I have been self-injury free for about 7 months, and although most days I don't think about it, there is the occasional urge. For me, I think it will always be in the very back of my mind...and will come out on the rare occasion. What matters though, is that we don't act on these urges. Please try to take things one day at a time. Nearly a week without SI is fantastic!  I think you will find that, the longer you go without self-injuring, the less appealing it will seem.I hope that you are seeing a therapist as well, because it is difficult to stop a negative coping mechanism, and then have to face that emotional pain we have been avoiding. This is where talking to a professional can be VERY beneficial, to deal with the tough emotional stuff. You're doing great, keep it up!
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Dec 11, 2011, 03:34 PM
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I once went over a year without self injury but then the urges just got so strong and now I wish I never started to cut again.
I see a counsellor but I'm too scared to tell her about it at the moment. Thank you for the support though! I'll try to pull through, but I can't make any promises >.<
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Dec 12, 2011, 11:44 AM
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Telling your therapist about your emotional pain is very, very important.
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Dec 12, 2011, 06:07 PM
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I know it is, but she has said that she will tell teachers at school if she thinks I'm at risk and I really don't want the school to get involved...
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Dec 13, 2011, 09:58 AM
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Talk about your pain not the SI.
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