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#1
May 28, 2012, 11:14 PM
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Ok so ive been dealing with self harm for many years once when i was about 25 my ex told me to "get over" the cutting and "grow up" that i had a child now... Im 32 now and still struggle with it.. I feel so ashamed am i alone here?? It just isnt something I can grow out of..... If only it was that easy...
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May 29, 2012, 07:47 AM
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It's not something you can just "get over." There is another thread here that's about older cutters. You might read that, and see that you are definitely not the only one.
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May 29, 2012, 10:00 AM
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Do you understand what triggers your SI? Do you have a therapist?
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Don't let your problems or the world make you feel small. Stretch your arms out over your head. Take a deep breathe. Tell yourself that you are big. You are big, not small. You always have space, you are not trapped........ I'm an ISFJ |
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May 29, 2012, 01:16 PM
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My brother told me to "stop acting like a teenage girl"
People just don't get what a horrible addiction SI is. It's hard not to feel ashamed, but you shouldn't be.
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“If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. ... We need not wait to see what others do.” Gandhi |
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May 30, 2012, 05:02 PM
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May 31, 2012, 12:03 AM
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There is nothing to be ashamed of, but you DO need help. I couldnt stop without help. Hugs.
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May 31, 2012, 12:05 AM
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Sometimes I feel ashamed of doing it because I am getting to be older now too, I just turned 24, and cutting sounds so teenage-ish... so i can understand
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Jun 09, 2012, 02:16 PM
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Jun 10, 2012, 12:36 AM
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He sounds like an a©s. Its not something you just get over. I'm 28 and si from time to time. Glad I'm not the only 1 that's older that still harms
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Jun 10, 2012, 10:11 PM
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I've been back and forth since I was 12 with SI different types, and recently started cutting again Im 20 now. do I feel ashamed idk, I feel guilty for it and worry about infection but I am blunt with my family even if they tell me to "get over it, stop) or my favorite "you were never a cutter", my mom told me. They also try to make me promise not to SI anymore but I can't i know I will break it and SI. It isn't "emo" or "teenage attention seeking" either.
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