[Rapunzel]

Well, today makes 6 months for me of not cutting. Well, um, no blood anyway. Can't say no SI. I substitute other methods without even thinking about it. But the other methods aren't nearly as good.

Rap

Good to hear that Rapunzel. Sending you strength to keep going, and decrease, the SI altogether. Good luck!

Way to go

When SKR and I were woking on my cutting I couldn't go cold turkey and knock out ALL of my Self injury ways at once. Things would just build up until I would end up cotting beyond control.

So then I decided totry something different stop only one thing at a time starting with the mose severe. When that one was in control then work on the next one. Well I went a full year of no cutting and sliding back into it. So then I started controling the next most severe way but I cam very close to cutting again so I gave in. That told me that I needed more time of no cutting before I took out another. So I gave myself 3 months more and then tried again. This time I lasted a month without cutting and the next one I am knocking out before I slid into the next one BUT I did not cut.

Maybe taking out only one at a time will help you too. maybe give it another 6 months before you try taking another one out.

Hang in there.

[Fuzzybear]

That's a great achievement Rap!!!

[Rapunzel]

Thanks you guys. Especially for accepting the six months even though other methods have been active. I like that idea of waiting before trying to knock out another one.

I never was sure that going any further than 6 months would matter to me, and I almost blew it a couple of days short. The knife was out, and I sat with it for a while, and put it in my pocket and carried it around for almost a whole day. I have some scratches, but they are very superficial. So I'm not sure I should actually count the 6 months. It's been a difficult few days.

Rap

Dear Rapunzel. My two cents. You were strong enough to resist, even though you had the knife and had some tough days. Well done! And i think the 6 months definitely stand.

Please fell free to tell me to get lost if this sounds preachy etc. Not my intention. Take care.

[Rapunzel]

Thanks again.

[lenjan]

IMHO, scratches don't count. The 6 months stands! Congrats! I know how hard it is.

((((((((((((((((Rap))))))))))))))))))

Love, Candy

[ster]

Rapunzel Good to hear,One at a time is the way to do it.

(((((Rapunzel))))

[ickydog2006]

That's awesome, and the 6 months should stand.

I did the same thing; when I quit cutting I used other methods not as good. (I would have never made it without the other methods there to fall back on). Eventually those methods decreased on there own.

You're doing awesome and I'm definitely proud of you.

[Rapunzel]

Thanks again for the acceptance and for sharing your experience. ((((((((all))))))))) It means a lot.

At 6 months there was no way that I could have carried a knife around and not use it. You bet that 6 months count - not only did you not use it but you CARRIED the knife around with you for days. man THATS WILLPOWER.

[Rapunzel]

I slept with it, actually. And made a couple of small scratches. T let me know that the things I was thinking about were unacceptable.