no harm contract

Someone enlighten me on why some Ts do this? I don't get the meaning of it..
My T doesn't do this and I would be so mad and would have left her at the start.

Maybe it may be beneficial in the long run where you want to do it but you can't because of the contract.. but that's silly to me. Stopping SI is something you would want to do. But then it's been your crutch for a long time..

I would get quite angry with it as well. I understand the point is to motivate you to stop, but I agree that it is something you have to do for yourself, not for someone else.

I am not 100% certain about this - but I am guessing it is multi-fold.

1) To reduce the odds of you committing S.
2) To measure your willingness for treatment on SH.
3) To measure your honesty

But that is just my UNQUALIFIED opinion....

i don't know useless_me. i SI mostly to stop myself from committing S. like this is something of a catharsis that releases my S thoughts.

imagine a world where SI has been your crutch for so long. and suddenly you stop... all because of that contract. to me it increases the chance of someone self-destructing because one way to help them cope is gone... SI should gradually be decreased? and that the T should focus on them getting to a place where they can cope without cutting? :/

somehow i feel like they're running away from responsibilities. but that's just me...

I can not tell you how much just reading these words made my anxiety soar..... I too *need* to use this to keep any shred of sanity.

And as I have more and more "limits" put on me by my therapists..... I feel closer and closer to snapping.

Guess I am not alone.

No, you are not alone in that at all...

Sweet... a party.