 |
| FAQ/Help |
| Calendar |
| Search |
|
#1
Nov 14, 2013, 08:23 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
... but I didn't!!!
 Instead, I had a cigarette, and took a shot, and felt much better! As long as I don't become an alcoholic this plans sounds like it should work!!! ........ to bad I still want to  Will these urges ever go away?! asdl;fkja;sldkfj
__________________
The unexamined life is not worth living. -Socrates |
 falsememory7
|
|
#2
Nov 14, 2013, 08:30 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Good for you! The more times you can keep from injuring yourself, the more strength you gain and the less power the urges have.
Be careful with the alcohol. Make sure that you aren't just trading one destructive coping mechanism for another. One shot isn't a big deal, but those of us who are or have been cutters know that it is an addiction. If you can become addicted to one thing, you may have an addictive personality. I can't tell you if the urges ever go away, but for me, they have gotten much weaker. My last episode was two years ago, now almost three, and when I feel the urge, I know there is something really bothering me and try to figure out what it is and what I can do about it. Sam2 |
| falsememory7, jacq10
|
 falsememory7, jacq10
|
|
#3
Nov 14, 2013, 08:36 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Yes I am/was definitely addicted to the cutting part.. I think that's why the urges still come. I try and not pathologize them when they are here, and try to just recognize that they are because of past patterns... but they still freak me out! I'm terrified of falling down that slippery slope that was SI and depression 24/7 .... I've been good for nearly 8 months and am just trying to hang on to that!
the shot, in this case, was just something to put in my body to make those feelings stop. I will defffffinitely be careful that that doesn't become another pattern... I just didn't know what else to do!
__________________
The unexamined life is not worth living. -Socrates |
| falsememory7
|
| falsememory7
|
|
#4
Nov 14, 2013, 11:11 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Wow, Jacq10 that's really incredible - 8 months is a long time! a lot of times, we post things up here when we're upset, and really struggling with things, and that's really good. yet sometimes that lets us forget the victories that we've had - and 8 months is such a BIG victory! I've been addicted to SIing, and I know how compelling it can be, and how strong the urges are sometimes, but reading this (and seeing how you handled it) really made me happy, and gave me hope
 thanks!
__________________
~your friend~ 
|
| jacq10
|
| jacq10
|
| Reply |
This is an old thread. You probably should not post your reply to it, as the original poster is unlikely to see it.|
|
My Support Forums is the online community that was originally begun as the Psych Central Forums in 2001. It now runs as an independent self-help support group community for mental health, personality, and psychological issues and is overseen by a group of dedicated, caring volunteers from around the world.
Linear Mode
