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Old Dec 14, 2016, 06:08 PM
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so i managed to not cut for a year and then my mood went down hill and it all went to ****. i thought i could make it through a day one day but i can't and thats scary.
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Old Dec 14, 2016, 06:17 PM
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I'm sorry, I had similar experiences. In the past I was able to stay away from it for years, and then it came back...I felt like I failed, and I felt guilty. But by feeling like this, I wanted to cut myself even more. So it's important to break the cycle of cutting--> feeling guilty --> then doing it again for this feeling...what helps me is to use some coping strategies...for example, if I really want to cut, I try to wait 5 or 10 minutes, then another 5 or 10, and meanwhile I distract myself, mostly by doing pshysical activities (even cleaning my house), or drawing/coloring something. I find that after a while, if I wait, the urge will go away.
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Old Dec 16, 2016, 07:02 PM
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Not cutting for a year is an incredible achievement and I promise you it can be possible again in time. Unfortunately the urges can still be there and become consuming if other coping strategies aren't working.

Please try to be gentle with yourself - take it one hour or even one minute if you need to - every minute when the urges are strong is an amazing thing. What strategies helped you before? Sometimes, as alpacalicious said, those distracting strategies can be very effective until the urges pass.
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Old Dec 16, 2016, 11:37 PM
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I have been there I know what that can feel like. But one year is a big accomplishment! One you can be proud of. Maybe you could try to focus on how long you did make it rather than focusing on giving in to the urge which happens to everyone. You have a brilliant job just focus on that and maybe you won't fall into a thought trap.
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Old Dec 17, 2016, 12:10 AM
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I think Random_Emotion is on the right track. Any time I focused on being a failure my urges became stronger. So focus on the positive, you made it a full year something not many of us can say we've done.

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Old Dec 17, 2016, 07:53 PM
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Congrats on making it through a year! You will never run out of chances to start over, hun.
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