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Feb 20, 2008, 04:12 PM
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hi im lexi. im new here... and this seems to be the category i most fit in. so im gonna introduce myself.
im 18. i have been cutting for 4 years now. im comfortable doing it, like it defines me. it is kinda a comfort, like i know i can rely on it to give me the effect i want. i have tried other things, but nothing has helped. does anyone have any comments, or advice, that is not the usual, oh, just dont do it, or, hold ice, rubber bands, stuff like that?
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Feb 20, 2008, 04:57 PM
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I dont have much advice but I wanted to say hi and welcome to the board... I am new here too =) I am glad we have both found this place!
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Feb 20, 2008, 07:47 PM
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Hey lexi (i love your name!), welcome to pc!!
I have a question if you don't wanna answer thats fine btw....how does self harm define you? How do you define yourself? I'm lost at the moment.  
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Feb 20, 2008, 07:57 PM
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Hi lexi, I'm new here too, nice to meet you
Have you tried any of the self help tips at the top of the section? I've found some of them useful |
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#5
Feb 21, 2008, 01:20 AM
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hi lexi... i wish i had the answers you are looking for...i don't ice and rubber bands don't work for me either... and my t counts ice as si... because it relieves my emotional pain by replacing it with physical pain... sooooo all that to be said... maybe we can find the answers together... it's nice to meet you...lyn
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lyn one could do worse then be a swinger of birches. ~robert frost~
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Feb 21, 2008, 12:44 PM
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i mean it defines in me in that... at my school i am basically defined as the cutter... one of the outcasts, the person who hurts themselves... no one really knows me. or knows who i am. i guess im comfortable in it. ppl keep there distance from me.
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Feb 21, 2008, 04:29 PM
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Hi Lexi,
Welcome to PC. Hope you find lots of support here. I'd just like to say that you are so much more than a labble. Being a cutter is not who you are as a total person, it's a coping mechanism no more no less. I do however understand how people get labelled at high school, just try not to let it define your life. If you want to stop cutting, it is possible, although it is hard. i've only cut once in the past 3 years, although I still get urges. I found therapy really helped me. Is there any chance that you could talk to a councillor at school or to your parents about finding you a therapist? Take care of yourself. --splitimage
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Feb 25, 2008, 07:02 PM
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im doing better, i guess. my new friend moved in with me and is driving me up the wall. my gradma and grandpa are in the hospital. im soooo stressed out. i havent cut so far. it has been 4 days since the last time. seems like a lifetime.
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Feb 25, 2008, 09:26 PM
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4 days - good start, good job. Sorry about your grandparents.
 (((((((((((hugs))))))))))))
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Feb 25, 2008, 10:58 PM
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I'm sorry about your grandma and grandpa. I think it is great about your 4 days though.
BB
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