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#81
Hi everyone...new to the forum but sadly not to self harm. Its a symptom of my BPD and one that i find very difficult to overcome. Nice to be able to talk about it amongst others though. I hope everyone has a safer 2012 x
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Hi I'm new and have been self injuring for about a year. I can make it about a week or two, but then slip up. My therapist and I have a deal that whenever I slip up she comes up with something creative for me to do or talk about that I would normally shy away from. I came up with that idea cuz I started to really cause some harm to myself. It seems to work because I don't want to have to do something out of my comfort zone.
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#83
I think when discussing self injury, you should tread lightly. It is a very serious topic- in my opinion as serious as suicide, therefore, we should encourage discussing reasons not to start, other methods for coping with emotional pain, and ways to stop if you have already started. However, I do think we should keep the SI forum as I- a victim of self mutilation- would like to talk about it. I'm sure others have the same or a similar opinion.
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#84
I have gotten worse.. Any tips?
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Hi I'm 22 and I'm new here I need help,I don't have parents,my father die when I was 11 and my mother I was 14. They didn't have a house the were renting a place,so when they die I had to leave with my aunt,she treated me bad,I was the 1 who was always doing the house work,they did buy anything for me,didn't support me with anything. When I was 17 I meet my boyfriend he was everything I needed he support me,care . And I went to varsity 1 year,I was pregnant ,my aunt chase me out of the house and I ended up staying at my boyfriend home,but now he treat me as if I'm nothing,like he is always telling me to leave and I can't because I don't have a place to stay. I spend most of my time crying
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well, im definatley not a professional, but i do believe that SI is a serious problem and should not be viewed as a joke. I think that for some people, it is a way to cry out for help because they dont know how else to do so. For others, i think SI is more personal, and is to help cope with emotions. I have struggled with this, and still do from time to time, but i have come to realize it does not get rid of the underlying problem.
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I have been self injuring since childhood and I am now in my fifties. Have had up to twenty year periods of remission, so it IS possible. Do not injure yourself, read the alternatives here on this site.
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Yeah........Im a teenager whos gotten into cutting....and I don't know what to do. My parents found out and its made it more awckard and its fueled negative emotions that cause me to do it.....so I understand anybody who is going through that right now
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#90
hi all
likewise i am happy to see a place where i can communicate on a taboo subject...i find it particularly stressful having thoughts that i believe are untellable to anyone |
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G'Day, from Sydney Australia.. I found this blog site today, and was curious.. so I joined. I'm 43yrs old, S,Injurer, since I was kneehigh to a grasshopper.. When I was growing up, we never had people to discuss this with, and to let others know about it was never an option... not even doctors. Infact this is the first place I've ever heard ppl discuss it. The only reason I found this site is because I had a recent.. situation.. that caused me to search out something that could tell me I am not insane because of my SI. (I have never sought out treatment or even to see anyone for my situation) I am one who does not really remember the instances where I SI, I only remember the outcome.. on rare occasions I have flashbacks, but as I said, this is rare. It has been like this since, forever, I guess. I do not relate to the reasons I've found people discussing, but do relate to the after effects of my SI, scaring, and recently, the new wounds...but not as in shame or embarrassment, more of a detatched kind of way...like it never happened... only difference is this time I've had to tell my partner, he would have seen it. I haven't SI'd for 5 1/2yrs, this has totally thrown me out of whack...and obviously upset my partner too, as he thought I had gotten past it. (He has seen old scars). I don't know what I will get out of this site or what I can offer.. if anything.. yet, but just thought I'd introduce myself..and say hi...
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I wish people would not be so judgmental. I don't even like to leave my house and over five years, I have become very lonely. |
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#93
Hello everyone. I'm fifty years old and have self-injured since I was very young.
Every therp I have been to has known about it. The one I have now has told me I shouldn't be ashamed that this is my coping skill that I've used out of necessity. She has been really helpful. I haven't SI'd since July. I think about six months has always been my limit before I SI again. I'm hoping that I've learned to deal with things better, but don't know until the next crisis comes up. Thanks for this forum. And hello to everyone that shares this issue. |
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#94
Ive been struggling with SI ....I cant connect to my emotions...so that seems to be the way to express what Im feeling sometimes...I just want the emotional pain to stop
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Whenever I go to a forum, I feel like I need to post something. So I'm posting something here. I don't actually hurt myself. I've thought about it often, but I'm too scared, so I just imagine it.
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#96
For several years, I struggled with SI, and most of the times, gave in to my addiction. from slaps and hits, to burns and cuts, I always felt the need to punish myself, and every time I did... It felt so good. But that "high" never lasted long, so I began to do it more. Yet the more I did it, the worst I felt, and my "highs" were no longer high. So I began to cut deeper, and burn longer, until I realized that I had a problem, and needed to stop. Two years later, here I am. Nearly every day I still have those thoughts and desires run through my mind, and perhaps for the rest of my life they will, but I've been able to control them. It's really difficult, and honestly some days I don't know how much longer I can last... but I do. I guess what I'm trying to say is, is that if you're struggling with SI, I understand - and maybe I can help. feel free to pm me, because I could also use a friend to talk to.
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I need to get my life turned around in so unhappy about my self I do try so hard to stop cutting but it just doesn't work what can I do?
I need help, I have to much on my hands and I try to talk to someone but I end up crying out of it. Please help me |
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I'm new here. Only a few people in my life know about my self-harm. My family doesn't know and I've never told them. I think they would put me in a mental hospital which I don't want. It's been about 4 years now since I started due to a horrible relationship. I haven't done anything in quite awhile but lately it seems once my bad mood starts, I spiral.
I miss my baby brother who is in his first year of college. I miss my departed grandpa who was more like a best friend. I work my *** off at my job while other's sit around doing nothing. I feel like there's no light at the end of the tunnel. My moods are random and can hit at any moment. I don't know what to do or how to stop. |
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Thank you for this room,
it is going to be most helpful. Just happy that there is a place to share without judgments. |
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I'm older and have been SI ing since I was a young child. I am in treatment and have been for many years. I am neither ashamed nor " proud" of the things I've done. If anyone happens to comment on scars, I tell them it's none of their business. I neither hide nor flaunt the scars. It is what it is....
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