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Jan 31, 2009, 01:14 PM
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Agreed not to hurt myself. Which makes me want to hurt myself more. Anybody know any good books about recovering from mental illness?
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Jan 31, 2009, 08:39 PM
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Glad you were able to make a contract. Keep breathing. There are a lot of good resourses in the top of this forum... about urge surfing and such... as for books, there's tons - just matters which work *for you*. I'd go and hang out in the self help section of the nearest book store. actually, not a bad idea for myself... tonight seems like it may be a hard one...
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Feb 01, 2009, 03:58 AM
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or your local library is good and free! Albert Ellis a Guide to rational living is good - I have trouble getting through books though so leaf through a few and see if you can find one that is good for you
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Feb 01, 2009, 08:57 PM
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Hi Happy1, I am also a teenager and am having the same troubles. When a therapist has anyone sign a contract, I think that everyone then has the urge to hurt even more. I think that the best thing that you can do in that situation would be to include a positive reinforcement if you are able to stay safe. Ex: Session time is used in a different direction, like you can talk about your current event issue or most troublesome thing that causes you to self-harm. PM me anytime. I know exactly how you feel. Why don't you try safety conracting with yourself with a formal set up or crisis plan. Try my simple fill out paper that I use for myself. See if this is effective or bring it to your therapist to create a more flexible contract. (It's a word document for Microsoft, jsut copy and paste it to Microsoft)
I Crisis Triggers __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ II De-Escalation Techniques __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ III Supports Used __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ IV What I did/Plan of action __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ V Contract I agree to not hurt myself in anyway and to practice being safe through calming strategies that we have talked through with therapy and talking to my parent(s) or an emergency number. Kids Helpline: 1-877-549-1400, Crisis Services: 834-3131, thoughts of suicide: 1-800-SUICIDE, Signed:________________________________________________________ Please be careful, you are a gift in life, not a mistake. Try to make it what you want it to be 
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"When the world says 'Give up,' Hope whispers 'Try it one more time'" ~ Unknown "To dwell in the here and the now does not mean you never think about the past or responsibility, plan for the future. The idea is simply not to allow yourself to get lost in regrets about past or worries about the past or worries about the future. If you are firmly in the present moment, the past can be an object of inquiry, the object of your mindfulness by looking into the past, but you are still grounded in the present moment"  Thich Nhat Hanh |
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Feb 01, 2009, 09:00 PM
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Here is also a page that you can put onto Microsoft and print out to keep in hand when you don't feel safe:
“Just stop, press the pause button like a movie because what has happened doesn’t matter, you’re in the now, change what is happening now and forget about the past” “Cutting is really doing nothing; it’s a waste of time and is only going to ruin your life” “Do something instead of cutting to get yourself out of the problem of feeling nothing, take a hot or cold shower, just don’t be in for too long”
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"Life is like photography, you use the negatives to develop"
"When the world says 'Give up,' Hope whispers 'Try it one more time'" ~ Unknown "To dwell in the here and the now does not mean you never think about the past or responsibility, plan for the future. The idea is simply not to allow yourself to get lost in regrets about past or worries about the past or worries about the future. If you are firmly in the present moment, the past can be an object of inquiry, the object of your mindfulness by looking into the past, but you are still grounded in the present moment" Thich Nhat Hanh |
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Feb 02, 2009, 07:13 PM
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Even though ive promised some1 not 2 hurt myself, i continued hurting myself. I almost told some1 i hurt myself, but i called it "massaging" instead.
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#7
Feb 03, 2009, 01:34 AM
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are you seeing a T? I hope things are better for you now and that you are not hurting yourself - look at the posts at the top of the page and they may help you - please stay safe P7
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Its not how many times you fall down that counts its how many times you get back up! (Thanks to fenrir for my Picture )When you have come to the edge of all light that you know and are about to drop off into the darkness of the unknown, Faith is knowing One of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly. by Patrick Overton, author and poet |
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Feb 04, 2009, 05:29 AM
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www.self-help.co.nz
I know it is a NZ site but there are so many resources including free downloads. Hope this helps.
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