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undeservingaspie 04/25/2018

Tw self harm detail

I can feel my emotional pain tight in my chest. When i feel this i feel like irritated and anxious. I feel like i need to literally stab myself with a knife to let it all out. I cant do that again ( i did once in my past and it hurt like hell)

i have so much going on and yet when asked why i want to harm myself i have no answers. Like i cant think. I freeze and my brain shuts off.

I really cant do this much longer.

SimpsonsOK 04/25/2018

For many, the physical pain works against the unbearable emotional pain that we cannot control. If you haven't already joined the self harm group here, you might go just to read the posts and replies to help give you words to explain. Healing hugs.

patti22 04/25/2018

Can you focus on something else?

nightingale77 04/29/2018

Hugs..... sorry to hear you are going through so much... When you mentioned you have so much going on, does it mean you are doing well or ok in life and work? Or is it that you are having some issues with things around you generally? Are you aware of the kind of trigger you have whenever you feel like self harm?? Whatever it might be, it may be worth considering talking to a therapist. Keeping you in my prayer. God bless!

cjpfaz 04/29/2018

TW It is one of my problems. It came like an addiction to take out everything that way and feel less pain. The last thing that helped me believe or not was I wanted an tattoo to cover the scars and I knew it had to heal first.
I used the delaying a lot of times. Distraction was helpful good. Coloring, a walk, exercise or anything to distract myself. Another thing that helps me is to reach out. I
Still slip up one or twice a year, but not as bad. Talking to others or writing someone was the biggest help for me.

Khadi 04/29/2018

Sometimes when we are really in crisis it is time to ask for help. A good therapist can walk you through your feelings. I don't know you but I hate to think of how you are feeling, I am so sorry.

When I look back to times when I have wanted to hurt myself it is usually because I have reached the point when things feel out of my control. Maybe try doing something that makes you feel like you have control of your life? You said you have so much going on, is there anything that you can resolve that would make you feel relieved? Please don't hurt yourself, it only adds another problem to the list and it really only takes your mind off your problems by distracting you with another one. xo

mujicaptsd 04/29/2018

You're not alone, aspie, as you know we at DS PTSD get it. As SimpsonsOK says, there are even others here on DS who share a need to cope the temptation to cut in response to stress. One of the cutting support groups has 60 members.
Cutting
Support Group:
Cutting
60 members
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for those people who use self harm to hide their emotions and to scar their bodies with memories of their past pain.
https://www.dailystrength.org/group/cutting

Again, you're not alone. Much support to you.

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