Self-Injury Support Group
Whether you or someone you know or love struggles with self-injury, this is the community to discuss your experience, find support, meet others going through the same, and get advice on how to stop. Working together, we can help find alternative coping skills to reduce the urge to self-harm.
It has been about 4 months since I last cut myself. It has been very hard at times, and there have been a number of times that I have found myself sitting in my room with a razor to my skin and a bottle of peroxide and pile of tissues beside me, contemplating whether or not to do it. But I've managed to say no, and stay cut-free for about 4 months.
I just wanted to share this with all of you to remind you that you can get through, that you can say no, and that you can be in control.
To those of you struggling with the urge to cut, and finding yourselves unable to say no, don't hold it agains yourself or feel bad about it. It's not your fault. You will fail many many times, and that is okay. I've been struggling since late grade school with this, and it has only been in recent years that I have had any real successes. But there have also been failures.
Before I last cut, I had gone almost a year without cutting. Before that, 6 months, 3 months, a few weeks... and so on. I find that as time goes on I am able to restrain for longer and longer periods of time before I lose control and fail again. But I have learned to stop feeling guilty about it when I do give in. I have learned to accept it, to view what is done as done, and start over again. I hope that all of you can do the same.
We're all in this together!
I just wanted to share this with all of you to remind you that you can get through, that you can say no, and that you can be in control.
To those of you struggling with the urge to cut, and finding yourselves unable to say no, don't hold it agains yourself or feel bad about it. It's not your fault. You will fail many many times, and that is okay. I've been struggling since late grade school with this, and it has only been in recent years that I have had any real successes. But there have also been failures.
Before I last cut, I had gone almost a year without cutting. Before that, 6 months, 3 months, a few weeks... and so on. I find that as time goes on I am able to restrain for longer and longer periods of time before I lose control and fail again. But I have learned to stop feeling guilty about it when I do give in. I have learned to accept it, to view what is done as done, and start over again. I hope that all of you can do the same.
We're all in this together!
Like you I too am celebrating 4 months!! Congratulations to you, I know how hard it can be but keep up the good work!
It has been a very hard 4 months... and the months leading up to the relapse were a very difficult time for me as well. I am glad to know that there is a place I can turn to when I find myself on the edge again.