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.

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what to do?

lilduckie
lilduckie
I use to cut and have not done that in about 1 year. Things are really rough right now. My depression is really bad right now and I haveing a hard time with some memories of my past. I want to cut so bad. I am so close to doing it but I am trying to resite it. Ya know? sigh. I just dont know what to do.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Keep fighting this - You can do it. You can beat this. Is the permanent scarring and public reaction worth the few seconds of relief? You can do other things to hep take your thoughts away from the SI urges. Try and distract yourself. Take one step at a time. One minute at a time if you have to. I know I have had to do it that way before, and somehow you get through.

You can do this.

But dont punish yourself too bad if you do end up SI'ing. It is one slip, Just get up and keep fighting. Each time you hold it off is one less scar you have to hide.

Best wishes to you.
lilduckie
lilduckie
Hey,
Thanks for the advice. that does help to know I am not alone. I have been distracting myself. Made a few phone calls and stuff. So I am trying really hard. It is crazy cuz I am a cutter but I hate scares. Go figure. If it is scares with surgery or an accident I am cool with it. but not so much when I cut myself. Anyway no more rambling. Thanks. I am trying to keep my chin up.