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.
Zemphyra
About six months ago I relapsed back into depression. Three weeks ago I relapsed even further after my cat disappeared and I haven't seen him since. I can feel this sickness in me. My stomach is always in knots and it's got to the stage where I barely eat, and I've stopped taking all my meds because of my mum's reaction to how I was when I was put on an anti-psychotic. I suffer from major depression and anxiety but the doctor thought to get me through this very difficult time that it was best to put me on something extreme as a major tranquilizer because I was self abusing with minor tranquilizers and he just wants me off them. The major tranquilizers helped. I just slept all the time, but I had trouble with my coordination, which I figure was just my brain getting use to a new medication. So I wasn't too worried. But mum freaked out and told me I was like a drunk and she didn't want to even look at my face. So I stopped taking them, and all of my other meds. Now I'm on nothing and the urge to hurt myself is worsening. Last night I wanted to break my arm. I hit myself repeatedly with hard objects like torches, brushes, anything really. I don't know what to do. I'm spiralling out of control and I have zero support at home. And I don't know how I'm going to manage over the weekend because I have nowhere to escape to, and I hide everything related to my illness so well. I've become a master of disguise in response to that. I just don't know what to do anymore. I know I'm going to end up in the hospital ward with a broken arm, or slashed arms... What is it with the arms? I have no coping mechanisms. I have lots of appointments with different counsellors for my depression, my anxiety, and the fact I was sexually molested as a child by my father. But they haven't had time to focus on coping strategies yet. How do you keep out the demons? What can I do to stay stronger than them and one step ahead? I'm really scared... Should I go back to Mental Health?
deleted_user
Maybe you should go back so you can get some help and peace of mind. I am so sorry that you are going through this right now. I think you should go back to the hospital so you can keep yourself safe. If nobody at home understands you and won't help you, you aren't safe there. And there is no reason your mom should judge you. You can't help what happened to you. If your medicine helps you get through this, then you should take it. Nobody has the right to judge you. I wish you the very best. Please take care! Go ahead and get help asap if you feel you need it.
loum50
Try to get all the help you can. Be proactive in your care. I know it's hard as I'm also an incest survivor. I went through major depression and was on Prozac for a long time. I'm no longer in major depression. Believe me I know how it feels, but you can get through it. For me it was a black hole with no visible way to escape and that doesn't even come close to describing it. You can get through it. You may need different meds, they tried a few different ones on me before finding one I could deal with. Some of the meds I'm taking now make me dizzy, but not so much I can't deal with it. I really wish you the best.
ArtistMWS
I agree with the advice already given; if your parents won't support the fact that you require medication you might be better off back in hospital; at least until you've taken enough of the medications again to be better. Also, look into seeing a therapist that can help give you methods to use that can help you alter the SI habits; things such as instead of hurting yourself, you exercise, jog, hit a punching bag, draw, write, paint, talk to someone, watch a film, read a book, use an ice cube, tear paper into tiny shreds; things like this that can substitute for the SI behaviours.
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