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.
Last week I got in a fight with my dad again. For two days I cut my wrists, arms, legs, everything with my knife. I haven't really cut much since then but when I dont cut I end up overdosing on pain pills to try and take me mental pain away. I know it's bad but I can't stop. My family makes me want to cut.
valgal18
i'm really sorry......a lot of my triggers come from my family.....your family doesn't "make you" cut.....you just haven't found other coping skills or if you have, you haven't found one that works for you....i know that cutting is REALLY HARD to stop...it's very addicting.....but we CAN beat it....perhaps a coping mechanism that you can try is using a red marker and use that one your skin when you want to cut.....if you ever need to talk i'm here
loum50
My triggers can come from anywhere. I'm trying to put the anger where it belongs and not on me. Sometimes you can't do anything about the feelings except feel them even though they feel unbearable. I haven't cut in years, but I'm trying to stop all SI. Sometimes I dissociate and scratch myself, the feelings from that make me want to cut again. I do a number of other things to SI. Today I went to the movie theater to treat my inner child. Some AH pushed down on the back of my wheelchair without warning and I felt something snap in my back. I was in so much pain, I had to leave the theater. I had every intent to hurt myself when I got home. Now I'm feeling much more rational and I'm angry at the AH and I didn't hurt myself. I still want to, but that's because I don't want to feel the anger. Anger was never safe for me as a child. Instead of hurting myself I'm laying in bed watching TV and I'm on DS. If I was in that fude AH's way he could have asked me to move. Sorry for ranting, but please put the anger where it belongs and don't take it out on yourself. Even though you may not be able to do anything about it but feel it. Get on DS and talk to people before you hurt yourself. Write about it in a journel. Whatever it takes but don't hurt yourself.
deleted_user
i know how it feels. and believe me, i'm not the kind of person who's gonna lecture you about how it's bad for you. i promise you. but if you do need someone to talk to, i'll be here(: as for over dosing on pain pills... i've never done that. but i am addicted to cutting.... i've been doing it for a little over a year and i know how you feel kind of... cause some of my triggers come from my family.. and it sucks cause you don't want to be around them yet you know that around them you should feel comfortable and safe yet you don't. just know your not alone... and i promise, if you ever need me, i'm here. cause i understande what your going through and i'd never judge you...
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