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.
ok first of all i have to admit that i do have a problem. never wanted to admit it but i do. i thought i could control it "not to cut myself anymore" but i can't. it's like everytime i do it i go deeper and deeper and it hurts very badly. the reason i started cutting myself was because thats how i would solve my problems i didn't have no one to talk too. i would keep everything bottle up inside of me never would i ever express myself to anyone. when i started noticing that as much as i want to stop i can't i just simply can't by myself. in a way it has come like an addiction and that scares me. it's like everytime i feel sad, bad, angry, depress i have to go to that extend cut myself. it's like this person comes inside of me in a way. i just don't know what to think anymore. i don't know what is happening to me. NEED ADVICE!!!!
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counselling help ask your doctor there only u can stop it hard i done this for 28 years there thing to remind your self u are good person u don;t have to keep believing horridle things about yourself u can chunk them out and start seeing good in yourself sometimes i hate myself instead of hating someone eles. i can turn my anger back onto those who deserve it it how u feel inside u bring it out on the out side a friend i am hear if u need to talk good luck take care
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I know how cutting can become controlling and addictve Find a way to control the feelings I know alot easier said than done The way i cope is by finding out which emotion i'm struggling with if it's an anger issue than I'm lucky enough to own a punch bag which i turn to If i'm sad or depressed i pick up the phone and have a good long chat with a supportive mate There are times when these methods don't work and pain is what i want and cutting is needed and nothing else works but i use this as a last resort so i can least say "i tried other methods" when i feel bad afterwards(ice cubes held in the elbow/knee joints give pain and no scars)
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Lately I have struggled with cutting daily. I believe that cutting or self mutilation is an addition but I believe that a person can over come it. For me cutting is a way to do one of three things: make my self come down from a high, make myself high, or to deal with anxiety or stress. I am working on channeling my energy in other directions- like working out or just going for a walk. Find someone you can call when you feel like cutting- Trust me I know that it is easier said than done. If you believe in a higher power such as God believe that he can help you Have faith my friend know that you are not the only one suffering from this addition.
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