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It felt good

guycountry
guycountry
My "nephew" and I were at the beach today and we had made a fire. I was tending to it and he sat next to me and started to poke at it. Sparks started to fly and one landed on me. The pain felt nice and calming as if it was a something new that I could do to myself instead of the cutting. I let it sit there for a few seconds then acted like it bothered me so no one around would notice. It was something that I would never do on purpose but at the same time it made me feel like I should start up my cutting again. I am almost a year cut free but little things that feel so good like the hot spark landing on me trigger the control that I felt when I cut myself and almost at time make me want to relapse. I didn't but it doesn't mean the temptation isn't still there.
valgal18
valgal18
i understand where you're coming from......i've been over a year clean and it feels great......the feeling of being clean is a way better feeling than the feeling of cutting......i hope that makes sense.....find something else to do....stretching works for me....if you ever wanna talk, please feel free to message me
deleted_user
deleted_user
I totally get it. I switched from cutting to burning for a bit bc my therapist suggested I try something else. OK totally not what he meant but that's what happened. It does work and well. Here's the issue, it will be just as hard to stop as cutting. The scars are worse and down right nasty when they boil up and split open. It also gets out of control to fast. I have a lot of numb areas from burning and the damage sucks. I'm only telling you this as a warning.
I know it was not intentional this time (I love how some idiots assume anytime I accidently do something it must be on purpose bc i self harm) and it is totally a trigger. But there are going to be so many triggers out there and it sounds like you have been clean for a bit, so you must have found some new coping choices. Are they still working for you. I wish you the best!
guycountry
guycountry
I find myself itching a lot and biting my nails. I actually almost get my nails to nothing. At times these help but at the same time I know that I am still harming myself. When the feeling is really strong I find myself biting my lip and praying that I don't get a knife or something sharp to cut with. It's been difficult but its like any other addiction.