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.
Hi, Im new here and currently, i do self inflict. I know it is bad for me and I know I can get really hurt but honestly it is the only thing that helps me with all these emotions that i feel. It makes me feel comfort and relief, something I havent really felt in a long time! And i do regret it when i see the scars but it really does help me even though its not healthy.
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Hi All.... It's great to see all of the new people joining the site... I'm loving it!!...smileI'm not sure if people are aware that if you don't have Bipolar Disorder but have a loved one who has the disorder we do have a board for people to go to in order to share their experiences and seek friendship, support or adviseIt's the Friends and Family of Bipolar Board.... I hope you'll take a...
I started cutting when I was 12, I"m 50. I don't voluntarily cut any longer, but my brain developed a lovely habit of "Amnesiac Dreamstates with Self Injuring Behavior" meaning I cut in my sleep when I have certain Nightmares. Because that's how my brain got used to dealing with the problems. Its not so fun waking up in a pool of blood with a knife or scissors or pen sticking out of your arm or leg and not knowing what the hell happened. 47 stitches was the worst, the last time was 3 months ago it was only 12 stitches. And I never remember what happened, hence the "amnesiac" part.
Self-Injury is a far more complicated Behavior than people think, it's not something you want to start, because it is not something that is in anyway easy to stop. Once you get far into it, it can be easier to detox from Heroin that Self Injury.
There are many, many safe ways to deal with all of the crap emotions we get handed in life, fear, depression, bullying, parent-issues. There are Counselors, Therapists, Medications, Coping Skills, Support Groups, many safe, healthy ways to deal with all the crap you have going on at the really tough stage in life that you are at.
I'm not judging you, trust me I know how hard life can be, and it can royally freaking suck...but you don't have to let it tear you down or make you hurt yourself in order to get through it. There are better ways, I hope you choose to look into some of those safer ways.
A good website to checkout is:
www.halfofus.com
Kat