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.

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Looking for someone who will understand...

Misssfit
Misssfit

Dear Anyone,


I met a guy on here when I was 17, I am now 21, he helped me through so much, and he was a self harmer like me. We dont talk anymore, but now I feel like I dont have anyone close to me that I can talk to about this sort of thing because no one will understand, or they look at you with pity or disgust.. I just want someone my age that I can talk to who will understand what I am going through.. Im tired of seaching around in the dark with no Light to guide me home.. I scared and I feel like im slowly going to give up, Im slowly becoming unafraid of death again and It is terrifying.. I just want someone to help me be okay again.. (please dont tell me to go see a therapist, tried that for a long time and it just didnt work form me.. thanks!)



Love,


LonelyGirl

OlderCPer
OlderCPer
Hey,

Its difficult to have someone ask you for help or support but give you guidelines on what type of help they need....

A lot of us have been dealing with self injury for a long time, myself 34 years....and we know that just having a fellow self injurer as a Support system is not always the best thing. We tend to sometimes turn into enabler's opposed to supporters, as a Therapist doesn't do that, they have the Professional disconnection to keep that from happening. I won't tell you to go see a Therapist...but I will say that most of the time it can take going through a couple to get to the right one that can help you the way you need to be helped.

I hope you find what your looking for and find the Support you need.

Take care,
Kat
extraterrestrialone
extraterrestrialone
ok, i guess the big problem is that i'm not your age, but i have been a self harmer all my life never addressing the problme until just 3 + years ago. i won't cure you. and my self harm is probably different from yours, but i know things about self harm. i'm honest. i care about people who suffer from self harm. i can provide support until you find that young person and also as suggested by Kat you find a therapist who works right for you. now i go through waves of torment and calm and if you look at my posts you will see the evidence. at my best i write poems that i've posted here and all i can say about that is that its fun. who me, having fun?? honestly i don't know your situation. but i do care and want to help. me being so much older is not actually a problem. i don't demand your undivided attention. i'm around. that is what you need to know. i'm around and if you have no one you can talk to me.
Justitia
Justitia
Hey! I just joined here. I used to use the old daily strength and didn't re-join when then new one came. Honestly, I don't like it. But anyway, you can talk to me if you want, but I'm 25.
kezama1231
kezama1231
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