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.
I have seen different doctors who tell me two completely different things about my self-injuring behaviors. One doctor leaves me alone about it. He thinks it's actually a healthy behavior because it's allowing me to express my emotions--otherwise, those emotions, the anger, rage, misery, and depression--would all turn inward, at least more so than it already is. The other doctor thinks my SI is practically the end of the world and freaks out whenever I tell her something about it. Have any of you experienced something like this? What do you think the root of your SI is?
deleted_user
Ok, it sounds like neither doctor has a clue what SI is and you need a THIRD opinion. We are NOT freaks. SI is NOT a healthy form of expression, nor is it the end of the world.
EmmaammE
I agree with the 1st comment. When i told my doctor i was really scared that she would freak out but she didnt make a big deal about it. She has tried to help me stop without making out that im a freak and she hasnt just ignored it either. Its not a good thing to be doing but certainly not something to freak out about - after all its not going to give you much confidence if she cant deal with it!
deleted_user
i know different docs and many different health proffessionals all have mixed ideas about it. but i agree with the the first post. maybe another doc will help. my doctor was in the middle, she didnt freak out but at the same time didnt say it was healthy she just said right now it was my coping mechanism and that she would help me thorugh it. shes alasy been great about it.
deleted_user
I hadn't told anyone until I came here. I told my brother a couple days ago, but he just rolled his eyes.
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