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 havent cut in a few months. When the urge is strong the thing that helps the most for me is to talk to someone. When it happens in the middle of the night, or during the day when no friends are answering, I turn to a hot-line. But sometimes they turn me away because I'm not suicidal. I talked to a therapist about that today and she said "So you need some warm lines." She tried searching on her phone and came up with nothing.
Do you know of a 'warm' line or a place you can find someone to talk to when you aren't suicidal or need to be hospitalized?
Do you know of a 'warm' line or a place you can find someone to talk to when you aren't suicidal or need to be hospitalized?
The places listed have limited hours though. this isn't something I can all in the middle of the night because I know if I don't talk to someone I'm going to give in. What can you do in that situation???
Other resources that could be good for you are:
1-800-273-TALK A 24-hour crisis hotline if youre about to self-harm or are in an emergency situation.
1-800-334-HELP Self Injury Foundations 24-hour national crisis line.
I could help you more with finding warm lines but its hard without knowing what state you live in or anything like that!
Take care and you can always message me if you need more resources!
I did try calling 1 800 334 HELP and got a business answering machine. I tried several times. I'm sure I entered it correctly.
I have used RAINN. It can be helpful but there have been times I have been disappointed with the volunteers not educated on how to help someone in a panic attack or with cutting urges and also there was one time someone cut me off and had to go after less than 10 minutes when I was still hyperventilating. So it's hit or miss. And when I'm feeling desperate I don't want to deal with misses!