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've been self-harming for over a year now, and up until a few months ago, I only did it around once a week at the most.
I'm a lot more stressed now though, and in the past few months I've been to god knows how many counselling sessions and doctors appointments. My exams are coming up for my degree and I'm stressing out about those (I have depression so I have absolutely no motivation to do any work or revision right now). I've lost the majority of my friends and I feel very alone.
Cutting is my only escape; it's the only thing in my life I feel I have any control over. This past week I've found myself self-harming every single day, sometimes more than once. On a few nights I went to go to bed and realised I hadn't cut, and as terrible as this sounds, it felt wrong. I'm ashamed to admit I cut on those occasions.
My feelings have completely intensified in the past few months, and I sometimes feel like cutting is the only way to get through the day. It's constantly on my mind; when I was at work today all I could think of was getting home and being able to harm myself.
I feel so alone and like a bit of a freak to be honest. Does anyone have any advise or have any of you been in a similar situation? Obviously I don't WANT to cut, and I'm not saying it's a good idea at all. I just don't know what else to do, and I wish I'd never started sometimes. I'm addicted now and I feel like self-harm is taking over my already miserable life.
I'm a lot more stressed now though, and in the past few months I've been to god knows how many counselling sessions and doctors appointments. My exams are coming up for my degree and I'm stressing out about those (I have depression so I have absolutely no motivation to do any work or revision right now). I've lost the majority of my friends and I feel very alone.
Cutting is my only escape; it's the only thing in my life I feel I have any control over. This past week I've found myself self-harming every single day, sometimes more than once. On a few nights I went to go to bed and realised I hadn't cut, and as terrible as this sounds, it felt wrong. I'm ashamed to admit I cut on those occasions.
My feelings have completely intensified in the past few months, and I sometimes feel like cutting is the only way to get through the day. It's constantly on my mind; when I was at work today all I could think of was getting home and being able to harm myself.
I feel so alone and like a bit of a freak to be honest. Does anyone have any advise or have any of you been in a similar situation? Obviously I don't WANT to cut, and I'm not saying it's a good idea at all. I just don't know what else to do, and I wish I'd never started sometimes. I'm addicted now and I feel like self-harm is taking over my already miserable life.
I have also cut my hair (a lot) when i have been very mad. Cutting hair is not as bad as cutting hand. Try that?
Have you tried home waxing kits? It is very very painful ive heard. Try that until you feel like u have passed the moment or harming urself.
Sounds silly, but it's the best i can think of.