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so confused...what to do?

deleted_user
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so i went out of town which meant i could buy anything without anyone that knows me finding out about it(live in a really small town). I haven't cut in 22 days and my counselor suggested getting something for the scars so i did. I bought Scar Zone. After that I wandered around the mall and tried to distract myself and it worked. I wanted to cut so badly last night and I still do but at the same time I'm determined to get past this. But i ended up getting more time to shop and so i wound up buying razors, bandages, and polysporin. If i do start cutting again I'm more prepared than ever. Argh I shouldn't but i don't know if i can function properly if i can't get this want to cut out of my mind. Any help here?
deleted_user
deleted_user
i'm at 24 days. for me, it's the longest in a very long time. i dont want to break it, plus i have support. i know they'll be dissapointed in me if i do. haha thats why i dont do it. do you have someone to talk to? to get you through it? the easiest solution, and not the funnest is to get rid of what you bought. either throw it away or take it back to the store. taking it back may tempt you since its still available til you take it back. just dont do it!! once you start again, feelings are going tobe intense again to always want to do it. wait it out. :)
deleted_user
deleted_user
i do have support...a lot of it. My parents, a friend, i'm even seeing a counselor a couple times a week. Plus i'm on medication and it's starting to work and Its strange I feel that uncertainty of when I first started cutting, I'm happy but I'm not, it's wrong but it's right, i can deal with it but i can't. Talking about it with anyone just seems like a bad idea since everyone thinks i'm doing way better. I'm getting back to that point where I'm silently screaming...i know i should tell them but it'll hurt them.
bunnieluver18
bunnieluver18
I agree with volcomsnow. You should probably get rid of the cutting stuff. I know that I had my greatest triggers to SI when my tools were available, but when I had thrown them out, it was like a weight had lifted off of my shoulders.

Another thing that helped me was using scar cream on a regular basis. To me, it seemed like a waste of time/money to apply the cream if I was just going to create more scars. I used scar zone for a while, but actually I found that mederma (though more expensive) worked a lot better. Good luck! ~Tracie xoxoxox
deleted_user
deleted_user
i agree with them. get rid of the tools. they will only trigger you to cut. and do talk to somebody about this. it's not good to bottle up any feeling, let alone destructive ones. they will only eat away at you. involve your mind in something that takes your whole concentration. reading, writing, drawing, listening to music, exercising, or any combination of the above. if you don't talk to someone, at least try writing down your feelings. i find that writing down my feelings, lets me get them out of my head, and on the paper. keep strong! try screaming outloud too, even if only by yourself.
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