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 not cut in a couple years now. I think about it almost every day. Whenever I feel ashamed or upset images of blood flash into my head. These images are a flash and the urge leaves as qucik as it comes. But sometimes a few times a year I get triggered hard and it doesn't leave, and I think about how easy it would be to go back...but then I remember the problems it causes the shame i would feel, the hiding, the sleaves, the excuses, and that's usualy enough to snap out of it. And then there aare timees like these where its still not enough so I decide to distract myself come on here and write an update. So people know its possible to stop, and so I can write a victory note versus a relapse note. You can do it when your ready. with the help of all of you I haave been able to avoid si. Thank you all I believe you all can heal as well.
Of course, there's going to be times you think about it, but just imagine the person you've become without it. Like, I remember in the while that I had stopped, I threw fits, hurt people that I loved, and other stuff. In the end, it feels good to know you've grown up from that and once you get that feeling, you want to tell everyone else that it's not so hard. I am glad you stopped and hope you continue to strive for that victory note.
Sincerely KT
God bless