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 don't know where to start. I've been an SIer since I was very young. I've suffered from Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, and so much more. Anyway tonight my SI wounds have been getting a little better gradually and I don't want to SI tonight. Lately I'm feeling without being close to any friends. Which I've struggled with all my life because I won't, or don't, or can't get close to where I can say she is my best friend. I've always felt jealous of people who had so many friends. I have always felt 'different'. But currently today I was thinking what am I living for. Well I believe I'm rambling so I will close. I must add that as a result of my childhood I learned how to dissociate so I could just survive. As a result I couldn't develop a sense of my own identity. I may not hear from any of you. I have lots of trouble verbalizing what happens with me. But if you can relate at all I would like to hear from you. Wishing all of us a "Happy" and "grateful" Thanksgiving. And thanks for any support I've received this year so far:):)
I can relate to not being able to get close to people. For me it has a lot to do with trust. It takes A LOT for me to trust someone and let myself get close to them. But what I have learned is, the ones that do care about you, will help you break down those walls and have your back no matter what. Sometimes you just have to let a teeny bit of your guard down, so that you start to get close to people, and believe me, I know that's difficult.
Hope this helps