Hi there, I'm 14 years old and I have a problem with self harm. It used to be controlable, but now it's an addiction. No one else knows, and I don't know how I can stop, because it's getting really bad. How do I control it??
My psychiatrist did these things to help me control the problem:
1. Give whatever you cut with to someone you trust. I gave mine to my mum.
2. If you cut to see blood, or it makes you feel better to see blood, take a red marker to your wrists/wherever instead. The illusion is seeing the red marker on your skin :)
3. If you do it for the pain, snap a rubberband whenever you feel the urge. The sharp burst of pain will keep you satisfied for a little bit.
4. When you feel like cutting, do something else that you really enjoy. Mine was reading.
I hope that helps.
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panic attacks can you feel sick with them lifeless dizzy as though you are going to pass out can you help me please
Panic attacks are more gripping then what you're describing ... Personally, for me, I can't catch my breath, my heart speeds up, my face gets flushed, my chest starts to hurt, and I get dizzy. I always feel like I'm going to die or something, it's very scary.
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I'm pretty sure that I have at least borderline obsessive-compulsive disorder, but where symptoms are listed, the requirements are kind of vague. If anyone who knows more about it could give me a hint as to my own state(severity, etc.), I'd appreciate it. I'll list some symptoms. Note that this if going to be rather long, even though I've cut out a lot of detail and examples.
Hand washing - I'm... fairly obsessed... with dirty-ness... if I touch something that I think might be dirty, then I wash my hands before touching anything clean and/or at the first opportunity. A year or so ago I counted myself as washing my hands ninety times in one day, and I'm sure that it's gotten significantly worse since then.
Arrangement - I like to arrange things that I'm looking at neatly. For example, yesterday I had six bittorrent windows open, and I arranged them in a perfect grid; the top left one's top left corner was exactly on the top left corner of the screen, and all the others were exactly aligned with it(no overlap or space whatsoever between edges, corners touching).
Counting - I'll count repetitive noises. Not all of them (not keystrokes, walking footsteps, etc.), but I'll always count stairs-steps and some other noises.
Perfectionism - but only in things I care about. Not really significant, but I've been known to spend hours on a minor detail of a bad drawing.
Paranoia - I worry that people may be watching me, and about hidden cameras and suchlike. I keep all my sensitive(for example, pirated) files in triple-encrypted archives with very long passwords and worry that the government might have a quantum computer, with which such a password could easily be broken.
Random **** - sometimes I'll feel compelled to do something, for example tapping my fingers in a pattern or sequence until I get it exactly right. A minute before I started writing this I selected some icons in an order. Then I worked out on paper how to work the sequence exactly backwards and did so because I needed to balance the select-ing to put my mind to rest.
I have OCD, it sounds like you might too. But you should try to see if you can easily resist the urge to do those things. With an OCD, it is nearly impossible, the frustration you feel is VERY strong. And if you feel that these symptoms interrupt your daily life, you should see a doctor who can diagnose you.
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