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uhh i need help
this is sorta kinda hard i guess it is complicated to say this to like the whole world but i have this problem with self mutilation adn i do it cause well everyone is always making fun of me and it is just so hard my friedns told me about this website becasue i don't want to go to counseling and talk to an adult who always sayd " and how do u feel about that" I really need help
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Ok, I used to feel soooo goddam depressed all the time. It really sucked. People I thought were my friends ignored me and talked behind my back, and then my sister moved away for college and that hit me really hard. I tried to talk to her, but I ended up crying my eyes out and so then I turned to cutting, which did not help at all. My mom's a counselor and I know how you feel. She's always like, "whats wrong, blah blah?" It's really annoying and stuff...Ok, anyways, I told my sister because she started replying to anonymous poems I sent her and so I told her that I'd been cutting and she gave me the courage to stop and I started writing in a journal and I told my good friend about it and she gave me a rubberband and said to snap it on my wrist 3 times if I ever felt like cutting. It helped so much! My best advice to you is to write in a journal, or find some way to let out anger. I realized one day that I shouldn't have to be taking this crap, because most of the people here are people that I'm never going to see again and when I do at our highschool reunion, they'll probably be wrinkly and gross and having stupid jobs while I'll be the one who took control and everything! Also, praying helps. I know it sounds like crap, but it really does. So tell me more about the problem and I'll help you find other ways to get you feeling better!
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Here is some treatments i found from this webpage:
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Treatment:
Treatment for self-mutilating patients takes a number of different forms. A combination of treatments may provide the most effective manner to treat this disease. A variety of treatments are described below:
Self-Help Books:
Psychologists such as Dr. Alderman publish books with exercises designed to help self-mutilators overcome the need to harm. The books involve writing exercises that help them understand why they injure themselves and the results of their behavior, such as scarring and social isolation. The people are asked to consider their motivation to self-mutilate, and its positive and negative consequences.
Medical Treatment:
Effective medical treatment should involve a combination of psychotherapy and possibly medication. An effective therapist will help an individual identify the feelings and emotions associated with self-mutilation. Furthermore, therapy should focus on learning to use positive behaviors as an alternative to self-mutilation.
Although there is no specific drug of choice to treat self-mutilation, medications that alleviate symptoms of anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and sleep-impairment are often popular. Preliminary research has found decreased serotonergic activity in self-mutilators, and hence selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors such as fluoxetine and sertraline are often used.
SAFE Program:
Self-Abuse Finally Ends is a program located in Berwyn, Illinois. SAFE involves self-mutilators enrolling themselves in the program, and adhering to several ground rules.
Patients:
-must have a "heartfelt motivation to stop"
-have the right to voluntarily withdraw at any time
-must sign a "no-self-harm contract" before being admitted to the program
-are discouraged from exhibiting or discussing scars with other patients to prevent contagion
-must refer to their behavior as self-injury to control "war stories"
-must complete written assignments that focus on the negative consequences of self-injury and the benefits of staying free of self-harm
-are expected to develop and practice at least five alternatives to self-mutilation
Imagery
A new therapy uses psychophysiological responses to an image or memory of an event to simulate responses experienced during the actual execution of self-mutilation. The content of guided imagery has been demonstrated to effect the psychophysiological response. Through imagery, people can experience the relief of self-mutilation without actually performing the act on themselves.
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