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cutting...
ok, i "used" to be a cutter, please dont go on telling me how wrong it is.. i know and have heard it all before.. i have been cutting myself since i was 11-12 years old.. im 19 now.. and i have been really good lately with the whole cutting thing.. not doing it and having the will power to get over the feeling to do it.. but lately.. i feel so AAAHHHHH and just feel like i need to do it, i really dont want to.. i have been doing so well, and dont want to be that person anymore, but i just cant get it out of my head. i am fighting the urge to do it, and i just feel like i cant fight it anymore.. i dont know what to do.. most poeple dont know i do it, and those that know about it.. think im better.. so i really have no one i can go to.. without putting dissapointment on their faces.. i have no where to go, no one to turn to.. and i really want help, because i dont want to do it anymore.. but i dont know what to do.. everything is becoming a mess again in my life.. and i feel like i need it, and im afraid i cant fight the urge anymore..
and thoughts or ideas of how i can deal with this.. anything.. just any little thing you can think of? would be most gratey appreciated!!
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ok first off congrats on stopping!
thats the best thing you could do
and i know its' not easy.
now back to the question...
your not the only one who has the urges to start cutting again(including myself)...the average person relapses 7 times before becoming completely healthy.
confiding in a friend, family member
, or therapist is the best thing to do
get help about stopping the urges is the most important thing
or else it will go downhill from there.
keep yourself involved in stuff and surrounded by people...because i'm guessing you won't do it in front of someone.
good luck
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well it jus soo happens that i had the same problem and im 15 i mean its a stress helper and it really helps but no matter what or how much stress you MUST find something else to do weither its playin with an animal or pacing back and fourth. Make a list of coping skills or things that help you jus keep your self busy with theriputic things
write how it goes
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The best advice I could give you is when you get the urge to cut dont do it to yourself but to a dresser our bring in a piece of wood from outside and cut a chunk into it. Then at the end of the week look at the stick or whatever it is that you decide to cut and be proud of yourself. This is a little tip I picked up when I was volunteering as as a counsler for troubled teens. you woud not believe how much this technique works. Give it a try you have nothing to lose.
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i know how it is, i was in your position a few months ago. what i did, was whenever i'd feel like cutting i'd call someone, or punch/scream into a pillow. it really helps. you can fight the urge, i promise not to lecture you on how horrible it is. but you just have to get the idea of cutting out of your head, when you feel like cutting.. remember what a hellhole it made your life. it will only make your problems worse, even though it feels good @ that moment, in the long run it's not gonna help. if you need anymore help, leave one in my inbox. =]
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i've had friends go through this kind of situation. if you don't want to talk to a doctor or a counselor, then the best thing to do is write down how you feel. no one has to read it and no one has to know that you're harboring that. you should be proud of yourself for over-coming this so far, and you should be proud of yourself for not giving in.
a friend of mine would paint her nails every time she got the urge to do it, so that she would be forced to sit still while they dried and that would calm her down. another thing she'd do would be to bake something whenever she was feeling bad.
try to surround yourself with something that makes you feel happy and distracts you from it; take a walk, get out of the house, call someone. do something that keeps you busy.
if the urge to fall back into that pattern feels truly over-whelming, you really should talk to someone. you can call the suicide hotline, they can help you.
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