Hey folks,
Welcome to S.A.F.E’s venture into the world of blogging. Our goal is to encourage you the blogists to sign up, share, ask questions, or sell a couch, in other words, post whatever you need to bring a healthy smile to your soul today. We, the S.A.F.E. people will be posting a plethora of topic’s, which may or may not have anything to do with S.I. our souls need smiling too. See you soon!
Karen Conterio
I honestly don’t have much to say, but thank you for making this blog. I found it through the S.A.F.E. website. I look forward to the various updates.
~Renee
I am not much of a blogger but now that this blog exists I may become one. I found myself searching back in the S.A.F.E website looking for comfort and support as it has been a rough few months. I was glad to see the blog. Life is funny at times—it sends the thing you need the most at the moment that you need it. It is simply comforting for me to know this blog exists. Not much else to say, but again want to say thank you to S.A.F.E and the wonderful work that you do.
Thanks,
Cheri
Thanks for the forum/blog… I hope that there is someone out there who will post more! I am currently affected by a family member who self-abuses. I would like to know where to get support. In our family, this is not a simple discussion at all. One side of the family is all about talking and therapy, and the other is all about having zero problems and not talking at all. Well, guess which side I’m on-
Does anyone know a good place to get some support?
Thanks,
Whitehawk
I want to say “Thank you” for making this but those words cannot tell you how much this really means to me.
Thank you. (From the bottom of my heart).
xoxoxo, Tater.
S.A.F.E Alternatives is a great resource for support. I went through the program and have been injury free for almost 3 years. If that is not an option then I would say find a therapist close to you that can provide some insight and support. “Bodily Harm” is a good book to purchase and read. Injuring is a difficult thing to talk about, but more than the injuring the family needs to talk about what is causing the injuring–what are the emotions behind it. I know I hid my injuring for a very long time because my family wanted everything to just be okay, but I didn’t get better until we talked about the real problems–childhood abuse, my sexual orientation, etc. Hope this made some sense for you Whitehawk.
Cheri
I am currently battling self injury, looking for support. Advice would be appreciated.
Keep trying to send comment but don’t see it posted?? Help??
Karen, I think that having a blog page is an excellent idea. I will have to tell the NoFEAR group about it. I’m sure that there will be some interest from there.
I have been doing good and only injured a few times, minor, in the last 10 or so years. NoFEAR is running real good too.
Question: With the blog are you doing the same rules about triggers? I sure hope so. There needs to be a SAFE place online that people can go too you know. Catchya later eh.
I am currently reading Bodily Harm & seeing a Therapist. I have responded well to treatment recieved from Dermatologists. I was being treated with photo therapy but had to stop due to cost. Has anyone tried tanning & if so does it seem to help? I think I have skin issues on top of not being able to stop scratching & picking at wounds. Is this common to have both problems??
Can you please make a rules page, about triggering, and stuff posted and not posted, as I don’t want to trigger others, and visversa. I think that may help all of us. Thanks
Missy
Yeah, I’d like a page like that too, because I don’t want to get banished because I said too much and ended up triggering someone. I don’t really get triggered by others telling their stories, but I know that’s not true for many others. Also, I tend to be very detailed, so I know I’ll eventually say something stupid.