I feel like I shouldn’t be on here that I’m only causing all of you nice people more pain and annoyance on top of what you already have. But I can’t leave this site either. What’s wrong with me?
O.k. nothing is wrong with you. And you are not thinking about or doing anything to yourself that we haven’t already thought about or done!! We’re all in different places on the journey, but I think most of us are working towards a common goal: to stop self-harming. We very much want you to join us on that path because it is a good path to be on. It is also a hard path to be on, and that is why we need the support of each other. So it’s o.k. to feel depressed and want to cut. It’s o.k. to have a relapse and actually cut. It’s o.k. to moan and bitch sometimes. It’s o.k. to feel helpless and hopeless. We all go there sometimes. If we didn’t than we wouldn’t self-harm!
Part of the journey is reaching out to others who understand, and asking for help. Part of the journey is expressing your feelings instead of cutting. Part of the journey is taking one step forward and two steps back.
Part of the journey is offering encouragement to others when they are struggling.
We want to be here for you. Please don’t go away. There is never any pain that you can cause us that is worse than the pain we already cause ourselves…we wouldn’t be here otherwise. Maybe together we can get through this and take more steps forward than backward, and learn to heal a little.
You aren’t causing any pain or annoyance. We want you to be here. We want to help you. We have all been where you are. Its ok there is nothing wrong with you. I promise. We have all gone through what you are feeling. Please keep posting here we want to help you. If you need anything i am here everday several times a day.
Liz
i know what you mean. when i write about how i feel, i think it will trigger someone else. but i remember that other times i will try to help people instead. sometimes you will lean on other people. but you can counter that with letting people lean on you a little bit too.
You are no annoyance at all, I am still cutting, and this place is safe for me to express my feelings, and people don’t judge me, were all like brothers and sisters that we can trust on this site .. in a way. Whenever you get the urge to cut, call a friend, it’s what I do. Just make sure that the friend you call won’t tell any adults or others. I hope you will stay here. – Chad
I know it must seem hard to bare your soul and talk about this “forbidden subject”. that’s how I felt when I first found this site in desperate need of some advice. But now, I find it really comforting to know that I can talk to people who can relate to what I am going through. And I don’t feel embarrassed because I don’t even know these people. When I post something on here about how much I want to cut, it prevents me from actually doing it.
I’ve been “clean” for a couple months now. Hopefully it will do the same for you.
and also, I find that the more advice I give to people, the more it helps me personally. When you feel strong, come here and help someone else out who is feeling weak. It’ll make you feel even stronger :]
O.k. nothing is wrong with you. And you are not thinking about or doing anything to yourself that we haven’t already thought about or done!! We’re all in different places on the journey, but I think most of us are working towards a common goal: to stop self-harming. We very much want you to join us on that path because it is a good path to be on. It is also a hard path to be on, and that is why we need the support of each other. So it’s o.k. to feel depressed and want to cut. It’s o.k. to have a relapse and actually cut. It’s o.k. to moan and bitch sometimes. It’s o.k. to feel helpless and hopeless. We all go there sometimes. If we didn’t than we wouldn’t self-harm!
Part of the journey is reaching out to others who understand, and asking for help. Part of the journey is expressing your feelings instead of cutting. Part of the journey is taking one step forward and two steps back.
Part of the journey is offering encouragement to others when they are struggling.
We want to be here for you. Please don’t go away. There is never any pain that you can cause us that is worse than the pain we already cause ourselves…we wouldn’t be here otherwise. Maybe together we can get through this and take more steps forward than backward, and learn to heal a little.
You aren’t causing any pain or annoyance. We want you to be here. We want to help you. We have all been where you are. Its ok there is nothing wrong with you. I promise. We have all gone through what you are feeling. Please keep posting here we want to help you. If you need anything i am here everday several times a day.
Liz
i know what you mean. when i write about how i feel, i think it will trigger someone else. but i remember that other times i will try to help people instead. sometimes you will lean on other people. but you can counter that with letting people lean on you a little bit too.
You are no annoyance at all, I am still cutting, and this place is safe for me to express my feelings, and people don’t judge me, were all like brothers and sisters that we can trust on this site .. in a way. Whenever you get the urge to cut, call a friend, it’s what I do. Just make sure that the friend you call won’t tell any adults or others. I hope you will stay here. – Chad
I know it must seem hard to bare your soul and talk about this “forbidden subject”. that’s how I felt when I first found this site in desperate need of some advice. But now, I find it really comforting to know that I can talk to people who can relate to what I am going through. And I don’t feel embarrassed because I don’t even know these people. When I post something on here about how much I want to cut, it prevents me from actually doing it.
I’ve been “clean” for a couple months now. Hopefully it will do the same for you.
and also, I find that the more advice I give to people, the more it helps me personally. When you feel strong, come here and help someone else out who is feeling weak. It’ll make you feel even stronger :]