ive been diagnosed with depression. in two weeks im getting medication. i want help the help for depression, i need it. but i dont want to stop injuring, i dont really know my life without it. am i wrong to not want to stop, is it wrong if i injure for the rest of my life?
Sometimes I have the same feeling about not wanting to stop, but I think it’s because injuring is what we are used to and how we cope. Maybe with you medication you can rise above and see that there are soo many other noninjuring solutions. hope this helped some! msg me if you wanna talk.
hey,
I was diagnosed with depression last year, so i completely understand all the emotions and fears. i felt the EXACT same way when i was diagnosed. ive been taking meds as well, and they’ve done wonders for me. last year i could barely go an hour without Siing, i think the meds helped a lot. give it time and im sure they will help. it can be scary to to try and stop, i know. we get so used to it.. but take the meds and see what happens. and feel free to email me anytime: wildrose748@gmail.com
I have hope for you that you can stop injuring. I used to think I would injure myself or have my eating disorder for the rest of my life. I would stop for a few months and then swing back to one behavior or another. In fact, I thought I’d be dead by now for all the horrible things I did to myself. I never even knew anyone who had stopped for longer than a little while.
And then I found the right therapist, got the right kind of help, started eating and stopped injuring. As time when on, I realized that I LIKED my life without the pain of self injury and eating disorders. I WANTED to stop because of all the amazing things I thought and felt and did when I was free from my destructive behaviors. I actually love myself now.
Sounds crazy, right? Sounds really crazy if you knew me a few years ago. I’m not trying to be hoaky, but it is possible to stop. It is possible to want to stop. You may even have to stop even though you don’t want to. Have faith. Try it and see how you feel. If I’m wrong, I’m wrong, but I have faith that you do not need to hurt yourself for the rest of your life. I hope you can find some peace and someday love yourself, too.
thank you. thank you so much, all of you.