I stopped injuring 20 days ago. 20 days. That is my longest record. But right now more then anything I want to run up to my room and do it. I feel so empty. I don’t know how to stop this feeling. I have great friends and everything. But I have sudden urges! Help?!
Hey, I know how you feel. About a year ago, I couldn’t stop. So, 20 days IS an accomplishment, because even though it may not seem like a while, you’ve stopped for almost 3 weeks 🙂 Unfortunately, it’s hard at first to stop, and if anything, the urges can get a bit worse in your first few weeks of stopping. But after time, I promise, they’ll get easier and easier to fight off once you learn better coping techniques. Try distracting yourself by going to take a walk, talking on the phone with a friend, drawing, writing, etc. Better yet, make it hard for yourself to injure by throwing away everything that you could possibly use in your room so you’re not quite as tempted. If you need to talk, you can always chat me up 🙂 nataliewhitsett@cinci.rr.com Good luck on your road to recovery! I’m here for you! <3
The only way to fight the urges and fill the emptiness is to well… fill it. Find something else to occupy your time. Writing, photography, taking walks, some type of hand craft, reading. Something that would take your mind off of injuring. It’s not going to help all the time. But it’s helped me not injure a lot of times when I wanted to. I wish you the best of luck! We all need it 🙂