i havent posted here for a while. my relapse was bad, and unfortunately i have not been able to recover. I have fallen to the temptations of S.I for a long time now. I was just wondering, does any one have any methods i could try?, so that i couls try to fight the urge again.
I had a relapse too…after a month of not SIing…. Ive been ew days “clean”….i only havent injured today because of this method i thought stupid at first…but its not… Always keep a pen and paper with you….always!!! Just worite everything you feel and then destroy it….as many times as you need to calm down….you can talk to me if you like too bichasala8@hotmail.com
I agree with ileana-write EVERYTHING. It really does help to get it out and then see it. One thing I’ve started doing and it’s worked every time-I tell someone. If I tell someone it takes a little of the power away and shines a light on it so it’s not a big dark secret building up inside. I’ve told friends who don’t SI but know that I did and they kind of hold me accountable for that day. It’s not easy to come out and say that out loud to someone, but I just blurt it out and in the end I feel much better. Good luck to you 🙂
been forever since I’ve been on here.
This always works for me.
1. Look at the place on your body where you want to hurt yourself.
2. Pretend that skin is not yours, but someone you love’s. My little brother always works for me.
3. By pretending that you are about to harm someone you love instead of yourself, it should make the urge pass.
By the way, this method works also because it makes you realize that if you did hurt yourself, you WOULD actually be hurting that person you imagined. I have been the injurer. I have also been the best friend of the injurer. Both hurt equally.