I have not injured for 15 years, and all of a sudden I want to so bad. A short history, I injured so bad at one time I removed all sharp objects from my living environment. I never looked for any type of assistance before. Don’t get me wrong, I have had urges over the years but I have been able to fight them. This time I am not so sure. Maybe just talking about it will help.
It seems like once someone starts self – injuring, it always will be a battle of fighting urges; some urges stronger than others. I know I’ve had to fight urges all the time. A day at a time. Sometimes an hour at at time. Do you have things that you can try to distract yourself? Do you know what your triggers are? Something that has been really helpful for me is to find ways to interrupt or distract myself from injuring. They are short, small ways of interrupting or distracting myself, but they nonetheless prolong the time it takes for me to get to self – injuring. That could help.
Thank you looking for peace, the short post here helped, reading other people’s struggles with self injury made me feel not so alone. I know my triggers and try to avoid them, however my triggers are emotional and sometimes I can’t avoid them. Thank you for your post.