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Post by ambivalent red » Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:03 pm

how will this situation or feeling change if i hurt myself? It will help keep my mind occupied

what will hurting myself bring to the situation? what will it take away from the situation? it will bring relief and take away thoughts and anxiety

how do i want to feel about this in the long run? is hurting myself likely to get me closer to or farther from feeling that way? i want to feel ok, im not sure about the future but it will help right now

if hurting myself seems like my best option right now, how long will the relief it brings last? what will i do then? it will last all day, hopefully. i will be home to take my sleeping pill

what is something i could do now instead of hurting myself? how will it change the situation i'm in? how long will that change last, and what will i do then? Im listening to music - im trying

how will i feel tomorrow if i hurt myself? how will i feel tomorrow if i do the other thing i came up with? i will stronger if i dont SI now

what do i really want to do right now? how can i best honor the self-protective instinct that has me wanting to self-injure right now? I want to leave this place and go back to my husband, I cant do that.

Why do I feel I need to hurt myself? What has brought me to this point? my new boss is over praising me and I want to quit.

Have I been here before? What did I do to deal with it? How did I feel then? I feel anxoius and pressured and guilty.

What I have done to ease this discomfort so far? What else can I do that won't hurt me? Im listening to music I could call my husband b ut he's at work.

How do I feel right now? anxious and urgey

How will I feel when I am hurting myself? powerful

How will I feel after hurting myself? How will I feel tomorrow morning? i will feel better now, tomorrow I will have to find different clothes

Can I avoid this stressor, or deal with it better in the future? ita unavoidable

Do I need to hurt myself? no, but I want too.
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