bus

sick to my stomach

aggitated

restless

needy

fixated

thanks for the reply. i appreciate the constructive criticism. I am not sure why i need to SI when these thoughts come in. The thoughts are about SI and i can see it on my body. something in me needs to make it real. i don't really know why. i will obsess over it until i act it out. the only coping ...

After: Questions to Answer After A Slip slips are chances to learn. you figure out what stresses are still too hard for you and you can work on how you'll deal with them next time you run into them. so instead of beating yourself up, take action. have you taken care of your physical wounds? if not, ...

it would be great if you could PM me about it. Thank you LBC.

i am sorry that things are hard right now. i don't have many words for you, but i wanted you to know that i read your post and i hope that you can resist SI for today.

hugs

thank you so much for replying. i have been talking to my therapist and pdoc about the intrusive thoughts. I haven't been diagnosed with OCD, but i am still being evaluated. its one of the things that i have struggled with the most and my therapist sent me to a new pdoc to give me a thorough eval to...

Before: Before You Self-Harm write down the shadow that's hiding behind the urge. look at it. ask yourself: how will this situation or feeling change if i hurt myself? i would be able to stop the thougts. what will hurting myself bring to the situation? what will it take away from the situation? it ...

when situations arise that are unknown or new to me i get very nervous. its part of my anxiety disorder. i have many tools to cope with upsetting things other than SI. i can paint, write, talk to someone, call my therapist, check the boards, smoke a cig, go for a walk, wash the dishes. the only time...

Before You Self-Harm write down the shadow that's hiding behind the urge. look at it. ask yourself: how will this situation or feeling change if i hurt myself? *the situation will not change if i hurt myself. i will be distracted from my feelings of nervousness. what will hurting myself bring to th...