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by southsider
Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:31 am
Forum: coping
Topic: Rights and affirmations
Replies: 19
Views: 1228

These parts resonated with me: -You have a right not to justify yourself to others. -You have a right to be the final judge of your feelings. -You have a right to ignore the advice of others. 8. I do not need anyone's approval but my own. I have recently started to realise how much stock I place in ...
by southsider
Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:24 am
Forum: coping
Topic: last time i wanted to si, i didn't because.......
Replies: 1252
Views: 76229

I know this is an old thread but I hope no one's pissy that I'm bumping it. Last time I wanted to SI, I didn't solely because... well, I've gone so long and don't want to fuck up the record I've got going here. Also, I'm job hunting, and fresh SI wouldn't look so professional under my interview clot...
by southsider
Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:02 am
Forum: coping
Topic: Things Left Unsaid - Version 3.0 *Language*
Replies: 4840
Views: 252419

I hate being at this impasse, I hate being stuck and scared and confused. I hate that I don't know what to say when you call. I hate feeling like I have to choose my words carefully-- I've NEVER had to think about what I've said in front of you. I hate that the last time I SIed was in a space like t...
by southsider
Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:12 am
Forum: before and after
Topic: before (i refuse to let there be an 'after')-replies welcome
Replies: 2
Views: 126

How are you feeling now? It sounds like you have a good list of alternative coping strategies. Did you end up using them, sleeping, or doing something else altogether? i felt much better in the couple days after this incident. I talked to one of my good friends about it the next day, and my therapi...
by southsider
Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:32 am
Forum: before and after
Topic: before (i refuse to let there be an 'after')-replies welcome
Replies: 2
Views: 126

before (i refuse to let there be an 'after')-replies welcome

SI/SU trigs. Not graphic. how will this situation or feeling change if i hurt myself? It won't. Well, it won't change for the better, anyway. I'll feel even worse about myself. I'll feel worse about myself, worse about my coping skills, worse about the stuff that's bothering me. cutting isn't going ...
by southsider
Tue Aug 19, 2003 11:49 am
Forum: coping
Topic: Why you won't SI
Replies: 74
Views: 4099

-because usually when i want to SI it's b/c i'm reacting to something someone else said/did, and my SI wouldn't affect them in any way. -because i'm trying to live a life of action, not a life of REaction. -because i know there are healthier ways of coping. -because SI doesn't really fix anything or...