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sick, worried, disappointing, sad.

overwhelmed, sore, useless, helpless.

i was able to keep distracting.

tired, worried, isolated, upset.

how will this situation or feeling change if i hurt myself? the situation wouldn't change, except it might distract my thoughts away from it. the feelings would--like i was doing the "right" thing by hurting myself as some kind of punishment. what will hurting myself bring to the situation? what wi...

disappointing, hopeless, depressed, worried.

have you tried any particular strategies to make sure that you take your medication when you're supposed to? Can you think of some motivations to take your medication? i remember a thread on the main board recently about taking meds, i was thinking of going back to it & making notes of any ideas th...

i just wanted to say that i'm reading & caring. how did things go with the t session? sometimes having a tangible reminder that i can keep with me of a promise i've made to someone, etc. helps -- would keeping a contract with your t as a small note you could carry with you, or some other reminder li...

(licentia--thank you for the response. )

i really miss them & i know i shouldn't. i want to be there with them now & i know i can't. i'm afraid of what will happen if i contact them. i'm sorry we couldn't love each other enough.

sick, overwhelmed/useless, alone

i'm grateful that i'm still trying.
i'm grateful for finding great people here.
i'm grateful for good, beautiful music.

have you taken care of your physical wounds? if not, go do that now. we'll wait. as much as i was able. what had happened just before? i was frustrated with myself for not being able to go to sleep, i got up & started reading things that triggered me. what were you thinking and feeling? feeling phy...

i can definitely understand & relate to that. is there a way you could bring this up to him -- maybe sending a letter/e-mail if writing it out is easier? or try just bringing a little of it up? since you feel in need, if you can't talk to him right away, is there any other places or people you could...

the list of coping strategies can be very helpful (just reading & thinking through everything on the list is a distraction in itself i find!) -- the distracting & delaying ideas & the physical ideas have been particularly useful in my experience... perhaps reading on things to do with panic/anxiety ...

tired, depressed, drained, lonely