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hmm you could start by mentioning things you like.... certain things on tv or movies or songs or characters..... & things you're struggling with... diagnoses or symptoms or behaviors or nighttime or being alone.... ways that you usually use to cope with things.... how you're doing right now.... etc ...

aww that sucks pictures of animals & all can be fun though

getting anxiety or depression or such to go away for good takes time & effort... unfortunately it's not something that goes away instantly.
can be tough to deal with.

any ideas what you're going to watch on tv?

http://buslist.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php? ... highlight= hopefully the link will work... i'm not always too good with computer stuff

playing a game sounds good do you have favorite games?
i'll try & find a link to the other 'coping place' thread & maybe you'll get some ideas
do you have any pets, Candy?

watching tv sounds like a good plan. do you have favorite shows?
what do you think you could do after tv?

well... this is the coping forum... you could start Candys Coping Thread or something...

do you have stuff to do in your coping box? stuff to keep you distracted for awhile?

hey Candy :) sounds like it's been a tough time for you lately.... do you think it'd help to start a "Coping Place?"... maybe keeping all your thoughts together would let you go back through & see what the main problem areas are... & what you find useful in terms of coping & what you don't... I know...

favorite blanket smell
cats
having a day at school go better than expected
managing to get stuff done when there are doubts
corny tv shows

what could you do to call the mental health line *before* cutting?

call everyone you can think of in the area & ask about sliding-scale, low-income, etc therapy options for people w/o insurance.
call your old therapist, call local hospitals, call the local crisis line, call local therapy clinics, etc....

--music
--brother
--indian food
--a partially clean spot in the house
--surviving ick therapy sessions
--cats
--the smell of a favorite blanket
--fuzzy froggie robes

--really corny sappy fun movies
--cats
--watching snow falling

might try asking angelical_dreamer too (always forget her exact username)
she's had a coping box for awhile & does craft stuff & all
sounds like a good idea & hope it helps you

sounds kind of like you've given up on him already... & in any relationship that's not the best.... in a counseling relationship it can make it a lot more difficult for the counselor to help & for anything to change. It would mean that because I feel so weak, lost, hopeless, worthless, and that SI w...

Although that would mean an SI relapse if successful.. --why would it mean that? *nods* not all males are "bad".... just as not all females are "good"... although like self-harm it's more women than men... some men have eating disorders as well. though a little voice at the back of my head says it's...

hope it helps

might try pinpointing the specific things that you want to rebel against &/or are getting you angry. sometimes for me when i can figure out the specifics then it can help me find more options in what to do

what could you do to safely rebel &/or let out anger?

attention span is less than great atm. so i've not read everything.
if you want to pm or im me though please feel free
im info is in my profile

does it include trying therapy &/or meds?

what have you tried to stop cutting?

welcome to bus