in the aftermath...

tools to help you assess your urges before you give in to them, and to help you understand and learn from slips after they happen. by posting here, you're saying that you are serious about exploring the feelings behind your self-harm in depth, whether you're ready to stop hurting yourself or not. to request posting access, click usergroups above and join before and after.

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Post by littlethings » Sun Sep 12, 2004 11:54 pm

This is a thought. SI serves a variety of purposes for a lot us, and stopping at once can be overwhelming. Perhaps you could focus on not SIing for one reason at a time, and give yourself things to do for each purpose SI serves.

So I guess my question is maybe for each thing you use SI for, try filling in the blanks:

"I will not SI when I feel ____. Instead I will do ____ and ____."

example:
I will not SI when I feel need to get rid of bad thoughts. Instead I will go driving and make lists of positive things.

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