have you taken care of your physiacl wounds? if not, go do that now. we'll wait.
yes, i have
what had happened just before?
my mom said that i wasn't trying to get better.
what were you thinking and feeling?
I was thinking..... I dunno
I was feeling angry, frustrated, and upset.
why did you end up hurting yourself then instead of some other time? was there an event that was teh final straw? what was it?
My mom broke a bottle of vanilla and yelled at me when i didn't want to clean it up.
how did the situation get to the final straw stage? trace it back through the events thatled up to the last event. look for some point at which you could have made a different decisiona nd not arrived at the final straw.
I don't know.
were there outside factors like drugs, alsohol, being off your meds, lack of sleep, etc? can you address those in the future? how?
No.
what other ways of coping did you try besides self-harm? how well did they work?
I tried smoking, walking to get the mail, and journalling. They didn't work very well, obviously.
in retrospect, are there coping methods that you now realize might have helped? what were they?
throwing a all around the backyard, giong for a longer walk
name at least two things you will do to help yourself remember those coping methods if you end up in this situation again.
write them down in my journal and ?
how do you feel about the situation that led to self-harm now? is it resolved? if not, what are some steps you might take toward resolution?
It is as resolved as it is giong to be.
are you likely to be in that emotional place again? how will you recognize it when you're in that situation?
Yes, I keep track of how bad I want to hurt myself and how suicidal I am, so when the numbers get high again.....
what will you try before you resort to self-harm if you're in that situation again? list three specific things you will commit to trying.
throwing a ball against the wall
go on BUS and post (I don't normally post much)
go to a chatroom
Emily
