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Post by Emma Wallace » Sun Apr 29, 2007 4:39 am

I am dealing with school stress, deadlines are looming (they're past, really, but I have extensions) and trying to work is making me feel really bad. Now it's late at night after a day of sort of working and I can't sleep. I feel sick, I have no one I can call this late... I am alone in the apartment (which always makes it worse). And I'm feeling urgy.

* how will this situation or feeling change if i hurt myself?
It wil provide temporary relief (I think, actually, it might not. I'm not sure)

And at about this point I realise that I doin't want to SI. But I do feel awful and I want to feel better. I need to find something else. But I'm really thankful that I realised SI isn't what I'm looking for. I think I just thought my way out of a long string of bad urges. I feel good about that. Now I better get to sleep while I'm urge free and I have the chance.

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Post by Smeagol » Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:41 pm

I'm glad you could talk your way out of it. :) It's awful being up at night and unable to sleep.
Act in such a way as to make yourself feel capable and effective

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