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Post by wilson » Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:17 pm

  • what had happened just before?
    i found a family oic from when we were a family
  • what were you thinking and feeling?
    i fucking wish i could have this now. i want to be a normal family
  • why did you end up hurting yourself then instead of some other time? was there an event that was the final straw? what was it?
    because i cracked. i just couldnt handle it anymore
  • were there outside factors like drugs, alcohol, being off your meds, lack of sleep, etc? can you address those in the future? how?
    alcohol.. but its always their these days
  • what other ways of coping did you try besides self-harm? how well did they work?
    i put some music on. tried to write in my journal
  • 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?
    no i cant make my family normal. to move forward i need to stop hoping it will change
  • are you likely to be in that emotional place again? how will you recognize it when you're in that situation?
    i will. the loud family screaming will make me remember, or the absence of a family at christmas
  • What made that opportunity more appealing than any other?
    the idea of feeling pain
  • Did you make an opportunity or was it there for the taking?
    it was there for the taking
  • What would you have done if there was no opportunity, how would you have handled your urge?
    gone for a walk and made the opportunity
  • If there had been no opportunity would your urge to self-harm have increased or decreased?
    increased
  • What consitutes opportunity for you? Being alone? having new tools? waiting for the right feeling?
    being alone. having my tool case
  • If your opportunties were taken away, how would you feel?
angry
  • Did I identify what feelings were leading me to want to SI?
    yes
  • If Yes - What were they, and how did I figure them out?
    memories
<center>R.I.P. 23/07/89 - 05/11/01
R.I.P. 1953-2008

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im over existing in limbo
im over the myths and placebos
i dont really mind if i just fade away
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