Before (binge/si)

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Before (binge/si)

Post by volta » Mon May 19, 2008 4:42 am

Before:
  • Have I been here before? What did I do to deal with it? How did I feel then?
    yes. i slept it off.
  • What I have done to ease this discomfort so far? What else can I do that won't hurt me?
    i've talked to friends. i can . . . i dunno.
  • How do I feel right now?
    restless.
  • How will I feel when I am hurting myself?
    relieved.
  • How will I feel after hurting myself? How will I feel tomorrow morning?
    bad about myself.
  • Can I avoid this stressor, or deal with it better in the future?
    i don't know . . .
  • Do I need to hurt myself?
    i guess not.

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Post by sixtyfoothigh » Mon May 19, 2008 1:29 pm

Well done for posting... If you can't think of many ideas to distract yourself then you could have a look in the coping thread here:
http://buslist.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=34500

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