before
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:34 pm
Before:
Before You Self-Harm
write down the shadow that's hiding behind the urge. look at it. ask yourself:
Before You Self-Harm
write down the shadow that's hiding behind the urge. look at it. ask yourself:
- how will this situation or feeling change if i hurt myself?
The situation will not change, and i would proberly feel worse - what will hurting myself bring to the situation? what will it take away from the situation?
It will take away stress and it will and quilt - how do i want to feel about this in the long run? is hurting myself likely to get me closer to or farther from feeling that way?
it will bring me further away from what i wanna feel. - if hurting myself seems like my best option right now, how long will the relief it brings last? what will i do then?
it will proberly last some time, proberly till tomorow and i dont know what i will do tomorow - what is something i could do now instead of hurting myself? how will it change the situation i'm in? how long will that change last, and what will i do then?
I could txt my bf, read a boook, watch some tv, paint/draw and delay delay delay till the feeling goes away - how will i feel tomorrow if i hurt myself? how will i feel tomorrow if i do the other thing i came up with?
I would feel sad if i cut today and if i use other coping strategies i will feel proud that i didnt cut. - what do i really want to do right now? how can i best honor the self-protective instinct that has me wanting to self-injure right now?
