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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:47 pm
by wilson
how will this situation or feeling change if i hurt myself?
make me feel

what will hurting myself bring to the situation? what will it take away from the situation?
it will bring relief and take away the emotions

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?
i want it to be gone. this in the long run will make me remember it cos i will have scars

if hurting myself seems like my best option right now, how long will the relief it brings last? what will i do then?
a few minutes then fight the urge to do it again

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?
nothing. i've tried everything

how will i feel tomorrow if i hurt myself? how will i feel tomorrow if i do the other thing i came up with?
guilty ashamed

Why do I feel I need to hurt myself? What has brought me to this point?
because nothing else is working.

Have I been here before? What did I do to deal with it? How did I feel then?
i gave in to they urge. :(

What I have done to ease this discomfort so far? What else can I do that won't hurt me?
went for a walk. that didnt work.
been distracting. playingm my bass. writing.

How do I feel right now?
dirty. stupid. ashamed alone

How will I feel when I am hurting myself?
better

How will I feel after hurting myself? How will I feel tomorrow morning?
guilty ashamed.. i will want to do it again

Can I avoid this stressor, or deal with it better in the future?
no. will always be there

Do I need to hurt myself?
yes.