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Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:37 am
by Binayshee
  • Why do I feel I need to hurt myself? What has brought me to this point?

    "bored" or something and a little lonely
  • What I have done to ease this discomfort so far? What else can I do that won't hurt me?

    i ate but i don't think that was a good choice. walking
    would be good but i don't want to.
  • How do I feel right now?

    "armunmf" sad, tired, restless
  • How will I feel when I am hurting myself?

    relieved, but mad at myself and disappointed in
    myself
  • How will I feel after hurting myself? How will I feel tomorrow morning?
    ashamed. mad at self.
  • Can I avoid this stressor, or deal with it better in the future?

    well i don't think 3+cups of coffee in the evening
    helped. so i can not have stimulants at night. i
    had insomnia last night, too, for the first time
    in awhile.
  • Do I need to hurt myself?

    no, but i guess i don't really know how to calm
    down because i'm buzzed from the coffee and
    i don't really have anything interesting to do.
    i feel sad because there is something i really
    want but i don't know how to get it. i saw this
    alternative house i want so much to have one
    day. to build one on some land somewhere.
    but as is i am in debt, broke, jobless, going
    to a full time outpatient program for mental
    health. did i say in debt? hugely. how will i
    ever have anything? the rest of my life will
    just be surviving. i don't know how to do
    anything else. :cry:

    i don't need to hurt myself, but its such a
    distraction. i could probably use a good
    distraction and to try and think more
    positively.

    i mean, i'm doing a lot better than i was
    before and for the first time in a long time
    i think i actually could work. so i need to
    just keep working what i'm working on,
    and not worry too much about the future
    just yet. one step at a time.

    "it's going to be all right
    it's going to be all right.
    it is going to be all right."

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:44 am
by sixtyfoothigh
I know I'd definitely find it hard to calm down with 3 cups of coffee in my system! Cutting out stimulants in the evening is definitely a good plan.

To calm down now -
could you have a long bath (with optional candles)
a warm drink with no caffiene - like herbal tea or hot milk
listen to some calming music
go for a walk
watch a chilled out movie (I used to watch NottingHill or GroundHog Day)
ring someone for a chat

Take care
S x