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tips on how to cope: dealing with your feelings, dealing with the consequences of self-harm in your life. share your ideas and maybe pick up some new skills, too. you don't have to want to stop to learn something new here.

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Hello, I'm new

Post by liatard » Sat Nov 05, 2005 4:21 am

Hello, just wanted to say hello to everyone because this is my first post.

I'm wondering if anyone has any advice / thoughts on how they decided to stop SI. I want to stop but I don't want to... if that makes any sense.

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Post by dbms » Sat Nov 05, 2005 4:08 pm

Hi and welcome to bus. Don't have any advice on stopping. I'm in the same boat I'd like to not SI but I am afraid to give it up. I had about a year free then gave in to an urge. However, when I look after myself, sleep, eat keep from isolating myself the desire diminishes.

I have therapist who has had me acknowledge the urge (I have vivid images a lot) and let it pass rather than try to suppress them. This helped stopping for a while At the very least it reduced the mental turmoil I was causing myself over this.

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Post by Green Beauty » Sat Nov 05, 2005 5:43 pm

Heya welcome to bus, for me i stopped because i didnt want to live with the scars when i got older and also i don't want my family or friends to find out, and if i continued that would be inevitable. Have a look around and hopefully you will find the answers you are hoping for.

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Post by amyfairy » Sun Nov 06, 2005 4:52 pm

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Post by liatard » Sun Nov 06, 2005 10:08 pm

Thanks, everyone.
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