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Post by strmdncr » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:54 am

how will this situation or feeling change if i hurt myself?
-------probably won't


what will hurting myself bring to the situation? what will it take away from the situation?
---------comfort of familiarity, stop inner pain/release inner pain, stop dissociation

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?
----------at this very moment don't care

if hurting myself seems like my best option right now, how long will the relief it brings last? what will i do then?
----------don't know-------maybe be better able to use healthy coping mechs.

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?
------------go to bed.........until i wake perhaps longer don't know


how will i feel tomorrow if i hurt myself? how will i feel tomorrow if i do the other thing i came up with?
---------angry----------angry for different reason, still hurt dissappointed

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?
----------to stop feeling like dreams are useless----------no clue currently
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Post by LBC » Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:35 am

Hi strmdncr

Have you looked at the Distractions thread in Sourcebook?

Hope you're doing okay...

:1paw:
If you believe everyone is the future
If you believe that nothing ever goes wrong
If you believe that deep down inside you're really falling apart
Know that everybody's weak and everyone can be strong. - Sloan

You always have a choice.

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