Triggering (SH): Relaspe

[Nekkei]

So I cut myself up pretty bad a few years back, and up until now (like today) I was okay. Well, not okay, but I was better all around, you know? And then some stuff happened today that set me off, and well, I relasped.

After almost two years, I went right back to square one... God. Fml. And now I feel so goddamn gulity about it...Shit.

You know what self-harm? Screw you too.

[Apollo]

Hey.

You should know that relapse is okay. You're only human and we all make mistakes. Don't dwell too much on the fact that you actually relapsed, and try to recognize that it was a mistake and that you need to move forward. I advise talking to somebody you trust about this so you can get help, if you haven't done so already, and so you can get better. Once you do that, everything will get easier.

-Apollo

[Naomi.]

Hey, it sounds like you've been having a bit of a rough time of it recently.
I just want to draw your attention to something...2 years. You managed 2 years self harm free!!! That's amazing!!! You should be really proud of yourself.It's such a great achievement. Yes, you've slipped up, but that doesn't mean that the last 2 years have all gone to waste!
Is there someone who you could speak to about what's going on in your life at the moment? I think it could really help you to talk through your feelings and try and stay away from self harm again.
But don't feel guilty or blame yourself for relapsing. It's happened, it's in the past, there's nothing you can do about it now. The best thing you could do right now, is pick yourself up and try and move on, working through anything that's upsetting you.
All the best <3

[Nekkei]

Thanks guys. Yeah, it'll work out somehow. It has to eventually.

[Celestial.]

Hey there. Just thought I'd add that this doesn't have to be a relapse. Just because you slipped up and hurt yourself again, it doesn't mean you have to go back to how you were before. It's been almost two years since you were in this cycle, and since then I'm sure you've grown, and learned a lot, and you're stronger now. You can beat this, and you don't have to let it get as bad as it was before.
Do you have someone you can talk to about this? Or would you like to talk to us about what triggered you? We're here to help.
Take care.

[DarkSeph]

Slip ups happen to the best of us no matter how hard we try. The fact is you manages 2 years without any SH. That's an amazing achievement and proves you really are a strong person. Don't feel guilty about this one day. It is not your fault. Something really upset you to push you to it and you don't deserve that and I'm really sorry to hear it happened.

Just try to remember you're stronger than this, you've beaten SH for 2 years and this one day is merely an exception, you're still in control, you can easily beat this. Don't feel guilty, feel proud of how much you've fought this. I believe in you too and wish you the best of luck and if you ever need someone to talk to just message.

[LastRedAppleStanding]

Don't worry, it was probably just a one off. Because ur so comfortable with it, it was just ur way of letting off steam. Just try not to do it again

[ALLorNOTHINGforCHRIST]

Hey,

We slip up sometimes. There have been people who have done it after several years clean.

Just try to move on and learn from the mistakes.

If need be check out our thread full of ways to deal with urges to refresh yourself.

Try to keep your head up.