Triggering (SH): Self mutilation

[Kristen1995]

I've been doing it for about 2 years so far. The worst senario was that I was rushed to the ER because I hit my veins in my left wrist. I was extremely low, but I didn't plan on killing myself that night. I just knew that I needed to dig my blade deep into my skin and bleed... Anyways, I wanted to do nothing but watched myself bleeding out after I accidently slashed my veins. I remebered feeling so calm and relieved, almost peaceful.

[Sea Monkey]

Hey there.

I think this goes in the Self Harm forum, but it's up to the mod if a move is neccessary.

I'd recommend taking a look at this http://www.teenhelp.org/forums/f12-s...ves-self-harm/ if you're looking for alternatives to help distract yourself from self harm. It is also helpful to have a good 'support network' of people, who you can trust and would talk to if you feel down, this would also help distract you from hurting yourself as you're letting out your feelings to people rather than injuring yourself.

If you need anything, feel free to PM me.
Take care.

[Dr.Bobby]

Kristen, when you went to the ER didn't they set you up with therapy? If they didn't, then that should be done now!

Self harm is a vicious cycle, b/c the cause of it isn't ever addressed thru the behavior. It seems to feel better hurting yourself not so much b/c it actually makes the cause go away, but b/c the self harm distracts from that. And as we all know, distraction is often better than reality.

The good news is that treatment for this is very effective, but you have to get to us! Tell your folks what you're feeling, and let them get you to a doc.

[Peppermint Tea.♥]

Hey there, Kristen.

I've moved your thread to the Self Harm forum because I believe that it will get more answers here.

I'm sorry that you're going through this. Self harm is a horrible cycle that is difficult to overcome, but you can get through it with help. It would be great of you could talk to someone about this, like a guidance counselor or a parent or any other trusted adult. I know that having people to talk to when things went wrong or I slipped up really helped me.

I really recommend you read the thread Lex posted about alternatives to self harm, because although not all of them work for everyone there may be a few that work for you and either distract you from self harming or help you to express your feelings in a different way.

If you want to talk on here about why you self harm you're welcome to, or if you'd like to keep it private you can use the HelpLink or Live Help features of the site.

I hope things get better for you soon.

Hester.

[Kristen1995]

They actually put me on suicide watch. I've tried therapy. It doesn't work well.

[Peppermint Tea.♥]

I don't know if this is the case with you, but sometimes we're just speaking to the wrong person. It can take a while to find a good therapist/counselor, so please don't give up. Having someone to talk to can really help.