Posted by Dinah on September 24, 2003, at 9:20:52
In reply to cutting, posted by underthecs on September 24, 2003, at 0:35:24
I started getting self injury urges while I was in therapy. It seemed natural to discuss them with him. And I generally report my self injury as a part of my report of how I'm doing. And I've promised to call him if I feel like I'm not going to be able to resist the urge and give him a chance to talk to me first.
All that being said, by therapist doesn't take self injury well. He doesn't understand it, and places (I think) too high an importance on it. He reluctantly recognizes the benefits I get from it, but he considers it so much more worse than my other self destructive behaviors (lack of productivity, overspending money I don't have, and eating too much while diabetic) that it annoys the heck out of me.
Maybe you could venture into the area by talking about someone you heard about that self injures. How your therapist reacts to that might help you decide if it's safe to mention more. Because, in general, I'm in favor of honesty with your therapist.
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