Posted by underthecs on October 5, 2003, at 13:57:49
In reply to Re: self-harm ... well sort of, posted by Camille Dumont on October 5, 2003, at 10:30:47
>it might be more of a compulsion thing. Now >that I think of it, I don't do it to feel the >pain, to hurt or to punish myself.
SI is also a compulsion. and not everyone SI's to feel the pain or to hurt/punish themselves.
> Its like a stress-relief thing ... like when >you bite your nails ... except this goes a bit >too far. When I do it, its almost a trance-like >feeling.actually, this a big reason I SI... the stress relief... the trance-like feeling. the endorphin kick to relieve emotional pain.
>to tell my therapist but its so humiliating.i know it feels that way. but i want you to know that after i did tell my therapist, it was not as humiliating anymore. in fact, it was a huge relief. i think that carrying it around as a shameful secret gives it more power and keeps you feeling humiliated.
> I also doubt that there is something that she >could do about it ... and I certainly don't >want to have to take more pills because of it.that is exactly what i was thinking when i didn't want to tell. but honestly, there isn't anything anyone can "do" about it... besides you. sometimes it just helps to talk about it, and if it is somthing that bothers you, perhaps you and your therapist can come up with some alternatives... something that won't leave you feeling humiliated.
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