Posted by deirdrehbrt on October 5, 2003, at 22:48:19
In reply to Re: self-harm ... well sort of, posted by Camille Dumont on October 5, 2003, at 10:30:47
Hi.
I too do the same thing. I'll pick until my feet bleed, and keep on going. At times I can feel the pain, and at times I can't. I can't drive right now, so I spend alot of time on my feet... walking, etc. I have certainly ruined a number of pairs of socks.
When I do feel pain, while walking, it goes away very quickly. Sometimes in the winter, I'll walk through all of the puddles that I can find. Just another way to hurt my feet.... myself.
I have tried to stop hurting my feet, but then I'll cut, or pick at my hands. I have been hurting myself since I was a pre-teen, and stopping isn't the easiest thing to do. I have alot of other things to work on, so that is taking a back seat.
Anyway, you aren't alone. Perhaps we do it for slightly different reasons, or maybe the same. We are still doing the same thing.
Having been recently diagnosed with DID, maybe I'll be able to find out who wants to be hurt, or learn why I'm doing it. Maybe that will help.
I wish you, and everyone who has this problem good luck in trying to solve it. If someone finds something that helps without hurting another part of the body, please let us know.
Dee.
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