Posted by Larry Hoover on May 20, 2005, at 17:04:10
In reply to How do you tell......(((might trigger)))), posted by Jazzed on May 20, 2005, at 12:44:37
> How do you explain SI to a new therapist or p-doc? I cut my wrists/arms, not horribly, but badly enough that you can see obvious scars. I'm so self conscious of this, and think I would just die if asked. I have a feeling the p-doc will notice because I have to sign form for him after every appt. He hands them to me, I have to hand them back.
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> Anyway, this was 20 years ago, a one time thing on both arms, done in anger. Stupid, stupid, stupid! I'm seeing a plastic surgeon in Sept. to see if they can do anything. The last PS I went to was so horrfied that I never went back.
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> JazzedI think that if you said just what you said here, you'd cover the essentials.
IF it comes up, "It was a stupid thing I did out of anger, 20 years ago."
If you say it in the right tone, it has its own closure.
Lar
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