Posted by littleone on December 22, 2005, at 19:53:23
In reply to Re: I want therapy so much (*****trigger*****) » Dinah, posted by Tamar on December 22, 2005, at 18:55:44
> That’s really helpful. I have felt more inclined to SI recently. Fortunately my SI isn’t terribly severe (doesn’t require medical attention) but I’ll keep my eye on it.
Hi Tamar,
I might be reading this wrong (which is easily done in written forum), but I felt like you weren't giving this the credit it deserves.
I know from my own experience (and other experiences I've read/heard about) that SI'ing is addictive in a way and with repetition can easily become more severe.
Even though my SI was never "severe" in the sense that I required medical treatment, I still considered it severe in the sense that it was mentally dangerous if that makes sense. I was doing it more frequently and also cutting more often and deeper each time I did it.
I hope you are being very careful in these escalating aspects. And remember that it is very difficult to stop it once it has become a regular coping mechanism.
Sorry about this, but I don't want to see you hurt yourself (obviously physically, but also in the sense that it makes things harder for you later on).
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