Posted by pegasus on June 5, 2006, at 9:39:20
In reply to self-injury trigger. anxiety, posted by llrrrpp on June 4, 2006, at 23:03:16
Hi llrrrpp,
I wish I knew what to tell you that would be really helpful. I don't think I do. But what I want to tell you is that I feel a connection with your struggle. I also harm myself in various ways, and struggle with the after effects, and the temptations, etc. I don't love that I do that, but I am actually sometimes glad that I have something to do when I get so overwhelmed. It's better than not having *any* way to cope, I think. I'm working on learning more helpful ways to cope. It does seem to be possible. But I find that it involves learning to forgive myself when I regress back to old ways. Not easy, but I want you to know that it can get better for you. You're doing the right things: posting here, doing therapy.
peg
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