Posted by gazo on April 1, 2007, at 0:07:38
In reply to Am I only 1 who think S.injury not so bad?*trigger, posted by Iwillsurvive on March 31, 2007, at 21:14:54
((((IWS)))))
you know i understand, at least some because i have been there. it served a purpose for me at the time, it was better than some of the other things i could have been doing, but worse than the things i learned to do instead. it was a relief from the mental pain at the time. Making the pain physical was easier.
i learned other ways which are healthier than any of those destructive things. There is always risk with SI. Infection, bleeding just to name two.
is it something you would teach your kids to do to cope? i doubt it.
SI is a trade-off.. it is better than death or bad drugs, but not as healthy as learning to handle mental pain. Your T will help you find new ways.
i never got into heavy SI. no one ever really knew.. one friend knew a bit. i didn't do it for too long.. at two different periods in my life when i couldn't bottle up the pain anymore. Now i think about it but i don't give in.
i also don't think that everyone who SI's is bpd. i think i could have ended up on that road once but life changed somewhere.
i am sorry you have pain that intense. i am sorry you need to find a way to escape it. Don't condemn yourself for it if it helps you right now. But don't be afraid to let go of it either when the time comes.
poster:gazo
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