Posted by Iwillsurvive on April 1, 2007, at 18:07:59
In reply to Re: Am I only 1 who think S.injury not so bad?*tri » Iwillsurvive, posted by gazo on April 1, 2007, at 0:07:38
> ((((IWS)))))
**thanks.
> 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.**Yup
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> 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.**I have other ways too. Just sometimes it don't seem to work. I pretty expert SI. I be OK.
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> is it something you would teach your kids to do to cope? i doubt it.**Nope, but i would prefer them to SI than dangerosity....
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> 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.**Yup T back in a week and a bit.
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> 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.**Good! I am glad you have found other ways.
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> 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.**Good again. Labels suck. If you show up at emerg w/SI, the borderline label is automatically applied.
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> 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.**Yup, you a smart one, thats pretty much what my T said. She hates me to do it, but she understands why once I explained. She say she not gonna judge me about it. Its a coping mechanism that usu works when I have nothing else to try, and it has no doubt saved my life more than once.
Thanks for support and reply :)
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