Posted by judy1 on December 6, 2001, at 0:51:22
In reply to Re: But why?, posted by Dinah on December 5, 2001, at 17:57:31
I don't know if you read my previous message. I wanted to stress if you are not really ready to stop then nothing anybody can tell you on this board is going to make you stop. There are the substitutions- ice, rubberbands on your wrist that you snap, getting rid of sharp objects in your home (razors,etc)- none of which worked for me because I don't know I'm doing it. The best way (if you are serious) is to see a psychologist trained in dealing with self-injurers- Marsha Linehan (sp?) is the person who developed the therapy (and I know they are difficult to find) and learn alternate ways to cope. I have learned to ground myself when I feel particularly stressed- for some reason curling my toes really seems to help, but my reasons to cut are different than yours. I wish you all the best- judy
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