Hi, so I was telling my cousin that I self harmed today and she answered me with we are all cornered in our houses because of covid-19 (I live in portugal and you are warned to not leave your house unless it is to buy food or to buy medication) so stop being weak. be strong and don’t do that. I don’t think she understands what I am going through. I have self harm ideas everyday and sometimes suicide too but I don’t self harm every time it crosses my mind, otherwise I would do it everyday, I only do it when I can’t take anymore. Has anyone here has had similiar experiences?
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It can be a hard addiction to break. It helps to find a less destructive replacement behavior. some people will hold an ice cube in their hand until it hurts, and that is a less dangerous form of self harm that can be used as a stepping stone while you learn healthier coping skills. Some people draw on their bodies with a marker. They make a pretty picture over the skin they wanted to cut, and then they can look at the picture and see that they created instead of destroying. Some people exercise intensely, to release endorphins. Do you think any of these coping skills could be an option for you?
Cutting is especially dangerous right now because there is a shortage of antiseptic, so it will be harder to properly clean and disinfect the wound. You will be more likely to develop a MRSA infection, which can cause you to lose a limb, or even die.
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Hi, I am not self-harming but I have some depression that is hard to treat. Please reach out. There’s people you can call and resources for people with anxiety and mental illness who need support. Don’t feel ashamed or weak. I have a muscle disorder that I have always tried to overcome, but it’s genetic and was passed on from my mother. I would always be the slowest in basketball, or soccer, and I couldn’t tell people that I was fighting a muscle disease that made it painful/harder to build muscle and tissue and that no matter how hard I exercised, I would never be as fast as them. People don’t see the things that aren’t obvious to them and they may be hurtful not knowing that you are working and fighting even harder than they are to maintain the baseline or normalcy. But it is also better not to give up. Im glad I played basketball and I’m glad I tried my hardest.
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