TW…Triggered to self harm

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Extreme trigger warning…..

I haven’t self harmed in over a year. Perhaps close to two years now. I was having a general conversation with a work friend and we started talking about things we did as teenagers and my past with my friend group got brought up. I won’t share the whole conversation because I don’t want to give any ideas to people who may struggle with self harm. But we started talking about the best ways to self harm. How to do maximum damage with the least pain and that sorta thing. Needless to say I did NOT expect myself to get triggered, yet here I am. Fighting the urge to cut. I found a razor blade hidden in a spot I had forgotten about. I don’t know what to do, all of a sudden the urge to self harm has gotten so strong. I’m worried I’m gonna give in to that temptation.

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Seriously struggling. So bad.

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I had some seriously strong urges in December but i called my care team, it was late at night but they run a night service, it helped a lot.

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I don’t know if this could help, but it’s something from my DBT skills book.

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So sorry you are going through that again.

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Get rid of the razor blade! Throw it out! As someone who self harms, i know removing “tools” helps the urge go away. Call your care team and let them know you’re struggling with this and that you need to talk. You can get thru this! And congrats on going so long without self harming…

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I will pray for you…this is awful for you…why would you be tempted to hurt yourself? take a magic marker and put a butterfly anywhere you are thinking about cutting…I heard that helps…

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There is a suicide and crisis line that has self harm support. Call or text 988.

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Thank you guys, I made it through the night without self harming I think I’m in the clear now

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In the UK we have the Samaritans, a charity you can talk to when things are tough. I just spoke to them and feel a little alleviated myself tbh. thank god

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So glad to hear you are doing better

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Triggered again tonight. Texting with the 988 crisis line

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Good! Did it help you?

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No I ended up self harming last night

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So sorry. I hope you are ok now :folded_hands:

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I hope you’re doing ok now @Hanna_Foxx

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Thanks guys. I’m okay I didn’t do too much damage to myself

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I’m sorry to hear that. I would call your therapist and let them know about this.

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I see her tomorrow

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I’m glad. I hope you feel better soon. :heart:

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