Posted by Tamar on December 22, 2005, at 20:28:29
In reply to Re: SI'ing (*****trigger*****) » Tamar, posted by littleone on December 22, 2005, at 19:53:23
Hi littleone
> I might be reading this wrong (which is easily done in written forum), but I felt like you weren't giving this the credit it deserves.
That may well be true…
> I know from my own experience (and other experiences I've read/heard about) that SI'ing is addictive in a way and with repetition can easily become more severe.
I can imagine…
> Even though my SI was never "severe" in the sense that I required medical treatment, I still considered it severe in the sense that it was mentally dangerous if that makes sense. I was doing it more frequently and also cutting more often and deeper each time I did it.
I will watch and see if that happens to me. I’m pretty sure I cut deeper last time…
> I hope you are being very careful in these escalating aspects. And remember that it is very difficult to stop it once it has become a regular coping mechanism.
That’s true. So far, I do it only in response to one kind of situation. But if is gets worse I’ll try to deal with it.
> Sorry about this, but I don't want to see you hurt yourself (obviously physically, but also in the sense that it makes things harder for you later on).
Thanks. What you say makes a lot of sense. I think I’ll wait 2 weeks. If I SI in that time I’ll assume it’s above average (for me) and insist on a change in medication.
Many thanks,
Tamar
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