Recent content by William_Peters

I am sorry you're having such a difficult night. But I am glad you have a therapist who understands and supports you without judgment. Even though today was especially hard, you reached out and talked about it instead of carrying it alone. Be gentle with yourself, tomorrow is a new day.

Dam, I had a second relapse within three days. This time it lasted at least two hours. I was at the lake and planned to SH to relieve extreme emotional pressure. In the moment, I experienced temporary relief, but this was followed by intense shame, self-loathing, regret, and terrible emotional...

Thank you for sharing that. I like the idea of a traffic light system because my warning signs can change in intensity. It also makes sense that the interventions should be based on what actually works for the individual rather than a generic plan.

I am currently trying to develop a safety plan because of ongoing self-harm urges and suicidal thoughts. For those who have safety plans, what kinds of things have you included that you found helpful? For example, warning signs, coping strategies, people to contact, places to avoid, or anything...

Thank you for sharing that. What you said about invisible suffering feeling visible and real makes sense to me. I appreciate hearing from someone who understands the struggle. It can be difficult to talk about these things with people who have never experienced them.

I am not really interested in anything like that right now.

Oh, I am glad that it makes sense to someone out there. I miss the sudden rush of relieve but not the aftermath. I first started around 1994 and I though it was completely gone, until I had that dream the other night and that old familiar feeling of how nice it was to release came back to me...

Thank you. Yes, I think it is peace or relief I’m looking for, even if only for a short time. I haven’t cut for years, and I don’t want to go back to that. I’m trying to remember I stopped for a reason too. I’m just feeling really worn down today, so your message helps.

Thanks for this-it really helps to have strategies like the cold shower and frozen oranges (I never thought of frozen orange) . Looking forward to trying it. Absolutely the cutting "rush" is deceptive. I know from experience what comes after: the shame, the negative talk, and then chasing that...

I have been been in therapy for months now. Told my therapist this morning but I feel like I still need to get it out. Yeah, lost of stuff Recently I have been diagnosed with PTSD, MDD, and anxiety, oh what fun 😞. I am at the end of a work contract and I will not be applying for a new one as my...

It has been many, many years since I last cut myself. Two days ago, I had a dream where I was sitting in a chair all by myself, there was no one else around and there was completely quietness. The chair was oversized and so was the knife I was holding. Everything felt big except for me, I was...