self harm

[Amz_01]

My mental health has been really bad the past few days, and I self harmed today for the first time after about a year and after doing that it’s made me feel worse because I had progression but now it’s all going downhill and I am angry at myself and I don’t know what to do. I’m angry at myself for having mental health issues and I know it’s not my fault but I can’t help but blame myself and think how much easier life would be without this.

[Hidden]

Try to stay calm and realization that you did wrong and writing about it is the first step - you need to speak to your Doctor about getting professional help and then work from there - they may give you medication and that will only help you or phone mental health section of emergency hospital and get real help, now

[Daz2310]

I feel you I’m in same boat self harm and low clinical and anxiety in section life is so hard right now do as I am doing and keep fighting there will be light

[Courtm4511]

I’ve noticed it’s just a big circle with anxiety and depression. They cause us to act out which just makes us feel even worse and continue to act on the thing we feel worse about. Don’t continue the cycle. Seek help- we’re all going to have set backs, what matters most is that we can get up and move forward again. I hope you have the support and help you need and that you can find it if you do not.

[Poodie]

Hi Amz.

I can understand your feelings. Try to remember that getting well is seldom a straight line upward. You are bound to have relapses. Are you in therapy? On medication? Did you call your therapist. You can always go to the hospital to talk to someone if you feel yourself slipping.

Give yourself a break. Try not to condemn yourself and try to think of what you may have been feeling at the time. It is best to work in therapy on this.

Best wishes.

[Want2BHappy3]

You Need to desperately get Help?

[Hidden]

Hi there, I hear you. I haven't read the other replies. I can say that I self-harmed again for the first time in about a year (I think) the other day. It was a bad day. The only thing I know to do: is to go from this day forward and try to find other coping mechanisms that will not lead or include self-harm. Beating myself (and you beating yourself up) over it won't change the fact that it happened. We can only look forward. I don't know that you did wrong (I just peeked below)... or that I did wrong.. I guess that's what many will say. It was doing what I did or go to a bridge and ... I think I'm not supposed to say that here. But anyway, I'm still alive and that's what people want so ... I am hopeful that I will never self-harm again, however, I am alive. That's all I had for Wednesday. I approach the four year anniversary of my closest attempt of my life.. so that thought flooded my mind on Wednesday. I will try to keep my mind occupied and try to stay level... that's all we can do. I hope you find some solace today.

[Amz_01 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you a lot for this reply, it really helped. I hope you and I both can continue strong !

[Hannah24kitten]

Hey Amz_01. I went for hypnotherapy a few months ago- I know she is still available durinf lockdown. It was quite a breakthrough for me. You self harmed, it happened, but it's done and it's time to move forward, I guess? I'm no expert. Maybe try hypnotherapy if you haven't before x

[Beevee]

A good self-help book to read is called Essential Help for Your Nerves by Dr Claire Weekes. I don’t think she touched upon self harm per se but if it is a method to cope with, avoid, suppress or temporarily stop the thoughts and feeling created by being in an anxious state, then the contents will apply.

I suffered from anxiety and depression for a long time but didn’t self harm. The contents of that book helped me to understand what was happening to me and why but also how to overcome the disorder.

The root cause of chronic anxiety is fear or in many cases, fearing anxiety itself, thus creating a vicious circle. The key to recovery is learning to allow all the thoughts and feelings to come and accept them and not doing anything to push them away. They are only feelings created by anxiety itself and will disappear when you learn to accept them. You literally have to feel all the symptoms and leave them be.

Regards

Beevee