Thread: Triggering (ED): using other methods to self harm and escape
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Re: using other methods to self harm and escape - June 25th 2013, 09:11 PM
Like yourself, when I've attempted to stop self harming, other dangerous behaviours I engaged in would get worse. Smoking, drinking, doing drugs etc. I started doing these things, to replace self harm. At points it got so bad, I overdosed.

I think the thing here, is that you might be trying to stop self harm, which is brilliant and I'm really proud of you for that (you're doing so well!) but that even though you're stopping the self harming, the underlying problem is still there. You know? So you still need some release because that problem hasn't been dealt with. So to me, I think you need to start dealing with what ever it is that causes all of these urges and needs to engage in these behaviors and then alongside with it, as you start to overcome the underlying problem, you'll also slowing stop engaging in these behaviours too. Does that make any sense?

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