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Re: Late relapse -
December 27th 2024, 03:46 AM
Hey, I was self harm free for around 6 months prior to that it was about 2 years, in September this year (2024) I relapsed. Relapses are a normal part of recovery. I know of people who have been self harm for free years and due to life events and circumstances have relapsed numbers of years later.
When we get stressed and things becoming overwhelming, we often feel tempted to revert back to old coping strategies, for some this may be drugs, or alcohol etc for others it may be self harm, its normal to relapse.
I try and now view my relapses as 'little blips' .
'There will be bad days, there will be good days, there will be really bad days, and really good days, and days that are not bad or good but just simply suck, but either way you got through it and you are here today and that is all that really matters''
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