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So sorry you are having eye issues, I can imagine how terrifying that would be.
glad you stopped in.
RBView Thread
i can probably call my t if i need to, but i don't know about moving my appointment up cause he's only working 2 days a week right now, so his available appointments go fast...i'm hoping that if i can make it through my dad's service this weekend that things will get better...at least no more big family gatherings for a while. going back to work tomorrow, and i'm sure i'll be super busy there, so hopefully that will help, too...View Thread
On the outside of the fence, I envision your aunt knocking on the gate and shouting that she wants in.
I envision you standing on the other side of the closed gate, shouting back "Sorry auntie, I only let safe people in" - and walking confidently away into the arms of caring people who will help you keep that boundary enforced.View Thread
I'M STIRRED THO BECAUSE SHE STARTED TALKING ABOUT MY SIS AND IT REALLY WIGGED ME AND MY BROTHER AND FINALLY MY HUSBAND CAME TO THE RESCUE! THANK gggGOOODDDDDDView Thread
DO TWO POSITIVE THINGS TODAY OK. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THOSE TWO POSITIVE THINGS WOULD BE?
FRANView Thread
((((hugs))))View Thread
What do you think you're needing inside when doing these things? Again, don't be embarrassed.....try to see what your subconsious is trying to tell you...You are searching....but for what? Look deep inside and see why you are being guided in this way....there is always a reason...just hard to find sometimes...
Never be ashamed of living your life and learning..we all do it in our own ways...
Stay strong, sending big hugs, and a hand to grab onto if and anytime you need it..
Snowy :)View Thread
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The point of descovery. It is a process just the same as our recovery is a process. We are tought that we are worthless by our parents and that is reinforced by others. then you add the violance that we have suffered.
some people take that violance and become the abuser.
Some people turn it inward and SIV.
the more I use SIV the more that the behavor is reinforce. the pathways are made stronger.
You asked when does it cease to be pain and transform into something else....for me it was the night that I was raped. It was violant and painful.
Yes it is interesting stuff to think about. It is the type of stuff that will help us heal. Thank you.View Thread
You sound like you are in a similar point in your life as I am. I have recently stopped cutting for the same reason.... I'm pregnant and don't want to put a child through living with a mom who hurts herself. Mostly because I never want her to learn this coping technique. It's not easy but I've gone about a month without it and have been doing okay so far. Being pregnant is not easy though.... just know it's going to be a long road. And I know being a mom won't be easy either, but I'm looking forward to it.View Thread
Caprice_WebMD_Staff posted: 1. How will you be spending this coming weekend? Doing anything fun? today we lounged and cleaned house nothing much tomorrow going to cheesecake factory to take my aunt for her birthday2. What steps will you take in order to keep yourself this weekend? bandaging my wounds
3. What's your favorite way to spend a long summer weekend? relaxing in the quiet with no phones
4. What's your favorite season of the year and why?
spring and autumn because its new growth and a change of beauty
5. What does Labor Day mean for you.... the sad end of summer, the exciting beginning of new challenges or a season you like, or just a good long weekend? I finally bought a flag and I like to remember all that labor day means. Yes. Thanks for your Reply!View Thread
YOU ARE A WONDERFUL TALENTED COOPERATIVE INDIVIDUAL AND I WISH YOU THE BEST IN FINDING A NEW JOB THAT WILL VALLIDATE YOU AS WELL.
YOU HAVE HELPED ME TREMENDOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND I THINK YOU'D BE AN ASSET TO ANY COMPANY YOU WORKED FOR. DON'T LET THESE JERKS DEMEAN YOU.................EVEN IF ITS IN YOU'RE MIND AND YOU HAVE TO FIGHT THEM IN YOUR MIND DO SO!
YOU ARE SO WORTHY OF A GOOD PAYING HAPPY JOB! YOU;VE STRUGGLED WITH THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND IT CAN ONLY GET BETTER RIGHT?!
HUGS FRANView Thread
Tramadol is a synthetic opiate.. yes, it is addictive tho less so, and doesn't give the "high" feeling of real opiates so probably wouldn't be the best choice for you. Getting off narcotics is difficult, any addiction or dependence is. Work closely with a support group, (people who have been through this, or are working with people going through it) and get help with the withdrawals and pain with your docs... Get a plan together and take one small step at a time.... get through one day at a time...
Big Hugs
SnowyView Thread
Financial planning is always very wearying for me so I feel for you on that.View Thread
Be gentle with yourself.View Thread
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All that time you managed to cope still happened. That means it can happen again.
A lot of us here have struggled with self-harm for years. Lifetimes. I'm 31 later this month and I've struggled with it since before I was a teenager, and I know people on this board who freely talk of fighting this battle even younger than my battle started and even longer than my battle has gone. That means the vast majority of people on this board slip up now and then, and for some of us (I say "us" because this group includes me lately) it's more often than "now and then."
But those slips don't erase the times when we successfully coped in a safe way. I self-harmed today, but that doesn't erase the fact that I went nearly a month safe up until today. It doesn't mean I'm a failure, just like a slip-up for you doesn't mean you're a failure. It simply means that we've reached our emotional pain thresholds, the line at which the only coping mechanism that works is the unhealthy one.
I hear the anger and the stress and the pressure. Sitting with you while you ride out those feelings.View Thread
you're so right. she's not always right and she's always thinking she is! no matter what and it puts me at a huge disadvantage! and it makes me a wild woman!
I don't know what elee you said but it surely makes me wonder???????????? a lot!View Thread
We care enough to say things that we know will make you reject us... because you NEED to hear those things.
We'll be here when you get back, and when you calm down enough to remember that "care for" does not always mean "agree with and side with unconditionally."View Thread
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