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Forum: Self-Harm Discussion and Support 17-06-2013, 10:16 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 171,196
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"Why did you stop there? Why did you call...

"Why did you stop there? Why did you call the ambulance?" Said to me by a doctor after I ended up in hospital after I'd accidentally gone too far.

I guess it was a valid question, but coming out of...
Forum: Serious Discussion and Advice 14-10-2012, 10:08 PM
Replies: 28,860
Views: 873,067
Posted By Backfromthebrink
Dear Manager: I want to tell the truth because...

Dear Manager:
I want to tell the truth because I'm shit at lying and it's obvious that the excuse I made when I phoned in sick last week was a fake.
I'm scared if I'm not honest I'll lose my...
Forum: Serious Discussion and Advice 26-09-2012, 04:32 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 838
Posted By Backfromthebrink
I'm rubbish at knowing the right things to say,...

I'm rubbish at knowing the right things to say, or how exactly to reach out but things do get better. It's really difficult to find a way out when things get like this and it's difficult to take a...
Forum: Serious Discussion and Advice 23-09-2012, 05:21 PM
Replies: 28,860
Views: 873,067
Posted By Backfromthebrink
I work 7.30am - 8pm Weekdays. I have 4 hours of...

I work 7.30am - 8pm Weekdays. I have 4 hours of clients saturdays, 2 hours Sundays. I work a night shift at the supermarket Sunday nights. I may live in your house but I pay rent, bills etc. So when...
Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 18-09-2012, 03:09 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 982
Posted By Backfromthebrink
I've taken it before and for the first couple of...

I've taken it before and for the first couple of weeks I felt quite nauseaus but after that I had no bad effects from it.

Coming off one medication and going onto another is always going to cause...
Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 18-09-2012, 03:03 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 523
Posted By Backfromthebrink
Used to happen all the time when I was with a...

Used to happen all the time when I was with a different CMHT and the time they stayed was more like a few months. I'd meet with each one maybe once or twice before they'd move on.

It was made more...
Forum: Serious Discussion and Advice 12-09-2012, 04:27 PM
Replies: 28,860
Views: 873,067
Posted By Backfromthebrink
Don't claim that you planned to phone me today...

Don't claim that you planned to phone me today anyway. It's been 6 weeks since we last spoke and I know for a fact that if I hadn't phoned you it probably would have been another 6 weeks. Please just...
Forum: Serious Discussion and Advice 09-09-2012, 05:44 PM
Replies: 28,860
Views: 873,067
Posted By Backfromthebrink
If I'd known you'd be there last night I wouldn't...

If I'd known you'd be there last night I wouldn't have come, and I don't know why someone didn't warn me you'd be there. I rarely come to social things but I thought it would be just 4 of us, not you...
Forum: Self-Harm Discussion and Support 24-08-2012, 11:53 AM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 171,196
Posted By Backfromthebrink
After demonstrating to my dad how to correctly...

After demonstrating to my dad how to correctly engage the locking mechanism of a craft knife we were using for a joint project.

"Well you would know wouldn't you, and you've got the proof on your...
Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 20-08-2012, 03:03 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,289
Posted By Backfromthebrink
The CMHT is quick to tell me that they deal with...

The CMHT is quick to tell me that they deal with many different sorts of people, from those who are off sick and unable to work all the way up to people who work full time in positions of...
Forum: Self-Harm Discussion and Support 18-08-2012, 10:55 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,490
Posted By Backfromthebrink
The GP seems to have approached this from the...

The GP seems to have approached this from the wrong angle - like he thinks that people make the decision to end up in A+E and then create an injury to get them there?

If you need to go to A+E then...
Forum: Self-Harm Discussion and Support 18-08-2012, 10:42 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 732
Posted By Backfromthebrink
Congratulations on the A-levels :) When I...

Congratulations on the A-levels :)

When I started uni I decided to get to know the people first and then show my scars after. I was very self conscious and although I had managed to stop harming for...
Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 14-08-2012, 10:24 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 833
Posted By Backfromthebrink
I'd agree that therapy has helped me much more...

I'd agree that therapy has helped me much more than counseling ever did.

It wasn't really helpful for me just to talk and have some one to listen and give me sympathy.

The difference between...
Forum: Self-Harm Discussion and Support 13-08-2012, 11:05 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 674
Posted By Backfromthebrink
For me: - Stops the thoughts and flashbacks -...

For me:
- Stops the thoughts and flashbacks - allows me to go into a different world and focus on the injury - calming
- Punishment for being a bad person
- Gets the badness out of me - makes me...
Forum: Self-Harm Discussion and Support 12-08-2012, 01:27 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,004
Posted By Backfromthebrink
I've always found it more difficult for family...

I've always found it more difficult for family and close friends to see. In a way I've always tried to protect my parents from the worry that may be caused by my self harm.

Aged 18 I managed to...
Forum: Self-Harm Discussion and Support 11-08-2012, 10:08 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 875
Posted By Backfromthebrink
My parents found out through reading something I...

My parents found out through reading something I written - I'd never expected them to find it, just that we had just moved house and they were unpacking some of my things while I was at school.

It...
Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 31-07-2012, 10:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 410
Posted By Backfromthebrink
Are you particularly stressed or overtired at the...

Are you particularly stressed or overtired at the moment?

I find that if I'm already stressed/ over-tired then I can get panic attacks that appear from random (rather than normal when they are...
Forum: Mental Health Discussion and Support 31-07-2012, 03:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 554
Posted By Backfromthebrink
Icon Question Effects of escitalopram/lexapro on weight

After some bad experiences with medication in the past I'm really nervous in general about going back to medication at all, but I need something to make my anxiety more manageable.

The psych doc...
Forum: Self-Harm Discussion and Support 21-07-2012, 04:27 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 556
Posted By Backfromthebrink
Recovery for me means that I'm not actively...

Recovery for me means that I'm not actively trying to destroy myself. Viewing my body as something permanent - opposed to something that will be dead within year.

It's difficult to accept the...
Forum: Self-Harm Discussion and Support 15-07-2012, 03:27 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 489
Posted By Backfromthebrink
I used to hate taking them. I was apathetic about...

I used to hate taking them. I was apathetic about the risk of infection. Surely I deserved the harm, instead of ducking out of my punishment. A way of passively hurting myself.

Then I was...
Forum: Self-Harm Discussion and Support 14-07-2012, 05:32 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 555
Posted By Backfromthebrink
With my mental health and self harm I've always...

With my mental health and self harm I've always felt like I'm faking and like if I really wanted too I could snap out of it at any time, just that I must not be trying hard enough to be well. I used...
Forum: General Support and Advice 12-07-2012, 11:09 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 490
Posted By Backfromthebrink
I'm interested. Why does it bother you? I guess...

I'm interested. Why does it bother you?

I guess it can be tiresome when you feel like your doing all the work, and maybe it might seem like rude to you, but it completely depends on both the persons...
Forum: Self-Harm Discussion and Support 12-07-2012, 04:11 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 581
Posted By Backfromthebrink
I find the whole "urge" thing really...

I find the whole "urge" thing really confusing. People speak of urges and I don't know if what I experience is anything like that.

I'd say I feel urges when an intense thought or emotion comes that...
Forum: General Support and Advice 05-07-2012, 10:37 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 626
Posted By Backfromthebrink
In England I'm pretty sure DSA is only for higher...

In England I'm pretty sure DSA is only for higher level courses like HNC, HND's and degrees, so at 18 years +, although it may be different depending on what part of the UK you are in.

The person...
Forum: Self-Harm Discussion and Support 03-07-2012, 10:57 PM
Replies: 285
Views: 249,308
Posted By Backfromthebrink
Finding something I love doing that I couldn't do...

Finding something I love doing that I couldn't do if I was currently self harming, or that would be effected badly if I did.

I've found that self harm was such a good (although maladaptive) coping...
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