Hey CagedBird, I know how difficult it can get being an "older" SIer. I started cutting sometime in elementary school, and twenty some years later its still a struggle. As we become adults life situations change, and the function of our self injury changes as well. I know some of my triggers changed. Some days it takes all of my energy just to "keep it together" at work until I can get home. Its frustrating that many people, medical professionals included, still consider this to be an adolescent, or teenage problem. It makes it harder for adults to ask for help. Like you I don't have any friends to talk to, my family knows about it but doesn't really want to get involved. I rely alot on a few good distractions to get past the urges.
It sounds like you have a good start towards recovery and really shouldn't rush it along. Sometimes you have to heal the internal wounds before the outer ones can vanish.
Let us know how things are going
~Evil
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