Old habits die hard

emeraldbeaches · 20-01-2014, 07:22 AM

I Can barely sit up to write this. My hip is flaming in pain, but i have no one to blame but myself. I find it ironic that for me to feel better, i have to make myself feel so much worse in the after math. I am 26 years old and as i rapidly make my way through the more serious stages of adulthood I find this entire situation getting harder and harder to deal with. It is near impossible to find support for adults suffering through this. I have been dealing with being a cutter off and on for the past 10 years. I have been on medication that didn't seem to work, which of course made me want to stop taking them, which I eventually did. Talking to a pysc isnt something I have given much thought to, even though I know that it may help, i have a feeling that all it will do is drain my bank account . I really dont mean to sound so negative, it's just within the last week I have found nothing to be positive about. With my mood dwindling down, I am finding myself fading quickly, and for the first time since i was 15, i am scared. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Wonderland. · 20-01-2014, 01:42 PM

If you think talking therapy may be helpful to you then I would suggest trying it. It can be very helpful for a lot of people on it's own or alongside medication. You mention having tried medication before but that it didn't help, sometimes the first medication you try doesn't help but there are plenty of them to try if you are willing. The first two medications I tried didn't help me but the third has helped so much.

Patent Pending · 20-01-2014, 01:45 PM

Hey,

Sorry you're struggling so much right now.

I think perhaps discussing with a psychiatrist about how you're feeling might help - they may be able to refer you to counselling or therapy which might change things for you.

A lot of people find that medication isn't the way forward for them, but talking therapies or therapy such as DBT/CBT helps. It's worth a try. However, it's also worth discussing the medication you were on with them, as sometimes the first isn't the right one. It took a while for my doctor to find a medication that helped me.

Take care, and keep talking to us if it helps.

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