Triggering (SI) - ???????????

sillyoldme · 14-11-2009, 01:50 AM

i'm thinking about talking to someone like counceilling but i'm not sure. I went to talk to someone the other week just cause i thought there was some stuff if i just said i'd have got it out and that would be the end of it. was ok, didn't stop talking and can see if i did go back lots would need to talk about.
but i don't know if i need to. i guess a lot of ppl find it doesn't help anyway.
i don't have the extra money to spend on it. think i could get it free cause i'm under 25 but would mean going into somewhere were everyone knew what you were going in for rather than someones house.
but i still don't know if there's any point. I used to hurt myself and hadn't for ages and the only reason i am at the minute is cause there's stuff going on that i'm really struggling to deal with but it will blow over and then i won't need to. but i don't have to now but it's the only thing that will make it better and not sure if i want to not have that although i don't wnat to do it.
guess i'm pretty confused if i need to now cause i'm not really si it's just the occasional scratch really but i wanna be able to deal with it by myself. i've always dealt with stuff myself before.
how does this sound to you guys, is it worth going and does it help with how you deal with things (only people i know who have gone it hasn't helped)

PassedExpectations · 14-11-2009, 02:08 PM

I've found that it helps a bit... but then again its mostly for other disorders and as they get better its easier not to feel like i need to hurt myself... so I don't really know how to answer.

there definately is something to being able to get your feelings out though, whether its talking or writing or something else. if it was just the talking felt good you could try talking into a tape recorder and see if it helps any.

*hugs*

butterflymom · 14-11-2009, 02:52 PM

i've been in councelling with one of my pastors for a little over a month, i think it's helped tremendously. just someone knowing what i'm dealing with and struggling with and having that support has done wonders. it hasn't stopped the SI or urges completely, but i've seen a reduction in it. sometimes having someone else's perspective, suggestions, advice and the accountability always gives you something to think about, i think. i'm sure it's different for everyone, though.

good luck!

DracoSanguis · 14-11-2009, 08:40 PM

Ive been in counselling for a year, and although id deny for anything that its directly helped me, its more the knowledge that there's always something to live forward to, so you dont get stuck in your own mind. It makes me think more about where I am, and how I got to where I am. The person i go to is at a clinic, but its for lots of disorders, but it helps me in moving on because im acknowledging whats happened to me and that im getting past it.
Ultimately its your own choice, but if you're considering you should at least give it a try, if only to know that youve given it a go and to look at that positively.