Given in again

Loopsie · 20-09-2011, 02:47 PM

I managed almost 2 months without cutting. Its been on my mind a lot but i managed to resist, some days i didnt even think about it. I broke up with the love of my life because i had too much emotional stuff going on and i struggled to have any fun, it was always so dark and serious. I have lost him forever. This made me realise just how important it is for me to turn my life around. I started getting help, taking my meds, started eating again and stopped cutting. I didnt want my problems to rule my life. My life belongs to me, not to my mental problems.

But today i relapsed. I cut. I dont want to fall back into it again. I feel like i have failed myself and i can see it spiraling out of control. I have no idea how to stop it happening again

offlineforever · 20-09-2011, 02:48 PM

Hun, I've been in the exact same position as you where i have relapsed. Remember you are not alone in the relapsing issue.

Is there anything you can do to distract yourself when you get the urges to relapse?

Loopsie · 20-09-2011, 03:17 PM

Not really, when i get the urge to relapse i cant even think about distractions. Im hoping this is just a one-off, but i know chances are it will happen again.
It helps to know im not the only one. Thanks. x

BGonya1001 · 20-09-2011, 03:41 PM

Keep trying you can do it! if you need to talk to get through PM me.

PassedExpectations · 20-09-2011, 04:06 PM

i don't think that its fair on you to say that you've already relapsed, or that you're definately headed that way.

you say that its hard to think of distractions when you've got the urge... do you think it would be easier if you already had them set up so all you had to do was pick it up and do it? sometimes making an "uh-oh" box of sorts can be helpful (search on here, i know there have been threads with suggestions of how to make one)