Triggering (SI) - failed!

[bob--says--hi]

i went 2 weeks without SH yeah i know its an acheivment and its part of recovery and all that but i feel worse than ever right now because i did it i feel worse than i would normally do if i SH!
im starting to get fed up and i mean proper fed up of doing it and not being able to stop and im really wanting professional help like maybe go into one of them institute things or something so that i wont be able to do it take my mind of things for abit but i have no idea how to do that or anything
im really struggling atm :'(
xxx

[Cazki]

Heya there *Hugs* Two weeks is an excellent achievment! To me it shows that you have put a huge amount of effort into trying to stay free from harming yourself. You tried your best thats all you can do. You havent failed at all. Please dont be so hard on yourself. This will only make things more complicated for you. Try to keep yourself distracted as much as you possibly can

http://www.recoveryourlife.com/forum...ead.php?t=1403 This link has lots of distractions that you could try. You could also try going for a walk, posting on the fun and distractions forum, listening to music, watching a movie, doing jobs to keep yourself busy, or writing down your thoughts and feelings. I hope this is of some help to you. We are all here for you. Please keep talking to us.

Take care best wishes Ian

[silentforyou]

firstly, well done for going 2 weeks without SH. you are right: it IS an achievement and you deserve to be proud of that. well done *hugs*
you haven't failed. it's all part of the process of stopping. keep trying your best to go longer and longer. you havent failed and you havent started from scratch - you still went 2 weeks and you can still be proud of that. it's hard to stop completely and nobody can expect you to do that - but you keep trying your best. nobody can ask more than that. and that trying will pay off.
if you think professional help is what you want and need thats maybe you could start by researching whats in your area like counsellors and support groups etc. sometimes ive wanted to be sectioned and locked away so i had an escape from everything, however i decided i couldnt leave my friends, and i needed them and music and everything too much. now im seeing a counsellor in a few days time.
im sorry to hear you're struggling. but just remember than nobody can take the fact that yeah you went 2 weeks between cutting. thats an amazing acheivement, keep working at it, and if you want to talk, just PM me.
Loves and hugs, X