Possibly Triggering - Counting or not counting?

[my inner battle]

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Originally Posted by xfallenangelx

each day i write in my diary howmany days...since day one and it is now 341! i think im going to try and stop counting when i hit a year xx

my gosh thats amazing welldone thats fantastic =]

xxx

i count but i do it now in weeks and months

since now i've gone 2 months 1 week

[crazykat]

I don't really count, I lose track of days too easy.

[missmandy2009]

its been 3 months and 2 weeks since i gave up selfharm...i had an insentive and that was my son Ashton (he's in my signature)

[cuppycake]

I count weeks and months.
Plus I have the nice little ticker in my signature to help, because I sometimes lose track of weeks. This past year or so has gone by so fast for me..

[dancingirl]

I'm mixed to be honest. I think counting gives me a focus, I can think to myself I'm nearly at a week etc, and it gives me that push to fight for the next 'landmark'. But on the other hand I find that if I'm counting, I think about SH more. It's constantly on my mind, so I get urges and triggered more.

[Getting_There_Monkey]

I used to count daily when i first started trying to give up now its weekly because its not on my mind as much as it used to be which is a good sign i guess =D

Err... this might sound stupid but how do you get the little ticker things?

[Ami]

if u click on mine it takes you too a website!

[Alone and Scared]

I count. x

[bloody ignorance]

i like to know exactly how long its been. whenever i'm feeling triggered, it helps to keep things in perspective. "how would i feel if i threw *insert X amount of time* down the drain right now?"

i'm celebrating one year, six months, and three weeks today.

[JumpinJackFlash]

I wish I'd count, but it hit me that I should count after I forgot when I last cut, so no counting for me it is.

[healingraine]

^^ So it must have been a while if you've forgotten? That's good. :)

Personally, I do count.
but i don't count from the last time i cut, i count from the day i decided to give up cutting. which was 3 days after my last cut...
for a while i counted days
then weeks
now months. [it was 10 months on june 2] :)
if i have urges i'll usually calculate exactly how long it's been, and tell myself that it would be stupid to give up "10 months and 3 days".
and i'm weird about numbers and cycles. so if i were to do it again it would have to be exactly a year after last time... but i'm not going to do it again so w.e.

[Zedebee]

In a way I do count, but not days. I'm just focusing on months right now, so it's like, I have a certain date each month that I'm aiming for and on that date I'll know I'm another month closer to being free, and right now I'm very close to my next date, which'll make it the longest I've ever gone.

[charcoal feathers]

I don't count, if i count, then i'm thinking about it and tbh i don't want to have to think, oh it's been 5days now or whatever, because it doesn't help me at all.
I do know roughly how long it's been though in months, but not because i've been counting.

[Sans Peur]

I dont count days, i actually dont know the exact date when i last self harmed so i sometimes think about it in months but not very often.I dont like to remind myself of who i was and who i dont want to become again

[PaperClip]

i like to forget how long its been - so when i realise its like "wow thats rele cool"


PaperClip!

[aknute05]

i counted all the way up until 276 days and then i fell. i don't know how many days it has been since then. i don't know the exact date i fell...all i know is that every day we all wake up to a new day...it's going to be a struggle and we all know that. if we're here trying to stop we know that slip ups will happen...as hard as they will be to fight through...each day is a new chance to prove to yourself you can do it. i think it's easier not to count the days and just make each day count towards something more. life is truly a blessing...

"you are strong enough and its not too hard. you want to know what it feels like to fall in love. you want to experience the joy of having your own kids. you want to buy those dishes and bathroom rugs for your first "real" home. this is not too hard. be honest with yourself and people trying to help you. you are beautiful. life will get better. you know it will and thats why you are still here."

[*fallenangel*]

I dont count becasue when i count when it gets to any length of time i start to panic and feel like i need to do it. I find it easier to just try and forget about how long its been

[Popple]

When I can actually count usually a sign that I am in a more positive mood and so yeah I like counting but as soon as feel even tiny bit down I feel guilty and then it's not so good but overall I think it's usually good for me and sometimes now because I can't coun't days I do count the hours not for a while now but I do, do.

xx

[GhostDude306]

ive never counted on any tries to stop before, but this time i have and this is the longest ive done without, but i still vote not counting