I think it is a relatively 'normal' occurrence. I find that during times of stress I get a lot more thoughts, compared to less stressful times. But it is how you respond to the thoughts that has changed, rather than the thoughts themselves.
I think if you notice an increase in SH thoughts, and are struggling to deal with them in a healthy way you need to work out what is the route cause. If it is thoughts that aren't distressing too much, and you can deal with them healthily then I would say do not worry, because then you'll just think about it more...
i think through how i have developed professionally i am actually learning to develop personally and learning ways to be able to switch off those thoughts but it is taking time. i dont know if they will ever go, or if i actually want them to go, they are part of me
theres alot of times when i dont think about it, but like most of you have said, when we get stressed we think about it more.
Apart from when i had just had my daughter nearly 4 years ago (eek), i havent SH for 8 years. Im proud of myself for not caving last year when things got really tuff, and i'm determind not to have this year go the same way, but it can get so hard at times.
I'll just have to remember to come on here, and try not to deal with things on my own. :)
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Haven't in years. Got to the point where I could be without meds. Occasionally thought about it, but more frequently in an abstract sense.
Every time the s*** hits the fan I think about it, and previously could go "no, I've moved on" and it was fine. And then everything built up and boom, that didn't work, and I ended up continuing thinking about it more and more seriously. So i came back here. Which helped stave it off a bit longer, but didn't make it pass.
The fact I have been planning in depth how I'm gonna hurt myself and preparing tools etc for the occasion is what prompted me to see the dr, before I got to the point where I had, and was spiralling further. Despite medication, and RYL therapy (cos I don't like psychs; iatrists or ologists) I'm still planning pretty heavily. But haven't yet. So that's a good thing I guess
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It's been about 7 years since I last cut but as others have said its when I'm down or stressed I think about it, I get that urge to, again this is why iv come back.
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