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kidkizzet
March 22nd, 2012, 01:03 PM
I'm experiencing interesting feelings. Some things are rather conflicting, others aren't, and... well, I don't know, but I feel like getting some things out. So...

I cut today, I really needed it, and I... I guess I loved it. Yeah, it made me feel better. It was a conflicting time though, everything's so conflicting, it's ridiculous.

It was what happened after I cut that I really wanted to talk about though. When I got to class I was in an interesting place. There was a mixture of emotions and it was rather confusing. Throughout class and then on the walk home, as well as when I actually got home, I was thinking about where I stand with self-harm.

I'm not going to get into it all, but basically I'm not sure about all of this. It feels like it's been forever. Should I try to put a real effort in to not self-harming? Should I.... should I to a lot of things self-harm related.

I know what you're all going to say. You're going to say that I don't need it, and all the other stuff like that. What I'm trying to get across is that I'm not entirely sure if I'm ready to stop self-harming. After relapsing a while back I stopped caring and fell back into doing it again. Do I put the effort into stopping again? Do I put the effort into resisting the urges more than I am currently doing now? Who knows.

I need to think about how serious I am, how much effort I'm going to put into this.

I don't know how ready I am.

neverhavebeen223
March 23rd, 2012, 11:37 AM
I know how you feel. I was clean for a month, and relapsed, and after I relapsed I sat and thought, "What's actually wrong with this?" I've never cut deep, the only reason I was trying to quit was because everyone around me kept saying I needed to, it wasn't healthy, etc etc. Point is, I've figured out that you can't quit cutting for your parents (god forbid they actually know) or your best friend, or your boyfriend, because all you're gonna be thinking is, what they dont know wont hurt 'em. Which is true, but you have to quit for yourself, because you want to. You can't force it on yourself if you're not ready. Your willpower will waver and crumble. Advice? Try to list off why YOU (emphasis on the YOU) want to stop cutting.
"1. I can wear short sleeves
2. I can stop blaming them on the cat I dont have
3. I can wear shorts
4. I can go swimming without awkward questions..."

Like that^
Then, when you want to cut, look at the list. It really does work.

xoxo
:) <3