Group Addiction Recovery

Well done guys (and gals, of course)!(*hug*)

 

Well good job for doing that - posting about it here! All the while you keep it a secret it can continue to over-power you. Bringing it out into the light and sharing your problems with others diminishes the power that it has over you.

Recognizing that you might have a problem is the first step to addressing it. You say yourself that it's when you get stressed and angry that you do this. Read earlier contributions to this thread for suggestions. But make a list of alternate things that you could do when you get stressed or angry.

The sooner you stop this habit, the easier it will be. Let it go, and it just gets harder to deal with.

If you are really feeling suicidal, PLEASE reach out for help! There are crisis lines available in most western nations I'm sure - and nobody is going to judge you! These crisis lines exist because there are other people like you that feel the same way, and lots of people like us here that want to help!

PM me ANY TIME you want to chat. I can give you my phone number as well if you think you'd like to call me when you get really down. Nobody needs to be alone, sad and suffering. Including you.

 

My days been so shit i feel like shit =/

 

:eusa_clap for Morgan and (*hug*) for TCT.

 

How is your eating now, Morgan? Are you eating a reasonable amount of food each day?

 

I've been doing very good cutting-wise. I haven't really had many urges at all lately, and the ones I do have, I quickly abandon the idea of self-harm, because I know that if I relapse I'd lose WAY too much ground!

 

Dito for me.
Morgan .You can love yourself as much as you love your big roly ,poly cat(*hug*)

 

Excellent!!! The longer you go, the better it gets! And the better you feel - not just about the addiction, but about everything! Once you get a taste of that 'serenity' you don't want to give it up. Suddently, the addiction isn't all that attractive any more.

Good job!

 

Morgan, that's tremendous. If you are well beyond 2 months with no cutting - and you are eating well - go you!

And Dan - doesn't that mean that you would also be in the same sort of time frame?

Fan-bloody-tastic, both of you. I'm VERY impressed.

 

That's really great, Morgan! Inspirational. I really liked it. Thanks!

"we don't need no sympathy" - I've often felt that way about my addiction.

I'm so happy that you're doing so well. I'm proud of you!

 

"We just need to find our wings and ...fly!!" Thanks Morgan

 

Thanks for reviving this thread Morgan. I'll be interested to hear how everyone is getting on too, especially with the holiday period to disrupt things.

Well done with the three months of no cutting too. How are you doing with eating now?

 

Three months clean! Yay! (!) To be honest, it really wasn't easy. The times that I was the most stressed out, I got some pretty bad urges. It's like my body wants to return to using cutting as a coping mechinism. But, the season is over, and here I am, at the three month marker! ^^

Urges aside, is there a part of me that wishes I were still cutting? Absolutely. But I combat that part of me with everything I know about how bad cutting is, and what it does to other people. Even just the fact that I have 3 months of staying clean that I'd lose if I went back keeps me from getting the blades.

I'm very interested to know how everyone else is doing too ^^ hope it's good news!