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kattietb
Joined: Jan 24, '10
Status: New User |
2010-01-24 17:45:07 |
| I cut, and cry, to deal with stress. I was talking about quitting with a friend who also uses drugs to deal with problems, and both of us wondered how do people with out issues deal with stress and cope with problems? Sometimes even normal things set me off, and I wonder what would I do if I didn't know to turn to cutting? | |
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Obsidian
Joined: Jan 22, '10
Status: New User |
2010-01-24 17:56:03 |
| Learn how to see yourself as an higher being, put yourself on a piedestal above everyone else. If you could achieve that your self destructive behavior would surely vanish. | |
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erinro
Joined: Nov 13, '09
Status: Senior User |
2010-01-24 20:29:28 |
| my bf plays video games.. apparently the only "successful" way of dealing with stress (repression, denial, acting out--which is what you are doing by cutting) is sublimation - putting it into a difference form, through art. So, sharpen your pencil! | |
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Delirius
Joined: Nov 3, '09
Status: Senior User |
2010-01-24 21:08:14 |
| Your not that smart obsidian... | |
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racyandy
Joined: Oct 23, '09
Status: Senior User |
2010-01-24 23:45:06 |
| I have a support system of people that I go to 12 step meetings with. You have to activly work a program of recovery and learn healthy ways of dealing with your feelings. | |
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LethalAmbrosia
Joined: Jan 29, '10
Status: New User |
2010-01-29 16:51:02 |
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What borderlines do,aside cutting,for 'depressurising' and releasing natural endorphine is also sex and shopping.I find the second one mostly rewarding :D Since I'm not a compulsive cutter ,I'm a freakin shoppaholic.The third option would have been totally frivolous,but..personal morals and also the depression after casual sex keep it from becoming a habbit.Of course...there is also the adrenalin chase.But I've been self-considerate enough not to get a driver's license.*blinks* |
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kulit_071403
Joined: Jan 29, '10
Status: New User |
2010-01-29 17:25:06 |
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kulit_071403
Joined: Jan 29, '10
Status: New User |
2010-01-29 17:27:23 |
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kulit_071403
Joined: Jan 29, '10
Status: New User |
2010-01-29 17:28:52 |
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beckyschwitz
Joined: Jan 29, '10
Status: New User |
2010-01-29 19:38:18 |
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Here are a few helpful things that I learned from DBT which is a therapy meant for Borderline Personality Disorder. When you feel an emotion, instead of just feeling it, think about what the emotion is. Is it really sadness or is it guilt or shame? Figure out what the emotion is and write it down, write down the trigger too. This should help you deal with your emotional stress. Another thing to do is realize that you can NOT control everything. Ask yourself if the incident, event, or whatever is going to matter in five years, in ten years, in fifty years if you have to. If it isn't, then let it go. Have reminders of things that make you happier and less self destructive. My daughter helped me. I would look at her picture and when I felt suicidal I would realize that I could not take her mommy from the world. If you don't feel like you have anything that could help you like that, do something else other than the behavior you are used to. For example, if you cut, go for a walk, turn the music on as load as you can and jump around your room like an idiot. Keep these skills written down on note cards or sticky notes and post them around your house. They will help to remind you that you have another way to do things. I really hope that this helps you all. Becky |
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bunnygirl
Joined: May 21, '10
Status: New User |
2010-05-21 15:26:39 |
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Hey becky you should be a councellor your very good :) I must actually do that thanks xx Im going threw a lot lately x |
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Losingtheplot
Joined: May 16, '10
Status: New User |
2010-05-22 06:15:36 |
| I find when I'm incredibly stressed/angry, a good way to deal with it is intense exercise. I find I can use the stress/anger to really push myself. Afterwards, you're so tired from it you don't have the energy to be stressed/angry. The only downside is that when I'm VERY angry, I tend to push myself so hard I pass out and collapse. But for a lot of the time, it does help. Its certainly worth a go. | |
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spun
Joined: May 22, '10
Status: New User |
2010-05-22 14:20:09 |
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Becky, i'm gonna give that a try. hopefully :d |
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