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Self-harm...

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I don't know how to stop hurting myself and I don't have a way to always cover my wrists..I know it's so horrible and crazy but there's just someting that addicted me to it.
Can you please pray for me? I'm going to counseling about it, but I'd appreciate all of your help, too. <3
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Shall pray, girl. :hug: God is so much bigger.

If you'd like to talk sometime, fill free to pm me. :)
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I'm praying for you. :pray:
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I'm sorry for you, ObiWan Kenobi Girl. That's a hard thing to go through. I will be praying for you, sis. :)
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You are in my thoughts and prayers :)
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I will be praying for you. If you ever need to talk, feel free to drop me a PM. Hang in there. :hug:
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Praying for you. I'm so sorry you have to deal with this :( I'm always up for talking if you need.
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Hey, thanks, everyone!
I'm trying The Butterfly Project to help encouraging me to find other ways to deal with stress and stuff.
It's the idea to draw, with a permanent marker, a butterfly on the area you usually cut and to leave it there and let it fade- and to not cut. If you cut, the butterfly "dies" and you have to start over. And sometimes it works to name the butterly after someone you love or who really wants you to stop. Or anyone who supports awareness of self-harm can draw a butterfly on them, too. :)
But thanks for your prayers!

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Hmm...never heard of it, sounds interesting though!
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I have never heard of The Butterfly Project either, but it sounds hopeful. I will still be praying for you.
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That sounds like a good idea, I'll keep you in my prayers.
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Let me know if I can help. I self-injured off and on for many years. I know it is a very hard addiction to break.

Can you make a list of things to do when you want to SI? I know there are lists online, too, depending on what feeling you're after, like holding ice....
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Ive been praying!
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Thanks, everyone!!!
I haven't cut in about a week now, and it's slowly getting easier to find alternative things to do when my depression hits a low point.. :)
Thanks so much for your prayers!!
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That' great! I've been praying for you! :hug:
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Glad your making progress. :) I'll be praying and thinking about you! :hug:
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Yay! I'll keep praying :)
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That's wonderful to hear! I will still be praying for you. :hug:
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Great job! I remember when I made it a month without it and that was a huge milestone. Maybe with nicer weather (IDK what it is like where you live) you can get out for a walk or run, too. That always helps...

One thing that really helped me was reading what a drug addict said, he said that God never delivered him from the desire to use drugs, but every day he asked God for help to not do it. I realized that I might want to do it for long-term but had to make the choice not to. It wasn't easy, it was very, very hard to find other things to do or to not want to punish myself or hurt myself more than someone else had hurt me, but in the end it did get easier.
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