Self injury..... A frequent and common topic for dissociative trauma survivors. Have you been struggling with thoughts of self harm? Do you know why you need to self harm? In this video, Self Injury 2, I ask lots of questions about self injury -- questions you are meant to ask yourself. Genuine questions to think about, because if you can seriously start to answer these questions, you will get some … [Read more...]
Kathy’s Video Comment: Self Injury and Dissociative Identity Disorder
Hello Everyone, The last posts have been about Depression and Dissociative Identity Disorder. A typical close neighbor to feeling depressed and struggling with the after-effects of trauma is addressing the self-injury monster. Self injury, self destruction, self harm -- and the numerous ways to say it -- are some of the most read about topics on this blog. There are lots of folks wrestling with these … [Read more...]
Why Can’t I Stop Hurting Myself? 12 Thoughts about That
So why is it so hard to stop self-injury? I mean, there are pages and pages of good distraction techniques out there in the world. Fifty really good ideas were mentioned in previous blog posts. Shouldn't that be enough to make it stop? For many people, it is not. Why is it so very very difficult to change self-destructive behavior? Why do people hurt themselves? "Why can't I stop hurting myself?" I've been … [Read more...]
25 More Ways to Avoid Self-Injury and Prevent Self-Harm
Let's continue with the theme from yesterday, 25 Ways to Avoid Self Injury . Here is Part 2: 25 More Ways to Avoid Self Injury and Prevent Self-Harm . This now totals 50 ideas for distraction techniques that can be very helpful when you are battling self-injury. Which ideas work best for you? How long can you stretch time out between self-harming episodes? If you have Dissociative … [Read more...]
First Do No Harm — Not Even to Yourself
The article 25 Ways to Avoid Self-Injury and Prevent Self-Harm is one of the all-time top searched, top-viewed articles on the Discussing Dissociation blog. That fact alone proves the importance and the necessity of learning how to address self harm issues. For dissociative trauma survivors, it is important to learn how to manage all levels of intensity, from … [Read more...]
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