hi im almost a year clean from self harm but the urges havent gone away. is there any advice on how i can rid these thoughts better? there are times like i have to sit on my hands to stop myself from making me bleed because i miss it so much. its not even just when im like sad anymore. i used to be full on addicted to it but idk. im clean but it was forced recovery so im thinking maybe it doesnt count if the urges are still just as strong
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It sure counts Stephen. By whatever means. Congrats on an almost full year of no SH, that’s huge! What might be true is that maybe you haven’t addressed -in a successful fruitful manner that is- the underlying issues that caused you to SH in the first place. I’m a substance abuser and after I became sober and clean I engaged in psychotherapy to try to deal with my problems with attachment and abuse traumas from my youth. Still working on it, about 5 years now.
It’s true that it’s hard work and progress is slow but it has made my life so much better already. And I’m sure it will make it better still. And urges to use are very few and far between. Also thanks to connection to my fellow users, addicts, whatever you want to call me and them. Wishing you all success friend. One day at a time.
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