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urge to hurt myself to overcome anxiety Posted: 01-25-08 07:43am
Hi
I have never really hurt my self, however
I frequently get the urge to hurt my self
and/or commit cuicide.
It might just be due to the fact that I am
on anti-depressants that I have not acted
on any of these urges but I don't know if
it is really a problem or not. ( I can't
remember when I started taking
anti-depressants )
Is it concidered to be normal to want to
hurt your self so the emotional/mental
pain gets over shadowed by physical pain
but never act on it?
Is it normal to have the urge to want to
not be alive any more?
While smoking outside once, I got lost in
my thaughts when a work colluege came
outside and asked me "What are you trying
to do?". I realised that I was
intentionally holding my sigarette close
to my arm and stopped when she mentioned
it. Even the slight burn of it close to
my skin, made me feel "better".
I guess it has to do with anxiety...? The
pain somehow causes the anxiety to go away
somehow?
I think, had she not come out and stopped
me, I would have started to burn my self
but somehow due to fear of being
discovered...I never did it again.
I suppose, in a way, having someone find
out is like having your heart exposed...it
shows how you are feeling...
I don't know if this makes any sense or
wether it is even serious enough to talk
about...seeing as I haven't really acted
on it even though the urges gets pretty
strong at times...
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lozzamogz
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Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 21 Location: Lincolnshire, UK
Posted: 01-29-08 10:24am
Of course it's serious enough to talk
about if it's bothering you, which
understandably, it is.
I self-harm and have tried committing
suicide before. However, before I got ill
enough to actually carry through my ideas
I used to plan and think about it all the
time but not acually do it.
Are you seeing a therapist or counsillor
at all? If so talk to them about it...
you'd then be able to explore the way
you're thinking. If not I think you should
seek out somebody to talk to... even if
it's your GP.
It's better to nip it in the bud asap... I
wish I had.
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leewhiz
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Joined: 29 Jan 2008 Posts: 57 Location: Mother Earth, The Blue Planet
Posted: 01-29-08 10:50am
I sometimes have the urge to jump of the
edge of a cliff, but I'd never do it.
I think that the urge to end life is the
desire to be at one with creation. So, I
don't think that it's crazy at all. But,
I think that you need to talk it out with
someone. Your beliefs will be different
than mine.
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Seraph
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Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 276 Location: , South Africa
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Posted: 01-30-08 03:58am
I used to go to therapy regularly untill
it got too hecktick at work. I have since
not had to have a re-eval for my chronic
med's (fluoxitine) so I haven't seen the
therapist again. I have been thinking of
making a new apntment as of late as
thing's are starting to get a bit
hairy...lots of chronic pain problems.
The other thing is, it wouldn't have
helped untill now. If you read my post in
the "pain management" forum you would
understand why. Meaning it only sunk in
that I am having these thaughts now...it
seemed that I was kinda in denial? Just
like I was in denial about pain in most of
my joints?
50% of the time it's a feeling of wanting
to be with the creator and the other 50%
of the time it's a feeling of just being
tired of it all and so overwhelmed that
I'd rather be dead...sort of an escapism?
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aquachickola
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 15 Location: , FL USA
Posted: 03-08-08 22:22pm
I understnad completely. I get incredibly
overwhlemed, i'm sort of high strung, and
self harm/ suicidal thoughts were
appealing in the way a mute button is
during an obnoxious commercial- you just
want it to stop, and to have power over
it.
Chronic pain is difficult to deal with, as
is depression and/or anxiety. The fact
that you are doing all of these things and
seeking out help early on (rather than
after an attempt or you really began to
hurt yourself), shows how determined and
strong of a person you are, even if you
can't always see it in yourself.
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