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Post by Mercy on Oct 2, 2004 1:10:51 GMT
Your friend probably thought she was doing the best thing for you. She must have been scared for you to have gone to such a drastic step. But as everyone is saying, you should get help. People forcing help onto you is not going to help. My friend had a cutting problem, and I never knew, I thought she just liked long steeves. People have a way of hiding pain, and cutting can be a way of healing the pain. Physical pain can often override emotional pain for short amounts of time, but it's not a cure. Please up date us, remember we're hear to help Savvi.   Jess |
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Post by BigHollyFan on Oct 5, 2004 23:55:36 GMT
Excerpt from www.webmd.com "Depression is a medical condition, not a character flaw or weakness. Many people with depression do not seek treatment because they are embarrassed or think they will get over it on their own. If you feel you have depression or have been diagnosed with depression, there are many successful treatments available to help you. You do not have to live with depression. What causes depression? The cause of depression is not entirely clear. It is thought to be caused by an imbalance of certain brain chemicals (neurotransmitters). Depression seems to run in families and may be triggered by stressful life events and lack of social support, and it tends to recur." |
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Post by Rafael on Oct 6, 2004 17:34:29 GMT
Excerpt from www.webmd.com "Depression is a medical condition, not a character flaw or weakness. Many people with depression do not seek treatment because they are embarrassed or think they will get over it on their own. If you feel you have depression or have been diagnosed with depression, there are many successful treatments available to help you. You do not have to live with depression. What causes depression? The cause of depression is not entirely clear. It is thought to be caused by an imbalance of certain brain chemicals (neurotransmitters). Depression seems to run in families and may be triggered by stressful life events and lack of social support, and it tends to recur." Thanks for the info Caitlin  Many people with depression do not seek treatment because they are embarrassed or think they will get over it on their own. I was one of them |
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Post by BigHollyFan on Oct 6, 2004 21:40:21 GMT
your welcome, Rafael yes, 4 years ago when i started slipping due to OCD, i was ashamed to go to therapy because i thought it would make me "psycho". not at all. i think therapy is a good thing and even if you dont have any issues whatsoever you should go to get everyday stress off your chest!!! "stressful life events" Annie, could that be the birth of your child? of course you love them, but that is stressful! and cutting is a side effect of depression. if you need help get it!!! my friend committed suicide because she was too depressed and too proud to admit she needed help. you might not know it, but without meds you will be there too! that wouldnt be fair to your family, friends or your child, would it? Luv Caitlin |
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Post by BigHollyFan on Oct 6, 2004 21:48:18 GMT
if you get the proper professional care and treatment, there's a good chance you can stop cutting yourself. Self-cutting and other forms of self-injurious behavior have many causes. No single kind of treatment works for everyone.
Some people injure themselves to release tension or anger. Others do it to control racing thoughts or to "feel more alive." Some find injuring themselves takes their mind off an underlying depression or anxiety. Some say it's the only way they can get people to pay attention to how much emotional pain they are in. Still others hurt themselves because they hear voices commanding them to.
Many people who injure themselves have a history of being abused early in life. For some of these people, this behavior is a way of transforming an emotional pain they can't control into a physical pain they can, to some degree.
Dealing with self-injury and bleeding may be less scary than facing the deeper sources of emotional pain. Done over many years, self-injurious behavior can become a kind of addiction in which the fleeting relief from emotional pain reinforces the habit of cutting, burning, or other self-injury.
Get Help !
Marsha Linehan, MD, has developed some therapeutic techniques to deal with self-injury and other self-defeating behaviors. The various techniques can broadly be described as accepting reality, letting go of emotional suffering, distraction, self-soothing, improving the moment, reducing vulnerability to negative emotions, and becoming more effective in dealing with others. These are all areas you can work on in a type of psychotherapy called dialectical behavioral therapy.
In some cases, medications can also reduce self-injurious behavior. Prozac-type antidepressants seem to be especially helpful, according to work published by Cornelius and colleagues in the April 1991 Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology.
You might also contact Self-Abuse Finally Ends [SAFE] at 800-DON'T-CUT for more information. But there is no substitute for being seen and treated by a professional.
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Savannah
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sweetness pacers rule!!!
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Post by Savannah on Oct 7, 2004 14:09:09 GMT
hey, meant to update sooner than this soz! you can pm me if your like really worried or have any advice or whatever, i went to see this conexxions adviser person but don't wanna c proper shrink
pm me if you want anymore info or whatever
sav
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charmedfreak5063
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Post by charmedfreak5063 on Oct 10, 2004 0:20:22 GMT
has anyone heard from annie lately???  |
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Post by Rafael on Oct 10, 2004 12:14:25 GMT
has anyone heard from annie lately???  The person who posted before you (Savannah) is Annie aka Sav. She change her username |
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charmedfreak5063
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Post by charmedfreak5063 on Oct 13, 2004 1:08:57 GMT
The person who posted before you (Savannah) is Annie aka Sav. She change her username thanks im a retard |
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Post by BigHollyFan on Oct 13, 2004 18:41:44 GMT
arent we all!
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charmedfreak5063
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Post by charmedfreak5063 on Oct 16, 2004 0:09:43 GMT
well im a charmed/x-file/gilmoregirls obcessed(sp) freak who can't spell :s13: look i can clap :s13: TEXT
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Post by HollyMarie on Oct 16, 2004 3:07:35 GMT
self harm is not the answer and you are NOT NOT NOT a screwup! i know it is hard, holly used to be a cutter (i heard) and she is normal, beautiful and NOT a screwup! if u are clinically depressed (like my sister was) the BEST solution is therapy. i go to therapy because i am a neat-freak, not insane. take my advice, go to therapy, get support from your family, and DONT cut. it doesnt heal pain. it causes pain. I heard that she just dressed in black in high school. Did she really cut herself? Wow, if it is true- wow. |
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Post by BigHollyFan on Oct 17, 2004 18:09:33 GMT
yes. she did wear black and i believe she once resorted to cutting. its OK because now she is OK!
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Post by ~Liz~ on Oct 19, 2004 2:20:03 GMT
Well see I almost hurt myself bad. I was tempeted to kill myself cause my life was going down the dump. I am much better now so if anyone ever considers hurting themselves talk to me. I can seriously help.
Love lots,
Liz
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Savannah
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sweetness pacers rule!!!
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Post by Savannah on Oct 19, 2004 9:37:50 GMT
hey can't really tlk now but i really need to tlk 2 sum 1 |
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