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maybe she can’t take the responsibility of knowing that or does’t know how to deal with it. my mom was a carver and it took along time to get to a point that i could relate to her thought process. don’t feel it as falling back but yet another step in the forward motion. you are working on this and that is what’s really important

She probably was taken back by your remark and doesn’t know how to give you positive words of encouragements. It’s always painful to hear our dear friends are having to deal with something we know nothing about. She just didn’t know how to handle it. You need to stay positive and be proud of yourself for taking the steps you needed, that set you on this positive road. I would not go around advertising your problems, as you see , some just can’t relate. Get yourself healthy on your own, and your friends will always be there .. Congrats to you !!!!!!! :D

i know you are looking for support, an option is to invite your loved ones to your counseling session for a plan of attack on your situation so that your counslor can help them see ways of supporting you without critisism

yes one step at a time.

{Felicity} wrote:
This is from another user here but i advise to see a professional to get to the root of the problem For each finger, make up something you have to do instead. Mine were:
1. Deep Breathing
2. Challenge my thoughts
3. Write - anything an email, letter, what I’m thinking, just put pen to paper
4. Contact someone (a friend maybe)
5. Meditate
6. Wait 20minutes and see how I feel
7. Run my hands under cold water or hold an ice cube
8. Flick myself with an elastic band
9. A Tapping Technique I learned at school (explain below)
10. Contact someone else
I’ve got rules to go with these. I just think, it’s too hard to go through all of these if I REALLY wanted to hurt myself so the feeling just goes away. If I didn’t have the 10 steps, then I think I wouldn’t have the strength.