Comments | 21_gashes: no one hears me screaming

koolaidnazi in 21_gashes

no one hears me screaming

Oct 05, 2007 02:08

How do you tell someone that you desperately need to hang out with them so you don't hurt yourself? I helped clean a friend's apartment cuz I was feeling like I just needed to be around someone and she didn't understand how it was 'therapeutic' for me. It was hard to explain without just blurting out that if I was left by myself with my mind ( Read more... )

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xapocalypseplzx October 5 2007, 13:32:07 UTC

I wish I could help you out by having some advice on what to do- but I feel like that all the time myself. And no matter how hard I think about it, I can't come up with a sane reason to give people when I just NEED to be with them... *hugs* mrrf

baretoedgirl October 5 2007, 14:58:45 UTC

As much as it seems to suck, thats what has worked best for me...telling them I need to be with them or I'll hurt myself. I don't spill it in some drama queen way, I just say that I'm having a really rough day and I need to be with people right now so I don't do something I'll regret. I say it calmly, I don't spell out what I want to do to myself, just that I'll do something I regret. I also say I don't feel like talking about it right now, but I just can't be alone. It seems to really work. Granted I don't use it often, so my friends know that I mean business when I say it...
I don't know if this would be helpful to you at all, but its what works for me. Good luck...

allinwonderland October 5 2007, 23:59:39 UTC

There are a few people that I know that I have told them that I cut. We kinda have code words so that I dont have to tell them that I am going to cut. Those same people have also offered that I can come over anytime I feel like harming myself, even if it is in the middle of the night. One friend even gave me keys, and said that he would understand if he found me sleeping on his couch one morning. As hard as it is to tell people, I think its best if atleast one friend knows that you cut and what you may need from him or her if you are in a crisis. That way, when your mind is racing you can actually talk about it.

If you are not comfortable with that, you may just want to tell them that you are lonely and need to be around people.

huihui24 October 6 2007, 10:41:10 UTC

hey,remember u are not alone.Little over a year ago i had to move in with my cousin be-cuz i cudn't be alone. I kno x-actly how u feel, stay strong, U can do this, ur strong! Its been about 6 months for me ~no cutting~ jus sum positive thoughts.U keep ur head up. ((big hug))