Poakey Posted 12 February 2012 Posted 12 February 2012 DT, Talk to someone. Speak to a help line, a doctor,anyone, find an understanding ear and take it off. Please Bit extreme
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 12 February 2012 Author Posted 12 February 2012 I have to say that I thought long and hard about putting this on the Forum. It was more to do with finding out what caused others to do it. Ninety nine percent of the time, I think I am a very happy chappy, who can laugh joke, bollock posts, and quite rightly get bollocked myself. Suddenly out of the blue, this just happens. Hard to explain, but there we go. Thanks peeps.
HEGGSY Posted 12 February 2012 Posted 12 February 2012 I have to say that I thought long and hard about putting this on the Forum. It was more to do with finding out what caused others to do it. Ninety nine percent of the time, I think I am a very happy chappy, who can laugh joke, bollock posts, and quite rightly get bollocked myself. Suddenly out of the blue, this just happens. Hard to explain, but there we go. Thanks peeps. that everything gets better DT.
Daggers Posted 23 February 2012 Posted 23 February 2012 Just wondered id anyone on here has ever done this? Some years ago I did it big time, and used to cut my arms with various knives, sometimes quite severely. This was put down to depression, and since taking medication, help from my partner, and speaking to another self harmer, I succeeded in stopping it. Now after six years, I have started again, even though I am on two powerful anti-depressants. Not very severely so far, but it's a bit worrying. I get uptight, and seeing and feeling the blood running, is very soothing, though I imagine most of you will not understand this. I just wondered if there were others on here, who have ever experienced this, and how they got over it. I understand exactly what you are experiencing. It's brave of you to have posted this - feel free to PM me if you'd like to communicate in confidence.
Daggers Posted 23 February 2012 Posted 23 February 2012 Must be horrible. I don't want this to come across in the wrong way, or look to be insensitive but sometimes see it as attention based. It's not - in most cases it is precisely the opposite.
Foxhateram Posted 23 February 2012 Posted 23 February 2012 DT mate, get yourself to the doctor and tell them the anti-depressant aren't working and you would like to see a counciller. You seem to have underpinning problems that the tablets can only address to some extent and need to seek further advice. I understood your position I have been there, brave of you to come onto here a tell everyone. I am glad that everyone has taken it seriously though and not turned it into a joke which oftens happens on FT. As with Daggers, if you need to chat, PM me. Best of luck mate. chin up
Haydos Posted 24 February 2012 Posted 24 February 2012 I understand exactly what you are experiencing. It's brave of you to have posted this - feel free to PM me if you'd like to communicate in confidence. Can anyone shed some light on this? Genuinely curious and like many others I'm sure would appreciate some enlightenment as a genuinely cannot empathise.
Daggers Posted 24 February 2012 Posted 24 February 2012 Can anyone shed some light on this? Genuinely curious and like many others I'm sure would appreciate some enlightenment as a genuinely cannot empathise. Go look at MIND's website
Haydos Posted 24 February 2012 Posted 24 February 2012 Go look at MIND's website Taaaaa, I said 'genuinely' too many times to sound genuine as well Just looking and not sure what to search for/if it's under a certain heading...
Daggers Posted 24 February 2012 Posted 24 February 2012 http://www.mind.org.uk/help/diagnoses_and_conditions/self-harm
Haydos Posted 24 February 2012 Posted 24 February 2012 http://www.mind.org....tions/self-harm Cheers, I was looking up specifics for some reason
Daggers Posted 24 February 2012 Posted 24 February 2012 Problems of the mind are still not understood or accepted by much of society - its not until it happens close to home that anyone cares...and even then the sufferer can still find themselves alone with their problems. Posting on here is dodgy simply because what is needed is a non-judgemental approach...something this forum hasn't received trophies for. DT needs to remember that there is support here and with professionals, and that everything can turn out for the best.
Haydos Posted 24 February 2012 Posted 24 February 2012 Problems of the mind are still not understood or accepted by much of society - its not until it happens close to home that anyone cares...and even then the sufferer can still find themselves alone with their problems. Posting on here is dodgy simply because what is needed is a non-judgemental approach...something this forum hasn't received trophies for. DT needs to remember that there is support here and with professionals, and that everything can turn out for the best. Fair play to him for coming out and asking for support. That only has to be a great first step, even if it is on here. I think a lot of people like me can't/don't really understand it so stay clear but it's obvious it's close to home for some people. Hope you guys can help!
Finnegan Posted 24 February 2012 Posted 24 February 2012 Problems of the mind are still not understood or accepted by much of society - its not until it happens close to home that anyone cares...and even then the sufferer can still find themselves alone with their problems. Posting on here is dodgy simply because what is needed is a non-judgemental approach...something this forum hasn't received trophies for. DT needs to remember that there is support here and with professionals, and that everything can turn out for the best. Spot on.
GLC Posted 24 February 2012 Posted 24 February 2012 Had an ex that kept doing it up her arms, she tried to cover up but it's easy to see when she's nude.... nothing i said or her freinds said changed anything. In the end her mum (who was a doctor) found out and she was put on depressants.
Daggers Posted 24 February 2012 Posted 24 February 2012 Had an ex that kept doing it up her arms, she tried to cover up but it's easy to see when she's nude.... nothing i said or her freinds said changed anything.In the end her mum (who was a doctor) found out and she was put on depressants. Anti-depressants?
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 25 February 2012 Author Posted 25 February 2012 Thanks to you all, for your posts, and views.
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 25 February 2012 Posted 25 February 2012 Thanks to you all, for your posts, and views. How are you getting on now Dangerous? I hope things are a bit better?
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 28 February 2012 Author Posted 28 February 2012 How are you getting on now Dangerous? I hope things are a bit better? Hopefully on the right track now, thank you.
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 28 February 2012 Posted 28 February 2012 Hopefully on the right track now, thank you. good to hear, good luck for the future
Guest MattP Posted 28 February 2012 Posted 28 February 2012 When I opened this I thought it was DT asking if anyone was up for it..... Sorry to hear it, hope you get some help and get through it.
Houdini Logic Posted 28 February 2012 Posted 28 February 2012 I remember doing a project on this at uni because my ex-girlfriend used to self harm and it's something I never understood. Turns out with a small amount of research it becomes a lot more understandable and unfortunately the numbers become a lot more real. I'll try and find the key figures from my work to post, but I do remember that 1 in 3 American (where the majority of the research is) teenagers have self harmed in the last year and in the UK over 100,000 people (or 100,000 cases - I can't remember) are admitted to hospital for self harm each year. So I appreciate why people say it makes them feel sick or that they don't understand, but I think a little bit of research and becoming a little less naive can only be a good thing
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