How to stop self-harm if I do it since I was like 6?
Sh awareness
Self-harm has been a common behavior for me since before I even knew that word existed. I would just hurt myself. I feel emotions so intensely, and I don’t know how to cope with them other than through physical pain, whether it’s cutting, biting myself or punching myself. I genuinely have no idea what else I should try. I even self-harm when I’m TOO HAPPY!? How the *** is that even possible?
@sparklingpinkbunny
Maybe, a long time ago when you were a child, you were told not to be emotional? You weren’t allowed to be sad or happy. And now you’re afraid that you need to suppress those feelings. Or, on the contrary, you were so unable to express your emotions—you didn’t know how to regulate yourself—that you started doing things like this. In any case, I believe you deserve to express your emotions without self-flagellation—and just as much to tone them down so you can take things in stride. This is difficult personal work. It requires self-reflection. And I’d like you to understand your own worth, which you definitely have. You have the right to be yourself. And don’t punish yourself for it.