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erm...Facing Reality-Your Views plz
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erm.... Some of you will have read the few messages I've said relating to my self harming. Well things are bad. I feel so depressed all the time and cry at the smallest things, everytime my parents shout at me I cannot handle it and I'm putting my friends in a difficult position because some of them know and don't know how to help and others are worried because I won't tell them what is going on. School work is piling on as I am in my GCSE year and I can't concentrate at all because I'm worrying/thinking about it ALL THE TIME. I keep cutting my wrists-I justs can't help it. Anyway I have said before I'm a stubborn bitch with a phobia of doctors but from the p.o.v of other self harmers(and anyone else-all help is much appreciated) would you go to a doctor or try and carry on stopping the problem yourself? I really don't know what to do. If I told my doctor, I'd have to tell everyone.
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You've said yourself that you don't seem to be able to stop doing this to yourself. It's a vicious circle really ..... the more you stress about it, the more you're likely to do it to yourself. I would suggest that you do to see a doctor or a counsellor. Your school may have a counsellor or someone like that who you could talk to. Look in the yellow pages for similar type services in your area.
As for having to tell everyone if you went to see a doctor, that is not so. What you say to a doctor is private remember and so they are not allowed to tell anyone. People would only find out if you told them .... which, as it happens, may help.
Good luck. xxx
thnx for ur help
You sound more afraid than stubborn to me, and you're on here asking for help, so I guess that on some level you know it's time to get help. Try the Bristol Crisis Centre helpline below, they're very experienced in talking to people who self-harm and offer all kinds of support.
The Bristol Crisis Centre for Women
They run local support groups for women who injure themselves, and also have a national self-harm helpline for women in distress.
Telephone: 0117 925 1119, open Friday and Saturday evenings from 9pm to 12.30am
www.users.zetnet.co.uk/BCSW
I think it would be a good idea for you to go and see a doctor - as karla says it would be completely confidential.
If you have to tell someone in order to get there, come up with a reason to go such as a bad sore throat or a rash or something, but explain to the doctor your real reasons.
If thats a problem you could maybe try ringing The Samaritans as they're there to listen to people's problems and help in whatever way they can
other than that just try and be strong - I know its hard, but you've made a good start
good luck babe - thinking of you
xx
You are brave asking for help girl gunner but at least you realise the problem at hand
Give them a call you know it makes sense !
Depression can be cured, but normally people need help, sometimes just talking can make you feel a lot better. If you keep bottleing everything up you will just make yourself even worse.
I also think you should try to speak to someone from school like a head teacher or something? have you got a teacher you feel that you can talk to? They will then understand that you are having problems and not push too much homework etc your way. I think you will be very suprised at how helpful the school could be to you. Its a vicious circle really, you feel like shit, go to school not having done your homework, assesments etc, the school then naggs you and youre then going to feel worse than you did. If the school actually knew what was going on in your life, they would help you to seek the help that you need.
Good luck:)
IF doctors ask you to take prozac, valeum (maybe spelt wrong) or ANY OTHER drug DO NOT take it, i did & it fucked me over. i used to be a happy guy that like firends etc. but i cut myself so because i enjoy pain that made me "unstable" DO NOT LET THEM CALL YOU THIS!!
after all the drug crap i changed, now im quiet, don't really talk to people & i hate having lots people around me, but i still enjoy pain, in other words they fucked me over for no reason.
NO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU! if you go to a doc say you do not want ANY drugs, talking with docs are fine, they might cure ya and not change you.
but drugs from docs are bad from what i had done to me.
hope this helps
Sorry to hear you have had a bad time with regards to what the doctor prescribed you, however not all drugs work this way. You shouldnt say dont take the drugs that the doctor prescribes. How many people take prescribed medication which the doctor prescribes and they then turn themselves around? Id say by the sounds of it you have seen a doctor who is not really good in this type of case, I would also say to you, try a different doctor. It doesent matter what reason we go to see the doctor for some are more sensitive than others, you have by the sounds of it have seen a doctor who aint got a clue.
By the sounds of it Girl Gunner really needs someone to talk to, you might have just put her off doing that by your comments.
Girl Gunner I still think you should try to talk to someone, you have said your depressed, so you really should seek help. You may not even need medication, people can be helped purely by talking out the problems, fears etc.
Thanks Again
xxx
I really hope it works out for you