Self-Hurting as Self-Medicating
coping by whatever means necessary
Forum: Strap-on.org
Date: 12/04/2001
<<the first time i went to the psych hospital... i learned a lot about different ways to get away with cutting, purging, and attempting suicide. i used most of those things myself after my discharge. i feel really guilty about it because i used other people's therapeutic sharing to hurt myself and consequently hurt other people in my life.>>
I believe that "hurting" self by cutting, purging, or in otherwise non-lethal methods (as I see that you are still alive) is a form of self-medication, and I fully support that. I believe that it's a good idea to share ideas with other people about different ways of self-medicating, because it expands the range of options available to us. And I believe that trying out new methods of self-medicating in a non-lethal way is often the best way to find out if this particular method works for you. In other words, I sincerely do not think that there is anything wrong in what you described.
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