Impulsive Behaviours
One of the things that I've struggled with more than anything, even the urge to S/H, is just my impulsiveness when I have heightened emotions. For example, I got myself a bit wound up at the tone and what someone was saying to me earlier today, and even after trying to take some deep breaths, the first thing my mind went to was taking an overdose. It's almost like there's no way of stopping the thoughts before I get it, it's just my first instinct when my emotions are too high and I can't calm down. Does anyone else have this problem? Any advice?
@Sophiejay
I struggle with this too. It's really tough for sure. And then once I have the thought, it becomes and obession and it doesn't go away. It's so frustrating because I know better than to act on the thoughts.
The only thing I can think of, what my therapist would say, just acknowledge the thought. A thought is just a thought, it doesn't mean that you have to act on it.
What I do when I have an urge like that is to use urge surfing. I tell myself I'm not allowed to act on the thought for 5 minutes, if I feel that way in 5 minutes I tell myself I can do it, but then when 5 minutes are up I make myself wait another 5 minutes until eventually I don't want to self-harm anymore.
@InvaderStitch
Self hurting comes very rarely to me. And almost always in situations i cannot cope at all, meaning major ones.
On the other hand i exercise self harming tactics through abusing alcohol. It is the only thing that stops the thoughts from over flooding my brain.
Sometimes i want it to be so quite and there a million things in my mind
