(Trigger) When Self-Injury Becomes an Addiction
RavenousSoul
July 23rd, 2015
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I'm sure we've all heard how self-injury can become addictive. It becomes something as the drug of choice for some of us... myself included. I've cut for many reasons; emotional turmoil, dissociative states, and distressing thought patterns.
But more and more often, I've been finding that I sometimes cut because I need a fix. I need it, I need it psychologically and somewhat physically.
Self-injury is a psychological addiction. That should make it easier to quit. But I've tried so many of the techniques that people suggest. It's not as easy as it should be. There's nothing else that feels like it, and that's the issue.
It's by no means impossible to quit though. It's difficult, but with patience it can be done. I lack patience, however.