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Eric, what your feeling is ok. I recently just had to enter a program so i could work on my mental health. Im learning soo much i really hope what i have to say will help you.
If you feel like you are a threat to yourself, in a way that is beyond cutting and burning….its the hardest thing asking for help. But you are on here , so you’ve already done so which tells me you are strong and want to defeat this.
Alot of people just sit with the feeling and cannot reach out.
So the first thing i’ll address is that i understand, and i’ve been there, i am here still. Just more educated about it (myself), and have coping skills.

So …..first of all the cutting and burning, is OK. I say in confidence because i had the idea that i was doing such a horrible thing to myself,that i wasn’t normal, and would beat up on myself about my coping mechanism. But thats exactly what it is, and if thats all you have, and it works for the time being. Its OK.
For us the physical pain is much more inviting than mental, i would cry and cry and couldnt stop until i scraped my wrists with a knife until it drew blood and i could feel the burning sensation.Immediate relief.right?
if this helps in not hurting yourself furthur, use it *for right now.
If you want some more support let me know, i can help you with the next little step, k.
**if you do feel like you are endangering yourself though, all you have to do is tell someone close to you that cares( i had to tell my dr. as humiliating as it was, thats all i had to do, the rest was taken care of(like a snowball effect)
Pick the person who you know would know what to do, and they’ll take it from there.
Big ups to you. Your gonna be ok.