A few nights ago I was biting my lip due to stress which suddenly progressed into me tearing off chunks of my bottom lip and now I have scabs that start hurt when I eat spicy/sour food etc. When I bite on the scab the pain becomes too much and I have to chew on an unbitten part which I will quickly run out of. I do this because the pain helps me not dwell on my past. The places I chewed on are inside my mouth so I am able to hide them. How can I do this again without having to wait for it to heal? Should I switch to a form of SH that is more easily concealed like cutting my inner thigh? I am already taking SSRIs and they do jack shit. Thank you.
Maybe not mutilate yourself because you're having a hard time. Punch a bag or play a video game or understand that we all have regrets we live with. It would be far worse if you were some idiot who never learned from the past and felt okay about everything. This is the emotional part of becoming a better person, it sucks to feel but that's so the lesson sticks.
>>34003241> Punch a bag or play a video game or understand that we all have regrets we live with. I already do many things that take my mind off of things somewhat. I have taken therapy sessions (real ones) that focused on cognitive behavioral therapy which did not help. Maybe I was not following my therapist's directions?CBT is about controlling how you react to your thoughts, and I have never been able to do that for my entire life, let alone control or limit what I am thinking about. I always need some sort of distraction. When I am reminded of my past memories I do embarrassing things in public like flinch, clench my fist or teeth, unconsciously let out a grunt, etc. I understand that this is the path I should take but I legitimately do not know where to start.
>>34003225How can you say the ssri do jack when you are obviously brain damaged? Anons says not to touch that stuff and I would trust them more because nobody’s paying them.
