A New Year - A New Opportunity

[Kristen.NewCreation]

With the new year comes the opportunity to start out with a clean slate. It's an opportunity to take one step at a time to stopping the self-injury that plagues us. Maybe we have tried to stop previously at the start of the new year. That doesn't mean this year we won't be successful.

It starts with a small goal - I will get through this day (this morning, or this hour). It's time limited... one day. It's specific - I won't self-injure. It's measureable - I did or I didn't self-injure. It's attainable, even though it may feel like it's not. It's realistic - it is possible to go one day without self-injuring.

Maybe the question is what do you do instead... there's a whole list of ideas at the top of this page that could be done instead of self-injuring. Another idea is setting up an accountability partner... someone who will encourage you and yet confront you when needed.

So what is your goal for this new year? What's your 1st step? What would you like to accomplish for yourself this year? How can I help?

Happy New Year!

 

[Mayflower1]

This is a new year for me. January 13th, I have my graduation ceremony from the program I have been in for 15 months. It has been a program to help me cope with my past, stress, and help me with my anxiety and self-injury urges. This is the second program I have done in the past three years, and the first time living by myself out of a program in three years. I am now in my new apartment. I have a good support system, and a lot of hope and coping mechanisms where I believe I can succeed this time. My goal for this new year is to put into application all that I have learned and to not let bad days get me down. If anything I learned, they are just moments, and I can get past them easier then before. Happy New Year everyone! God bless you! Shara

 

[newsuse]

I started the 1st of January as day one without cutting so now at just over 6 weeks free. My aim is to get past 4 months because that's the longest I've ever gone without cutting.
Finding it really hard though...