The General Mental Health Forum is now a Read Only Forum. As we had two large areas making it difficult for many to find, we decided to combine the Mental Health & the Recovery sections of the forum into Mental Health & Recovery as a whole. Physical Health still remains as it's own area within the entire Recovery area.
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It's been over a year. Sometimes the thought crosses my mind, especially when I feel I've my trust has been bocken by my partner. He has his own woes, and can act like an idiot wihout intending too - and that is what counts for me, the intention. I write a lot, draw, help others, volunteer, and don't spend a lot of time socialising -I find people (not me : ) insincere mostly. No I've not lost the temptation. I've studied psych and spiritual theories, both tend to suggest that thought patterns can be re-wired. It's just a matter of walking a different path through the mine, so that there is an alternative to cutting or other SI. The brain gets used to not using SI as an only option. It is very liberating becoming aware of how much agency one has over one's mind. Someone on another thread suggested rubber bands to flick on the wrist instead, this has been studied empirically and found to really contribute to re-training the mind.Eby said:
