GETTING HELP AND SELF HELP TIPS I would suggest you get yourself a good Therapist but before that, work out exactly what you have problems with. It could be that you want some help with drinking to much, intimate relationships, or gaining a sense of who you are but it will really help your work with a Therapist if you are able to identify exactly what it is you wish to work on. In the mean time, I have put together some useful bits and bobs that may help you through day to day….. Halting Protocol The idea behind this technique is that every time you feel the urge to self harm you wait a few second before doing so. Each subsequent time you increase the amount of time before you self harm. After increasing the time to around 30 seconds you will find the likelihood of you still wanting to self harm is reduced. This is also a good technique should you suffer with bulimia. Safe Place Try and think of a time and place where you felt completely safe. Picture this within your mind, picture exactly your experience of feeling within this moment, what could you smell? What could you see? Breathing Exercises Take a deep breathe, hold it for five seconds and then slowly release. Do this repeatedly for a period of 10 minutes. After this time you should feel significantly calmer. It sometimes helps to do this with your eyes closed. The and and approach At a time when you haven’t been so good to yourself e.g. you have self harmed with this approach you would immediately after do something nice for yourself. As an example you would indulge in some of your favourite chocolates. This technique helps break down addictive behaviours.
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