I'm also glad you made this video because it is something that not alot of people talk about. I've found that another "Healthier" way to deal with the craving to self injure was to get tattooed. It helped me alot and now it's literally been years since I last cut myself.
Thanks for this topic! I have been self harming since I was 4 years old. I am turning 28 this year and it's been almost a year since my last time. I have noticed it has become a little easier to decrease or eliminate instances since coming out as trans.
The problem with trying to stop cutting cold turkey is that sometimes after extended periods of holding off, a person can finally cut again and go too far because rather than dealing with their feelings in the (unhealthy) way they know how to, they don't deal at all. The only way I stopped cutting is by learning (slowly) what my feeling were and how to deal with them. As for tattoos, I try not to get them when I'm in a cutting head. I try not to feed it.
i recorded a vlog that touched on cutting/burning and how top surgery is kind of like the final body modification a trans man needs to feel complete and like he doesn't have to punish his body for being defective anymore, after that. i'm sure it helps get rid of the dysphoria really well, but i actually want lower [meta] first...
Happy (belated) passover sir! (Fellow jewish transperson for the fucking win) Thanks for the vid. And keep us posted on the website. It sounds brilliant, especially the clothes swapping thing.
hey Charlie, back when you self injured, what happened with your parents? how did they not notice? and if they did, did they encourage you to see a psychiatrist? xxxxxx
I'm also glad you made this video because it is something that not alot of people talk about.
I've found that another "Healthier" way to deal with the craving to self injure was to get tattooed. It helped me alot and now it's literally been years since I last cut myself.
Thanks for this topic! I have been self harming since I was 4 years old. I am turning 28 this year and it's been almost a year since my last time. I have noticed it has become a little easier to decrease or eliminate instances since coming out as trans.
The problem with trying to stop cutting cold turkey is that sometimes after extended periods of holding off, a person can finally cut again and go too far because rather than dealing with their feelings in the (unhealthy) way they know how to, they don't deal at all.
The only way I stopped cutting is by learning (slowly) what my feeling were and how to deal with them.
As for tattoos, I try not to get them when I'm in a cutting head. I try not to feed it.
I know exactly how you feel. The same thing happened to me this past week. I didn't really feel anything afterwards, though.
i recorded a vlog that touched on cutting/burning and how top surgery is kind of like the final body modification a trans man needs to feel complete and like he doesn't have to punish his body for being defective anymore, after that. i'm sure it helps get rid of the dysphoria really well, but i actually want lower [meta] first...
Happy (belated) passover sir! (Fellow jewish transperson for the fucking win) Thanks for the vid. And keep us posted on the website. It sounds brilliant, especially the clothes swapping thing.
they did notice. i've been in therapy since i was 12. :P
hey Charlie, back when you self injured, what happened with your parents? how did they not notice? and if they did, did they encourage you to see a psychiatrist?
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