Addiction.?!

Addiction.?

I have been addicted to drugs, but somehow I've gotten hooked on self-mutilation (cutting). I know that sounds stupid, but once you start you cant stop. I know 'rehab' is in order, but I don't feel the need to go to a nuthouse that reaks of old people. I just need a substitute for cutting, so I can lessen the process, and go to not cutting.

3 weeks ago
I've been cutting for atleast a year now, and it had gotten to the point where I had passed out from blood loss. Now, how will this also affect my sports career at school?

Sometimes the "nuthouse" is the only way to get over the addiction to self-injury. I have been addicted to self-injury for almost 8 years. It's not something that you can get over in a day. It is a long process that may include several relapses, medication and hospital stays. Passing out from blood loss is not a good sign. That sign is telling you that it has gotten way too out of hand and that you need a hospital stay. Most hospitals have a pyschiatric ward, and the stay is a minimum time of a week. The idea of the psyche ward is to stabilize the addiction, and to help find the reasons behind the self injury. Most psyche wards have a separation system, so you shouldn't be around "old people". They do a series of therapy to help you find other things to replace the urge to self injury. These may include a combination of Occupational Therapy, Recreational Therapy, Talkative Group Therapy, Musical Therapy, One on One counseling with a certified professional, family counseling and sometimes hypnosis. After your stay they'll recommend you to a personal psychiatrist and psychologist, where you can get individual therapy. One thing you might thing that might help before the act is to analyze the situation. Ask yourself questions like: Why do I feel the need to cut? What specifically triggered the urge? What will happen as a result from the injury? What are ways to reduce the urge to need? I am listing a link to an impulse control log that you can print off: http://www.soberteensonline.com/forums/s... . You need to replace the feeling of wanting to injure with another feeling, one in which might help is pysical exertion. Try running a mile or two, push yourself through it. You will experience a pain that will release adrenaline, which is part of the self injury addiction. The last thing I recomend is to join support forums, I will list links to some of the most popular.

http://www.recoveryourlife.com
http://www.soberteensonline.com...
http://www.self-injury.net
http://www.virtualteen.org
http://www.careplace.com

Also try:
http://www.selfinjury.com
http://www.webmd.com
http://www.realkidsreallife.com...

Hopefully I'll see you around some of the forums. Learn to take care of yourself. Good Luck and STAY SAFE!!!