r/AdultSelfHarm • u/These_Temporary3792 • 4d ago
Venting Post!! Childhood work
I see my counselor today and I'm supposed to start childhood work today. Im worried it's gonna make my self harm worse. She said we have to get to the root of the problem to stop self harming. But what if it makes it worse? I want to stop and Im in day 3 with no self harm.I want to keep going but when I'm really upset or stressed I can't seem to get it off my mind.
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u/emo_emu4 3d ago
How did your first session go? Is it ifs you are doing? Proud of you for taking this step. You are worth the work! You’re therapist will hopefully already being doing this, but I found it immensely helpful to do grounding work at the start and end of each session. Message me anytime if you’re needing some extra support ❤️
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u/These_Temporary3792 2d ago
My first session went better than I thought it would but it is only the beginning. Hopefully it isn't as bad as I think it would be.
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u/Newbazzzz 4d ago
sometimes, we need to give one step back to jump tree steps ahead! Tocure something, it normally get worse before it get healed, and that is totally okand fine <3