It's hard to share the meaning and feelings of self harm. I have been struggling with self harm for years and still return to it in the bad times. It is so hard to ditch as a coping strategy because I feel satisfied or complete when I self harm. I have cut privately, control my intake (at one time anorexic for two years), and tried to commit suicide. You would think after surviving extreme abuse in many forms for multiple years and ages, you would have had enough.

I stop for long periods and then I hit a dive and to come up for air I cut or stop eating or sleeping. Go figure ...

I feel like this is so private and my own personal war I don't share it with my therapist. I guess I should. ANY OPINIONS ON THIS?