feeling lost and confused.

Bel1825

I relapsed in self harm for the first time in 5 years (Since 2021) im so surrounded by people who love me and im just so confused, mostly by my own emotions. i need some advice for feeling so lost.

im so dissapointed that i relapsed, and i am going to try my absolute best to stay clean again, but it felt like after i relapsed everything went quiet for a few minutes. like proper true silence, mentally and physically. Im not having suicidal tendencies, before people ask, ive just gone back to something i used to know.

Sophie_M

Hi Bel1825,

Thank you for your bravery and openness in sharing here. We can hear how difficult things have been recently, that have made you feel this way. We’re so sorry that’s been going on. We’re reaching out to you privately to make sure you’re ok.

Is there anyone that you feel able to talk to about this? It sounds like you could really do with talking things through, I know you have mentioned you are surrounded by people who love you, but there is also our lovely Beyond Blue counsellors who you can call on 1300 22 4636 or speak to them on webchat here.

If you’re feeling unable to avoid acting on thoughts of self-harm, this is an emergency, so please call 000 (triple zero).

Community members have mentioned an app called ‘Calm Harm’ being helpful for managing self-harm urges. This may be a helpful tool for you in the meantime.

We hope this helps you towards getting some support with this, and that you can be as kind to yourself as you have been in sharing with the community here.

Kind regards,
Sophie M