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Hotline Discusion DrugandAlcohol:Popping pills to end the pain :QuestionAnswerUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).Open MenuOpen Menu
Started: 8/11/2009 2:54 PM by
Popping pills to end the pain
I used to be so strong but lately I feel so weak. all the stress brings me down
It gives me no choice I cant seem to speak my mind,
I just can't find my voice. more cuts end up on my wrist something else I got to hide, besides the smile I used to have
but now it's hid behind, the other part of me
the person I pretend to be so you dont see my tears
I fight all my fears I can't show emotion
so I store it all inside but It builds up
I breakdown
I have to cut myself to let it all out.
The pills numb my painputs the stress off to the side and when I bleed it all out I feel better inside but i know i need help?
Edited: 8/12/2009 10:03 AM by
Cutting and popping pills may seem to be the cure for your hurt, but they actually lead to a larger problem for you.  It's good that you know that you need help.  Many people who cut and take pills need professional counseling when they decide that it's time to stop. 

Maybe you will need that, or maybe it'll help you more by using Your Life Your Voice to express more about what is going on.  When you first started cutting, you more than likely did not start doing it for your own curiosity, right?  Something else was really hurting you at the time. Sometimes, you have to let go of that pain before trying to stop cutting and taking pills.  What was causing that pain?  What can you do that is positive and productive that could replace that pain?  What can you begin doing for yourself today to start feeling better? 

The poem that you sent yesterday was awesome and heartfelt.  How did you feel after you wrote and read that poem?  The goal of expressing your feelings, like the ones in that poem, is to feel better rather than cutting.  Because of the way that you expressed your feelings, you did not have to sacrifice your body this time.  Your goal has been met.  Keep reaching out to us!

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