Am I obsessed with harming myself?

[animal-mad-nikk]

Hi,

I've been self-harming for about 5 years now, recently over the last 6 months I've been doing it about 3 times aday but sometimes I have done it about 7-8 times in one day. I've found it hard to stop when I tried and made it worse as I was having thoughts that I was going to harm others if I dont harm myself. I find it hard when I dont do it in a day.

Could I be obsessed by it? or am I addited to to harming myself non-stop?

Help!
Nikk

[spiral]

Have you spoken to a doctor about this? You could be addicted to the adrenalin rush you get from harming or it could be you're obsessed with doing it so as not to harm others. I'd guess it's a combination of both. Are you taking any medication right now?

[animal-mad-nikk]

Hi,
I havent spoke to the doctor about this yet, Im going back next week to see about this, if I feel I can. Im not taking any medication either as I feel they wont help me. When I go to the doctors Im going to see what I can do next to sort things out to stop thinking this way.

Thanks for the reply!

Nikk x

[spiral]

Good luck for the doctors trip. Keep an open mind about medication it's helped many people (me included) and may help you.