Self Harm Community

Thanks for hearing me Fran.

Calmer this morning. While I was up ranting I also took my meds as prescribed and got some good sleep. That has helped to sleep and not wake up in a buttload of pain.

Starting the prednisone this morning. Have one last insane day at work this month and then I get a break on that end.

bleah...just to visable for my liking lately.

Get to see my sister today and that always helps. She is the best big sister. Since I have to work a 9-10 hr shift tonight I am not goign to mess with the insurance company today or go set up my PT, I am taking this day off as a mental health day. I will get back on the horse tommorrow....today I am just going to slip into a quiet oblivion of Chinese food and laughing with my sister and daughter.

today re-group, finish my work for the month, and breath. Thats all I got.

that sounds like a great plan! eat some chinese for me too ok.

sweet and sour chicken and cashew chicken plus a side of edame

yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

wow the prednisone has me just FLYING, I feel manic like energy and like I can do 100 things all at the same time. I like this stuff....to bad its so bad for you long term.

the new medication regime is helping ...my arm isn't killing me today. Sigh, thank goodness for pain relief.

I am better today. Tommorrow I think I can face all the stuff I need to face.

Paja-
I take prednisone on occasion due to my lungs. For me it makes me eat like crazy - I always gain at least 10lbs for each week i'm on it. But boy does it give you energy!!
Glad you are feeling better.
Kate

hi dog dancing, my name is SoCalMSG, i know you wrote that post a number of days ago but i felt compelled to respond. it was the first post of yours that i have read yet i gained a good deal of insight by the things you divulged on that post. my heart goes out to you dogdancing. i am also a person with self harm tendencies. i came to this site about two weeks ago after hurting myself for the first time in three years. i had gone three FULL years without following through on the desire to self harm when encountered with very bad situations that left me feeling awful. i am now on the path to recapturing three full years without hurting myself. in fact, i want to go beyond three years. it just sucked really bad that the clock had to be reset, so-to-speak. anyway, it sounds like you had been sexually assulted a number of years ago. how absolutely awful. i am sorry that experience happened to you. also, as a self injurer, i know that pushing that lawn mower hurt your good arm and that doing so helped you cope with what you were going through at that time. i dont like that, but i do UNDERSTAND THAT. i also understand your annoyance for being not seeming as concerned as they do when they see blood. soft tissue injuries often hurt way worse that derma injuries. my commentary (that comes out of sheer concern and care) is this: part of my professional background is in outpatient orthopaedic rehab. in short, i would advise caution with using soft tissue injuries to harm yourself. i am not sure how old you are, but as we age, those types of injuries can leave an increasingly disabilitating effect on our bodies and, subsequently, our quality of life. essentially, acute (and repeat) injurty of the soft tissue- or bone- often proves as the first of several steps that lead ultimately to disability. please be as safe as possible. respectfully yours, SoCal

hi paja, thanks for the response and for welcoming me to the board. very sorry to hear about your multiple orthopaedic injuries. there was one thing i was going to suggest and thought of it only after posting that long message from yesterday. listen, i am sure u are familiar with PT -physical therapy, but let kindly suggest that during your eval, let your PT know that you have an extremely negative reaction to being touched on your arms , ect. please let your pt know everything that will impact your treatment. he or she will need to know this on your first visit (the eval) in order to ensure your comfort and mental security during treatment. please let me know how things are progressing.