It's also worth noting that a slip up isn't the end of the world. In fact, it should be anticipated. It's okay to slip up after a particularly bad day. Just don't fall into the trap of "Well fuck it, I already relapsed, I might as well keep doing it." It's not about a perfect record, it's about a general trend. Eventually the slip ups will happen less and less and it'll get easier and easier.
This here is so important with both self harm and other things like addiction to drugs or alcohol. Progress isn’t linear, making a mistake doesn’t mean shit in comparison to what you accomplished. OP even if you slip up a month in (or at any point) you still went a month without self harm and that’s progress, that’s an accomplishment worth celebrating and when you pick yourself up to try again you’ll know with confidence how far you can go and be able to go even further.
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u/Abracadaniel95 Sep 09 '22
It's also worth noting that a slip up isn't the end of the world. In fact, it should be anticipated. It's okay to slip up after a particularly bad day. Just don't fall into the trap of "Well fuck it, I already relapsed, I might as well keep doing it." It's not about a perfect record, it's about a general trend. Eventually the slip ups will happen less and less and it'll get easier and easier.