i called a crisis line that was supposed to be staffed by trained therapists, not just volunteers. told them i had a history of self-injuring, and the therapist still told me that i should deal with my panic attacks by pinching or hitting myself because it would ~discourage future panic attacks
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tw: si
(Anonymous) 2012-04-29 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)i called a crisis line that was supposed to be staffed by trained therapists, not just volunteers. told them i had a history of self-injuring, and the therapist still told me that i should deal with my panic attacks by pinching or hitting myself because it would ~discourage future panic attacks
Re: tw: si
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omfg
that is how i STARTED si. i would have panic attacks and figured out that self harm "helped" by distracting me. that led into fullblown si.
omg biba i cannot believe a therapist would suggest that