Comments on: Hurting to Live http://www.lynseleanne.com/blog/2009/10/20/hurting-to-live-recovery-from-self-injur-and-cutting/ through my eyes. between my ears. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:45:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Michelle Jeffcoat http://www.lynseleanne.com/blog/2009/10/20/hurting-to-live-recovery-from-self-injur-and-cutting/comment-page-1/#comment-2021 Michelle Jeffcoat Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:13:07 +0000 http://www.lynseleanne.com/blog/?p=1526#comment-2021 Lynse- thank you so much for your courage in sharing this. Your blog is such a blessing anyway - but when you really go deep like this, and become vulnerable, it shows incredible strength - and is such a testimony to what Christ has done in you. I have never self-harmed, but recently (as an adult) I have felt such strong emotional pain, that the thought of causing physical pain to replace the emotional was appealing to me - and thankfully I was able to get help and avoid the cycle - but my point is that I get it. I understand the desire, and I understand how it could become an addiction. Blessings on you for your honesty, and for the way that your words will reach so many! Lynse- thank you so much for your courage in sharing this. Your blog is such a blessing anyway – but when you really go deep like this, and become vulnerable, it shows incredible strength – and is such a testimony to what Christ has done in you.
I have never self-harmed, but recently (as an adult) I have felt such strong emotional pain, that the thought of causing physical pain to replace the emotional was appealing to me – and thankfully I was able to get help and avoid the cycle – but my point is that I get it. I understand the desire, and I understand how it could become an addiction.
Blessings on you for your honesty, and for the way that your words will reach so many!

]]> By: Donna http://www.lynseleanne.com/blog/2009/10/20/hurting-to-live-recovery-from-self-injur-and-cutting/comment-page-1/#comment-2020 Donna Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:30:14 +0000 http://www.lynseleanne.com/blog/?p=1526#comment-2020 Thank you for sharing. I didn't understand cutting before and was scared of it when someone told me they did it. I hope I'll be a better listener next time. God reminded me recently that my coping mechanism for years was to plan my own suicide. Whether I acted on it or not was my control. I'm not a young person but I was only able to share this a few months ago. God has healed me and also used the verse about my body being a temple. Thank you for your honesty and bravery and for letting God use you. Thank you for sharing. I didn't understand cutting before and was scared of it when someone told me they did it. I hope I'll be a better listener next time.
God reminded me recently that my coping mechanism for years was to plan my own suicide. Whether I acted on it or not was my control. I'm not a young person but I was only able to share this a few months ago. God has healed me and also used the verse about my body being a temple.
Thank you for your honesty and bravery and for letting God use you.

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://www.lynseleanne.com/blog/2009/10/20/hurting-to-live-recovery-from-self-injur-and-cutting/comment-page-1/#comment-2019 uberVU - social comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:25:09 +0000 http://www.lynseleanne.com/blog/?p=1526#comment-2019 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by lynseleanne: Hurting to Live....a little slice of my story, and some hope for those who are hurting to live. http://tr.im/CplL... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Melinda http://www.lynseleanne.com/blog/2009/10/20/hurting-to-live-recovery-from-self-injur-and-cutting/comment-page-1/#comment-2018 Melinda Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:18:58 +0000 http://www.lynseleanne.com/blog/?p=1526#comment-2018 I am anxious to hear what your insider observations are about what is helpful/constructive for a friend trying to come along side someone addicted to this, as well as what a friend should avoid doing. I am anxious to hear what your insider observations are about what is helpful/constructive for a friend trying to come along side someone addicted to this, as well as what a friend should avoid doing.

]]> By: hannah http://www.lynseleanne.com/blog/2009/10/20/hurting-to-live-recovery-from-self-injur-and-cutting/comment-page-1/#comment-2017 hannah Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:52:17 +0000 http://www.lynseleanne.com/blog/?p=1526#comment-2017 I totally agree that you need to tell someone to get over it. I tried to stop for a while without telling anyone, but was never very committed to it. Any time it got hard, all notion of quitting abandoned ship. Once I told someone, I was a lot more committed to it. Also, even if I had had the committment before, I probably would have given up by now if I had not told anyone, because it is super hard to stop and no one would have ever known I hurt myself because of how I have done it. Right now I am at a point where I have not hurt myself in 192 days, but every day is a challenge, because every day I want to hurt myself so much. Some days it gets so bad that I want to just give up, but I do not want to let my friend down (especially because by using traditional definitions of friends she is my only friend, although I tend to re-define friend). I think that telling someone else also can help get perspective and help on the harder questions...like I had convinced myself that in certain situations that God would want me to hurt myself and I was trying to figure out how to rectify that with the idea of my body being a temple...I feel like this comment is way too long so I am going to stop repeating myself because you probably get the idea now. :) I totally agree that you need to tell someone to get over it. I tried to stop for a while without telling anyone, but was never very committed to it. Any time it got hard, all notion of quitting abandoned ship. Once I told someone, I was a lot more committed to it. Also, even if I had had the committment before, I probably would have given up by now if I had not told anyone, because it is super hard to stop and no one would have ever known I hurt myself because of how I have done it. Right now I am at a point where I have not hurt myself in 192 days, but every day is a challenge, because every day I want to hurt myself so much. Some days it gets so bad that I want to just give up, but I do not want to let my friend down (especially because by using traditional definitions of friends she is my only friend, although I tend to re-define friend). I think that telling someone else also can help get perspective and help on the harder questions…like I had convinced myself that in certain situations that God would want me to hurt myself and I was trying to figure out how to rectify that with the idea of my body being a temple…I feel like this comment is way too long so I am going to stop repeating myself because you probably get the idea now. :)

]]> By: Lynse_Leanne http://www.lynseleanne.com/blog/2009/10/20/hurting-to-live-recovery-from-self-injur-and-cutting/comment-page-1/#comment-2016 Lynse_Leanne Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:44:11 +0000 http://www.lynseleanne.com/blog/?p=1526#comment-2016 yes! Jesus is our deliver. Count that as a blessing that she is open and willing to let you walk with her! That is huge. any assistance i can be to you in that process i would love to! yes! Jesus is our deliver. Count that as a blessing that she is open and willing to let you walk with her! That is huge. any assistance i can be to you in that process i would love to!

]]> By: Lynse_Leanne http://www.lynseleanne.com/blog/2009/10/20/hurting-to-live-recovery-from-self-injur-and-cutting/comment-page-1/#comment-2015 Lynse_Leanne Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:43:04 +0000 http://www.lynseleanne.com/blog/?p=1526#comment-2015 Thanks! and it is all God's work. not mine. Thanks! and it is all God's work. not mine.

]]> By: Lynse_Leanne http://www.lynseleanne.com/blog/2009/10/20/hurting-to-live-recovery-from-self-injur-and-cutting/comment-page-1/#comment-2012 Lynse_Leanne Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:42:26 +0000 http://www.lynseleanne.com/blog/?p=1526#comment-2012 Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Thanks for your encouragement, it means alot. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Thanks for your encouragement, it means alot.

]]> By: Lynse_Leanne http://www.lynseleanne.com/blog/2009/10/20/hurting-to-live-recovery-from-self-injur-and-cutting/comment-page-1/#comment-2013 Lynse_Leanne Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:42:11 +0000 http://www.lynseleanne.com/blog/?p=1526#comment-2013 Thank you. I know that God uses things like this. I am just willing and open to be used. Thank you. I know that God uses things like this. I am just willing and open to be used.

]]> By: Lynse_Leanne http://www.lynseleanne.com/blog/2009/10/20/hurting-to-live-recovery-from-self-injur-and-cutting/comment-page-1/#comment-2014 Lynse_Leanne Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:42:10 +0000 http://www.lynseleanne.com/blog/?p=1526#comment-2014 Thank you! It is not easy to open up, but i know that God will use it. Thank you! It is not easy to open up, but i know that God will use it.

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