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How do I tell my therapist I relapsed when I’ve been doing so well??
TW: SH
I (27f) relapsed on self harm last week. Now it’s all I can think about. I had emailed my therapist saying “hey I just need to tell someone I’m struggling to not use unhealthy coping mechanisms for some accountability.” Well, the urges were sooo strong and emotions and stress and anxiety have been so high lately that I did it. And then again. And it’s literally all I can think about. How do I tell her? I also am totally safe and not experiencing any SI either. Just the SH. I don’t want her to think I failed. Or that I’m not okay. I am okay. Just incredibly stressed and anxious about literally everything in my life changing in the next few months and I guess I’m not handling it well.
u/PurpleCalm302 — 19 hours ago