Yes he’s an awesome therapist and I’ve had him for 3 years. He told me he’d rather me cut myself instead of smoking crack because cutting myself or exercising self injurious behavior was the lesser of two evils and that if he had do do damage control that cutting myself would be ok.
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Members responded with empathy and concern to a question about whether a therapist might approve of self-harm as 'harm reduction' compared to... Read more
Oh, Nikki, I am so very sorry that "harm reduction" even has to be a thing for you. I don't condone self-harm in any way, shape or form, or illicit drug use and it absolutely sucks moose meat that you have to distract your mind from your emotional pain by causing yourself physical pain. I'm not going to tell you to stop, but I damned sure I'm going to wish and hope you can.
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I'm sorry you're feeling that way.
That's a really important question, and it sounds like there's a lot of trust built between you and your therapist over those 3 years, which is genuinely valuable.
What your therapist may be describing is a concept called "harm reduction." The idea is that when someone is facing two harmful choices, guiding them toward the Show Full Answer
Hi, and same with me towards you, SPEDS!! . . Peace and love . . Sam . .
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