i am ten years clean this month actually (i am 25 for reference), i now work in psychiatric health care and have never fully gotten rid of urges, but they become less powerful over time, I obviously am in an environment where there are lots of triggers with my job, so I have found regular therapy, journaling, and actually donating blood regularly for the 15 minutes of focus on the uncomfortable sensation while doing a good deed are rather helpful for me!

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everyone once in a while, i always drew on myself with my pen because it helped with the pressure feeling

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I appreciate it everyone I’ve been confused why I still get urges after all this time

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I’m two years clean and it still hits me when I’m really depressed.

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i honestly don’t think the feeling ever goes away. I’ve been clean for a few years now and during rough times i still consider it, i still feel weird around sharp objects i just have control over it and i can actively make the choice not to.

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relapsed after 7 years. so yeah

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