Thread for discussions about self harm and mutual support

summer really is here
It's very warm today

Hello
>How are you doing today?
>Any plans for today?
>When was the last time you hurt yourself?
>Why did you hurt yourself?
>Is there anything bothering you right now?

Here's a bunch of helpful links

> long list of self harm alternatives (thank you muddy):
https://imgur.io/a/7Q2zgw7

> first aid post cuting:
https://www.lifesigns.org.uk/first-aid-for-self-injury-and-self-harm/

>a wound care guide:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CsvJs8qNCVkHWHKekMSmCn6qn0GBEcgnq9fIqlA6Uv0/mobilebasic

>a bpd workbook:
https://d-pdf.com/book/1781/read

> bpd Information Book (anon said it's exceptionally good)
https://annas-archive.org/md5/e678a1e6375e512f483a04e8291c9183

> bdbt (dialectical behavioral therapy)
workbook is intended for BPD but can work for anyone:
https://cursosdepsicologia.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/THEDIA1.pdf

Please don't post any drastic images and if you have to, spoiler them

buump
gonna play some games now

>>81576558 (OP)
My meds make me so sleepy

Hellloo everyone!! Hope you had a great weekend!!! :D
Mine was pleasantly uneventful, I like it that way.

>>81577065
Enjoy your gaming time!!! :3

>>81577315
Mine too, I hate it so much, it makes me too sleepy to get shit done.
But I can't stop taking them either, I can't function without them ://

>>81577315
hey kira :>
>make me so sleepy
are they at least helping?

>>81577424
Hey anon
>Hope you had a great weekend!!!
thank you :3
>Mine was pleasantly uneventful
very nice as long as you enjoy it ^^
what kinds of things did you do?
>gaming time!!! :3
thanks :D
I decided I'm done gaming now, maybe I'll watch a movie

>>81577569
Got my oil changed on my car and got a nice sunburn from it :D
I'm pale as fuck so even with sunscreen I still got burned >:(

Other then that, playing with my old kitty (meow :3), working out and just enjoying the time off from work

What movie are you going to watch? What genre is it?

>>81576558 (OP)
>summer really is here
yeahh super hot out today
>Hello
hii cat!! :D hru? how'd you sleep?

>>81577424
>Hope you had a great weekend!!! :D
thanks, you too!
>Mine was pleasantly uneventful, I like it that way.
sounds relaxing, anything cool happen? :D

>>81577569
>I decided I'm done gaming now, maybe I'll watch a movie
cool! what did you play? also what movie you gonna watch? ^^

>>81577630
>Got my oil changed on my car and got a nice sunburn from it :D
nice with some maintenance, annoying you got burnt though, was the heat nice atleast?
>Other then that, playing with my old kitty
awww, live laugh kitty cat

>>81577424
A few hours of wakeful productivity is still better than hours of inactivity I guess
>>81577555
Hey cat
they help
>>81577630
Get aloe vera. The best comes from a mexican or chinese medicine shop but the weak gel they sell at walmart manages

>kira's kuestion korner
do you collect anything?

>>81577892
Hiii Meowsterr!!
>was the heat nice at least?
Tooo much for me fragile vampire skin. It's not even that I mind the temperature that much, but my skin absolutely can't stand the sun even for just a short time :///
I'd love to go to the calisthenics park, but the sun is just too much in the summer.

>>81578174
Helloo Kira, thanks for the advice, I have some vera lying around and it indeed does make it slightly less painful.
>do you collect anything?
I've found myself more interested in fashion recently and started collecting t-shirts that I like. But my closet is slowly starting to clog up, and I have so many now that I don't even get the opportunities to wear them all ahhhhhhhh

>>81577630
>oil changed on my car
ey good job !!
>still got burned >:(
damn, hope it's not bad
it'll go away soon I'm sure
>playing with my old kitty
awww pls give it a pet from me
>working out and just enjoying the time off from work
very wel
you workout a lot?
>What movie are you going to watch?
I got popcorn and I'm rewatching taxi driver, I've seen it few years ago and I'm in a mood to watch it again

>>81577892
Heyo meowster :DD
How are you doing?
>super hot out today
yep
at least it's nice inside
>how'd you sleep?
pretty well, I was listening to some stuff while falling asleep and I would periodically wake up half consciously listen to it a bit, fall asleep again and so on
You actually reminded me I had a dream, two actually
wanna hear about them?
>what did you play?
half sword, it's a fun game but it's demanding so I gotta play it on my brothers pc, mines too weak, played some roblox too ^^
>also what movie you gonna watch?
I got popcorn and watching taxi driver rn
have you watched any movies recently?

>>81578174
>they help
that's good
and who knows, maybe with time you'll get used to them and not get sleepy

>>81578554
>awww pls give it a pet from me
Kitty enjoyed the remote-pats and is now watching bribs from the balcony.
>you workout a lot?
I used to, but lost the motivation and have been neglecting my routine for a while now. It did make me feel a lot better about myself though, so I'm trying to get back into it.

>You actually reminded me I had a dream, two actually wanna hear about them?
I'm not Meowster, but I'm still interested

also, THE HEAT ARHRGHHAHGHGG

>>81578690
>Kitty enjoyed the remote-pats
^w^ I love cats man
>so I'm trying to get back into it.
keep on trying, I'm thinking of doing some exercises too
What kind of stuff do you do?
>, but I'm still interested
sure ^^
So I remember in the first one was about my teeth, I could pull back my cheek really far to see all my teeth and the ones in the back were in really bad shape, as I was watching them and thinking about why haven't I tried looking at them before my front ones started falling out
And when it comes to the second one, well actually I don't really remember much about it, other than I was at a train station and it was very sunny and the sky was orange
Did you have any dreams recently?
>THE HEAT
make sure to drink a lot!!!!

>>81578838
>I'm thinking of doing some exercises too. What kind of stuff do you do?
Mainly calisthenics / bodyweight exercises. I also highly recommend them if you're trying to get fit.
They cost no money, there are many variations for beginners and experts and you don't need to go to a gym to do them, meaning you can save yourself the time to get to and back from the gym and the money required for a membership.

You also don't need a complicated routine, just do some pushups, pullups and squats every other day and you'll be a lot fitter after just a few weeks.

>So I remember in the first one was about my teeth
Waaaaah I hate dreams about teeth xddd ghdjghfdjg

>Did you have any dreams recently?
I've been dreaming about being a soldier wayyy too often for the past few days. Maybe I should play less cs... -w-

>make sure to drink a lot!!!!
YES BOSS!!!!! o7

Anyways it's getting late for me :3

GOOOODNIIGHT EVERYONEEEE GHJFKSDHGKJ

>>81579005
>GOOOODNIIGHT
sleep tight

>>81578998
>do some pushups, pullups and squats every other day
I'll try to
I used to do loads of pushups but was doing too many too quickly and no warmup and I hurt my wrists and then I stopped completely
>hate dreams about teeth xddd
theu suck yeah
it's honestly that it's teeth
and not stuff like self harm, I never have dreams about cutting too deep, I only once had a dream about someone finding my razors
>dreaming about being a soldier
ooo I've never had a dream like that
>Maybe I should play less cs... -w-
heh ^^
I think as long as the dreams are not bothering you it's okay
>YES BOSS!!!!! o7
o7

hey, some exciting stuff soon. hopefully it goes well tho

>>81576558 (OP)
hey cat it truly is hot. I absolutely hate it.

>>81577424
thanks and you too!!

>>81577892
hey meowster great to see you :3

>>81578174
>do you collect anything?
I don't really.

>>81579005
goodnight

>>81579853
hey fren
>some exciting stuff
ooo what kind????
>absolutely hate it.
make sure to get some cold drinks!

bzumping bump

>>81580137
>hey fren
hey friend!
>ooo what kind????
some stuff about going to a cool place, I'll say more if it goes well :3
>make sure to get some cold drinks!
oh yea thanks I definitely need too, and you too!

I started cutting semi-recently. Nothing particularly harmful yet. I've had severe bouts of executive dysfunction, being completely unable to do things I needed to do. It's the end of the academic year, so I'm very concerned about my studies. One day, I got very frustrated, and decided that whenever I notice myself being distracted or idle, I would reach for my box-cutter and cut my arm somewhere where it's not visible. I couldn't draw blood immediately, but can now. However, I've stopped. It just doesn't work. I really don't think amping the intencity would do anything but ruin my physical condition and, most importantly, waste time. I thought it would give me a kick, trick my brain into thinking that it's bad to slack off, but it did nothing. I don't want to explain my academic situation, but I'm doing very badly. Dreadful stuff.

>>81581297
hey anon, sorry to hear you've started cutting. academic stuff like that does sound so awful I'm lucky I've never had to deal with that. best of luck with it all.
it's really hard to trick your brain to not be lazy or not take a break, you can only really change that if you try your hardest which just sucks