Thread 82318334

Thread for discussions about selfharm and mutual support

Hiyaa
>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?

eyo
Here's a bunch of helpful links

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

>a 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

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

> bpd Information Book (anon said it's exceptionally good)
https://annas-archive.org/md5/1a4f329474320214a120a4d553c6b60c

>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

busy day but holding out okay

>>82318334 (OP)
>nooo that's how it begins DD:
i played gatcha and gatcha like games before and never got carried away. Honestly, there are other things I'm more likely to get carried away on these days
>I say they been overworking you for far too long
agreed, but what can you do. Lots of people anxious over the economy. I'd rather be overworked than underworked right about now
>you're the opposite of that
i appreciate you saying so, but i can be. I want to do more productive with my free time, but it's so hard after getting so worn down every other day of the week. Just need to push myself
>sorry to hear it's hard to find hike time though
long weekend coming up for our Labor Day, so maybe the Saturday or Sunday! We will see

>>82311619
>alright. keep your secrets
Nice usage :>
>so i guess i was never in any real danger.
probably a good thing lol. Worst I was addicted I still spend money, but I recall a time I spent an entire day in a hotel room in Vietnam during a trip grinding materials and that's when I realized those games can be harmful
> you aren't the actual target audience. gonna get those whales.
i also have enough control to save for banners I really, really want. I literally waited and waited and did all my free pulls at the same time on a quite instances.
> printed on mtg cards and other tcgs
at least there's something physical to hold!
>quite the disappointing experience.
I like Nintendo so if switch 2 does anything other than release existing games and cross platform games from 2 generations ago I'll get one, but let's see.

>>82311716
>fromsoft
once again I remember that they won't hurry up and put Bloodborne on the PC already
>it's more like a manager game, right? you don't actually play the races, do you?
pretty much, yeah. You pick the strategy going into the race and have to create a viable build for your horse girl, but once it's in the race sort of out of your control.
>who's your favorite? :>
Haven't played long, but i like the tsundere, try hard starter(pic related). I do like the one based on the horse that never won and apparently the game caused people to give the real horse a bunch of sudden attention years later which was kind of a cute story. There's also apparently a mentally ill yandere horse that only in the JP version that I'm planning on waiting for
>not something i ever got into
i grew up near some big tracks here and went every year. Went to all the most famous American tracks now. Actually went one to watch horse racing last trip I went on towards the end lol
> a true and tested formula.
it worked me after i deliberately said "marketing does not work on me". damn it all

>>82318857
Helloo :>
>busy day
x_x
>and never got carried away.
phew crysis averted then
>agreed, but what can you do.
idk :/
>hard after getting so worn down every other day of the
yep, you're still doing so much after work
>long weekend coming up
oo that sounds great
best of luck with your hike
hopefully the weather is nice then

>>82319069
heya cat, how's your day going?
>x_x
always something to make my day chaotic
> you're still doing so much after work
more like i'm just not stopping work. Having a new mobile game to play is helping though since something to take my mind off things when I'm waiting between things and easy to hop on and off
>hopefully the weather is nice then
starting to cool a little, which is nice since we had a brutal summer this year. Start of fall weather will be nice

>>82318334 (OP)
hey catbro! what's up?

>>82318857
>busy day but holding out okay
hang in there! (*^*)

>probably a good thing lol.
yeah, i realized with the introduction of dlc that i have a tendency to shell out money for "the complete experience" and had to work on my spending habits to get over it. it helped that most dlc is overpriced garbage.

>I recall a time I spent an entire day in a hotel room in Vietnam during a trip grinding materials and that's when I realized those games can be harmful
yeah. especially when you just could have hired some vietnamese guy to grind for you. jokes aside, it's good you realized it was an issue. not everybody does. at this point my rule of thumb is: when a game you play starts feeling like work, drop it. i ain't gonna stress myself out and pay for the privilege to do so. thank you very much. :<

>I literally waited and waited and did all my free pulls at the same time on a quite instances.
no clue what you're talking about, but i get the gist of it. in arena i always saved my ingame currency to play certain gamemodes that yielded the most booster packs for winning instead of just buying the packs itself. if you're good enough you could keep playing that gamemode and get entire sets without ever paying a cent.

>at least there's something physical to hold!
true. at least it's attached to 0,02 dollars worth of cardboard. ^^

>if switch 2 does anything other than release existing games and cross platform games from 2 generations ago I'll get one
the switch at least has the selling point of being a console you can get to play games with family and friends on holidays or parties. just get one for christmas and your good. i wouldn't do that with any other console. but yeah, not even the switch 2 exclusive fromsoft game looked very appealing to me. gonna sit that one out for now.

>>82319002
>>82319002
>they won't hurry up and put Bloodborne on the PC already
they won't even put a non-shit-framerate version on ps5. at this point i suspect there's some bad blood between sony and fromsoft over the ip and working together in general. not sure why they didn't source it out to the guys who made the demon's souls remake, which i hated, but you'd think sony would see it as a quick cashgrab.

>once it's in the race sort of out of your control.
do you race against other players?

>tsundere, try hard starter(pic related)
well, you are a man of culture, so that's of course the only real choice. what's with the pointy lip thingy, though? i've seen that on a few characters, but i'm not sure what it's supposed to be.

>kind of a cute story.
true. ^^ always nice when forgotten stories like that get a new audience.

>There's also apparently a mentally ill yandere horse that only in the JP version
gotta test the waters with the japanese audience first before you release her to the rest of the world. how long does it take for content to get ported to other regions?

>i grew up near some big tracks here and went every year.
we got the chio in aachen, which is quite the big horse sports tourney/festival/convention, but i'm just not a horse-person. i usually stay out of the city when it's taking place. i'm not sure if actual horse racing is even still a thing here. anyways, i'm sure it can be fun going there, betting a few bucks and spending the day in the crowd. at least it's easy to follow and there's a clear goal.

>"marketing does not work on me"
it's just not working on us because we don't care about 90% of the stuff that's being advertised right now. if there's stuff i like, i sure as hell wanna know about it. :< like i'm all hyped for turtle wow at the moment and that's not even something i have to pay for, but all the people talking about it on youtube really got to me.

>>82319291
>how's your day going
decided to just chill today and I returned some clothes and made a clip for and extendable baton
>more like i'm just not stopping work
hm and then you don't have much time to recover
can you work less or do you feel your have to?
>starting to cool a little,
same here
rhis summer really flew by for me

>>82319333
Heyoo nice tripa
Today I thought about working on a project but decided to relax, I went toa store, returned some clothes and later went to the garage to work on a clip for my expandable baton because the sheath thingy is too bulky
How are you?

>gonna think about that and imagine you buying the most outlandish and ludicrous stuff.
its a small paycheck from part time low wage (minimum is low here, by white standards) sir
but what disappointed me is the price and availability of the local alt hair stylist. I think its twice what I thought (so 3x the normie haircut price). and she's very busy. today im pretty tired, played basically no games, just passing time, mood's not the best

>>82319927
>Heyoo nice tripa
thank you. i thought very long about how to arrange those. glad you like it. ;D

>but decided to relax, I went toa store, returned some clothes
what store was it? the clothing store? and why did you return them?

>and later went to the garage to work on a clip for my expandable baton because the sheath thingy is too bulky
sometimes i think that you should post yua with all the diy-stuff you do. ^^ did you finish it?

>>82319941
>its a small paycheck from part time low wage (minimum is low here, by white standards) sir
so instead of a goose made of gold you got yourself a duck?

>what disappointed me is the price and availability of the local alt hair stylist. I think its twice what I thought (so 3x the normie haircut price).
ouch. i suppose the rarity of her services really drives the price up. and that she probably mostly caters to women.

>she's very busy.
fr. friend's girlfriend owns a nail salon and she's booked out for months. speaks for your hair stylists quality, though.

>today im pretty tired, played basically no games, just passing time, mood's not the best
you did your best at work today and you deserve some rest. the games can wait. anything in particulat that got you down?

>>82319333
hey yuanon, how's it going?
those are some trips
> shell out money for "the complete experience"
this is always the hard part when I otherwise like a game. If it's items or cosmetics, I'll almost always pass, but go for content usually. But there's been a lot of shitty DLC missions over the years, so even that's not always safe
>hired some vietnamese guy to grind for you.
might have been much better at than me too or ended up with my phone stolen lol
>when a game you play starts feeling like work, drop it.
agreed, not so much that it was work, but more so probably not optimal use of time when on an expensive to reach vacation...
>no clue what you're talking about
limited availability associated with time. They love to do that shit to make you feel like it's now or never so you spend. So like you said, save currency and try during the time period. Always worked out for me, but I was never greedy
> 0,02 dollars worth of cardboard
there's some very nice looking cardboard out there though
>just get one for christmas and your good.
i'll hold till they release something worth playing other than mario kart
>>82319511
> suspect there's some bad blood between sony and fromsoft over the ip
would make sense since I don't see a whole lot of other reasons why not. I've given up on trying to understand why any company does or doesn't do things that seem to make sense anymore, especially with gaming
>do you race against other players?
there's a pvp but I would be destroyed since this game is unironically really hard and I'm still grasping the intro stuff
> what's with the pointy lip thingy, though?
not sure it has a proper name, but i hear you on this. Japanese really like fangs
>always nice when forgotten stories like that get a new audience.
especially when the audience is weebs. Always makes it funnier

>>82319511
>how long does it take for content to get ported to other regions?
global version came out like last month, so we will see. Other gatcha I feel like stuff usually comes out a year later or so. This game was out in Japan quite some time already
>but i'm just not a horse-person
it's a very unusual thing to be into unless you had exposure to them. I think they're pretty cool as animals and underrated. Only been on one once in my life though
>, betting a few bucks and spending the day in the crowd.
just have to keep it to a few bucks. Always can spot the people who have a problem when there...
>because we don't care about 90% of the stuff that's being advertised right now.
fair point and agree with the rest. So much shit that is garbage gets hyped up with marketing, but I haven't spent a cent on this and has gotten me a lot of enjoyment so far so I'm okay admitting I went along with an ad

>>82319927
>returned some clothes
reminds me i need to go shopping soon which I don't like a great deal :<
>can you work less or do you feel your have to?
kinda have to. A bit short staffed with no hope of change but tons of priorities. Not ideal, but I'll handle it
>rhis summer really flew by for me
same. I wish I got more enjoyment out of it, but at least had a fun vacation, so that's something at least.

>>82319941
hello o/

>>82320210
>thought very long about how to arrange those
yep very intentional
>what store was it? the clothing store? and why did you return them?
first to went to clothing store to return them because I didn't like the way they looked on my new things material feel was not up to my liking
nd later I went to a store store and got snacks and cake
> you should post yua with all the diy-stuff you do.
hehe you have a point ^^
>did you finish it?
yep made one out of a spoke, just bent it a couple of times, for now I attached it with a strap and it's okay but maybe I'll attach it will tin, I'll just have to melt it and pour it nicely which might be bit tricky so we'll see if I decide to do it

>>82320337
>soon which I don't like a great deal :<
I understand
I'm not a fan because none of the clothes in stores fit me so it's very demoralizing, now what I do instead is order whatever I like online because they usually have smaller sizes and return it if I don't like it
maybe you could try that?
>bit short staffed
more like staffed just enough for the higher-ups to make bank so they won't hire any more people I guess
>but I'll handle it
best of luck :<
>. I wish I got more enjoyment out of it
me too
>had a fun vacation,
and tha counts :>
how long was it? 3 weeks?
but I get that it's just a short flash compared to the rest of the year

>>82320279
>how's it going?
it was annoyingly hot today, so i'm quite tired, but i have to head to bed soon anyway. got a doctor's appointment tomorrow.

>If it's items or cosmetics, I'll almost always pass
understandable, but for most people (me included), cosmetics are an essential part of the game. that's why the industry has been peddling the fabrication about "it's only cosmetic! it's optional! it's player choice!" for years now. it's an integral part of the experience and i'm tired of pretending it's not. >:[

>there's been a lot of shitty DLC missions over the years, so even that's not always safe
yeah. nothing says we respect players as cutting out content out of the finished game to paywall it behind "special edition" versions and keeping you from playing the game at release date when you don't pay up. whenever a game does stuff like that i know that i don't even need to bother.

>or ended up with my phone stolen
gotta have to find the trustworthy farming sweatshops.

>more so probably not optimal use of time when on an expensive to reach vacation...
well, i enjoy just spending time doing whatever i want on vacation, so if i just feel like driving 1200km to lie at the pool and read a book the whole time, that's my choice! i'm just against making a vacation another thing you "have to do" with places you "have to go" and "have to see". for me, the goal is recharging from all the shit i have to do at home and at work.

>They love to do that shit to make you feel like it's now or never so you spend.
ah, i see. good old fomo. works everytime.

>Always worked out for me, but I was never greedy
lucky you. i once watched a world of tank placement and the guy was "lucky" enough to get the tank he wanted on the last pull. for some reason i had the feeling that the devs pulled some strings. there.

>there's some very nice looking cardboard out there though
yeah. the digimon tcg has some really cool artworks and effects.

>>82320279
i'll hold till they release something worth playing other than mario kart
fair. it's probably the only game i'd be playing on the console. ^^'

>I've given up on trying to understand why any company does or doesn't do things that seem to make sense anymore
i'd say spite would be the best guess in most cases, followed closely by stubborness and not wanting to admit they're clueless.

>would be destroyed since this game is unironically really hard and I'm still grasping the intro stuff
i'm sure there's a way to spend yourself to the top...

>i hear you on this.
not even complaining or anything. it's just something i noted. it's been around for a while, but at least back in my day, it was still a tooth, damnit! first time i noted the skincolor version was astolfo, i think.

>Always makes it funnier
in one way or another... ^^'

>>82320337
>stuff usually comes out a year later or so.
how odd. you'd think they'd want to fleece everyone as soon as possible. a year is a really long time to wait for content these days.

>it's a very unusual thing to be into unless you had exposure to them.
for me it's more about the riders than the horses anyway. here it attracts a certain kind of snobbish people that i have a hard time dealing with.

>Only been on one once in my life though
how did you end up there?

>Always can spot the people who have a problem when there...
a good deterrent.

>I haven't spent a cent on this and has gotten me a lot of enjoyment so far so I'm okay admitting I went along with an ad
you knew what you're getting into.

>>82320430
>I didn't like the way they looked on my new things material feel was not up to my liking.
yeah, material is an issue for me as well. i like fabrics that are a bit coarser sometimes and those are hard to come by.

>got snacks and cake
i had a cookie today :>

>hehe you have a point ^^
i fear that would get a little too confusing, though... (@.@)

>we'll see if I decide to do it
do send me a pic of it when you're done. sounds interesting.

anyways, time for bed now. good night!

>>82320210
>so instead of a goose made of gold you got yourself a duck?
I just have a job im happy with so far
>speaks for your hair stylists quality, though.
instacrap pictures were enough for me
>anything in particular that got you down?
well that hair situation I guess contributed

>>82320430
hi

>>82321186
night

>>82321186
eep well fren!
>fabrics that are a bit coarser
what I don't like is when they're super soft
>had a cookie today :>
:0
I'm jealous now
>fear that would get a little too confusing,
yep xp
>send me a pic o
I'll send you an example tomorrow

I'll sleep too
goodnight

>>82321194
>I just have a job im happy with so far
that's what counts. and i'm you'll be able to buy all the precious metal fowl and ivory backscratchers you want at some point. i'm rooting for you!

>instacrap pictures were enough for me
gotta know what she's done to others before you can subject yourself to her.

>that hair situation I guess contributed
i hear you. my brother once got such a bad haircut that he was near tears. it was a really shitty one, though.

>>82321226
>eep well fren!
thanks :>

>what I don't like is when they're super soft
yeah. gotta be rough for tough guys like us >:[

>I'm jealous now
it was a good one. :>

last post from for real now. byeeee!