how are you beating self harm?

Reading my new book
Browsing TH
Loom knitting
Talking to my boyfriend

[DemolitionLovers]

Hanging around people I love
Reading forums on TH
Listening to music
Reading lots of fan fiction

I write stuff on my arms and legs when I feel like cutting. I write out what I feel and why I want to SH.

I was writing

[.Brittany.]

Christmas has always been an extremely hard time of year, especially with my grandmas death anniversary is 2 days after Christmas. I'm proud that I am still able to stay self harm free.

Right now, I've been spending lots of time in chat, watching funny YouTube channels, and watching drama TV shows (Teen Mom OG, and Dr. Phil).

I start getting LOTS of hours the next few weeks so I won't be around as often

[NeuroBeautiful]

Therapy and my support group falls on the same day so I have both today which means I will be out in the morning, back home for doing chores and errands and then back out at 4:45pm and back home again around 9pm. I invited a friend to the support group so if he comes I will spend time with him after the group because I hadn't seen him in 3 years!

I also spoke to a chatline yesterday and the chat counselor suggested I show my therapist what I discussed with them so as to help me verbalize what I'm going through. Which will hopefully help with SH urges when I feel understood and listened to. And communicating is part of that

Browsing TH and I am probably going to read soon.

[NeuroBeautiful]

Resting and trying to organize myself with to do lists

[hocus pocus]

I've been getting out of the house and taking care of my pets.

Cuddling with my pets
Smelling the vanilla lotion I have.

[NeuroBeautiful]

Snuggling with my fur baby cat.

Going to a New Year's party.

[hocus pocus]

Visited some family and am planning on running a few errands today.

Browsing TH
Going to go volunteer at the library in 50 minutes so I'll have to get dressed soon which will keep me distracted.

[NeuroBeautiful]

I've been looking into getting a few craft supplies on amazon since I've gotten an amazon gift card back in the summer from doing a research study and I never spent it. I've also started watching a tv show called "Black-ish" and it's funny :P I started watching it since I found out Tracee Ellis Ross won an award having to do with acting and that news flooded my facebook page.

Watching youtube videos.

[NeuroBeautiful]

Going to sleep early so I don't do more self harm

[hocus pocus]

I babysat a lot these past few weeks. Lately I've been reading and getting caught up at home and my routine here.

[.Brittany.]

Colouring and watching movies

Watching Shadow hunters.

[NeuroBeautiful]

Watched a film

[NeuroBeautiful]

Looking up an eye doctor, a general practitioner and setting up a ride for my therapist appt.

[hocus pocus]

I've been doing classwork and cleaning around the house. Last night I started a poem and also watched TV with my family.

[.Brittany.]

Working A LOT!

[NeuroBeautiful]

doing errands such as made phonecalls, will take the garbage out soon, and maybe go to the post office to pay the rent.

[obelus]

Currently listening to music and later I will be reading.

[hocus pocus]

Had a doctor's appointment today. I put my clothes away too and am planning on doing some stuff for school later.

Going to school, staying at school longer, no sharps in my room, not staying in my room all the time, drawing and writing.

[Jovial.]

I am cooking and freezing everything. Praying I can keep this mania in check and not loose again. Been doing real bad lately.

[Palmolive]

I went to see a friend in hospital today, did housework, read and had my mum over.

Now I am on here then going to watch ORANGE IN THE NEW BLACK and write

[Jess~]

Is it weird that I seriously don't know? There's not a particular thing I do to distract myself or stop myself from self-harming..
i just tend to wait it out. to out-will it i guess. luckily, a lot of the times i don't even have the motivation to get up, so that'll give me time to convince myself not to self harm.

it's a daily battle.

[TheAtomicBlade]

Listening to music.

[hocus pocus]

Coming on here and getting out of the house. Going to read later I think.

[TheAtomicBlade]

Listening to songs about death and coming here

Building a positive future. Based on an interview I had with a center today it looks like I'll be able to go to residential treatment very soon (hopefully by the end of this week). When I have strong urges I tell myself that it's only a few more days until I can get the help I need, and I reason that I don't want to SH and end up in an inpatient psychiatric ward because A) that would delay getting the treatment I really need, which is residential and B) I want to spend my last days at home with my family, not in a psychiatric ward. I'd hate to go directly from inpatient to residential, assuming residential would even accept me because they might consider me too high a safety risk.

I'm going through a lot but this has kept me going.

I am reading and I took a shower.

[hocus pocus]

I'm doing some rearranging in my room, will probably do some coursework, and I really want to start that book at some point soon.

[NeuroBeautiful]

I stayed up talking to my friend about silly things

I have decided today is most likely a lazy-ish day with a few chores in the mix.

Basically I have to make sure everything is set for the volunteer program I am doing. I have to finish up the orientation material and do the two homeowork assignments. Then set up a skype call with project manager.

Then tonight I will be trying out a support group that I've never been to before. My therapist suggested it.
And I've been trying to understand more about EMDR because I am scared about trying that so trying to educate myself more on the topic. In the past I've looked it up so as to understand what my friends were going through but it's a little different when you're the one who will have to go through that. So many anxieties and trying to soothe myself so I do not resort to SH.

I am beating cutting by drawing, writing and going to school and focusing on school work.

Scratching I am keeping my hands busy and if I am scratching I stop myself before it breaks the skin.

Picking I am trying really hard to just focus on other things and forget about the scabs.

[NeuroBeautiful]

I am volunteering with a program that involves tutoring someone via skype. I am hanging in there till it starts in about 20 minutes