Scratching

[Fantasy]

Yesterday I self harmed by scratching myself. I was feeling really depressed. It's been a while since I have, but I couldn't bare it yesterday. The guy that I knew liked me started to pretty much ignore me Sunday and last night he did too. My dad has been out of a job for a few months, so that has been taking its toll too.

I know I shouldn't of, but it let a little of the pain out.

I'm feeling better today though.

[*Jen*]

Hey Christy.

It sounds like yesterday was a difficult day for you and you just needed a way to release your pain. I am glad you are feeling better today though. Perhaps if you feel like you did yesterday again then you could check out the distractions thread, because that has loads of things you can do rather than self harm.

The guy that is ignoring you isn't worth you hurting yourself over. You are worth so much more than that so you shouldn't let him have that influence on you. If he is ignoring you then that is his loss. I know it is easy for me to say this but try not to let him get to you.

Stay strong and I am always here if you want to chat

[annabanana.]

Hey Christy,

As Jen said, it must have been a really tough day - it is never nice when someone who we like ignores us. But next time, try to check out the Alternatives thread (click here) and see if you can use something on there - they can be really useful and could help prevent you from hurting yourself in the future.

Also it can be useful to keep a diary, have you got anything that you can vent into? Even if you just rant to one of us on here, that could be useful instead of hurting yourself. You don't deserve to feel like you have to do that, you aren't alone alright? We are all here for you on TH.

PM me if you ever need a chat,
Take care.
Anna

[lesley]

i know how you feel and if you need to talk just message me k

[Stephanie]

Hey there Christy,

I'm sorry that you had a bad day and that you turned to self harm because of how you were feeling. However, I'm really glad that you're feeling better right now, that's really great to hear.

It's good that you recognise that you are able to feel better and that you can recover from feeling bad. Although things may be tough, they're really not worth hurting yourself over. You do not deserve to hurt any more than you already do, Christy. I'd suggest that you perhaps try to talk to your dad about how you're feeling and if you want to, you could attempt to approach this guy about your concerns.

I think it's a good idea to look through more positive ways of releasing pain, such as through talking or writing. Have you checked out the Alternatives sticky? It very helpful.

Take care.

[Fantasy]

Thanks everybody! I'm feeling much, much better now than I was that day. It's nice to know I can count on people. Again, thanks...