Mental Health on Sidechat | see like this is gonna sound dumb but im so embarrassed at my big age of 20 to still have self-harm related tendencies. like come on what’re you doing

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Mental Health 3w

see like this is gonna sound dumb but im so embarrassed at my big age of 20 to still have self-harm related tendencies. like come on what’re you doing

Anonymous 2w

Nicotine. Stick n pokes. Throwing away every sharp thing in the house to at least slow yourself down. If you have the capacity to not want to do it then if you just stall long enough for the urge to fade you can break it.

Anonymous 3w

This isn’t abnormal for our generation, which is saddening.

Anonymous

#1 3w

Yeah, for me it still is a coping mechanism for when things are very bad and intense for me, and I’ve truthfully found no good way to steer myself away from it.

Anonymous

OP 3w

I find ice cubes, drawing on your arm, or ripping/breaking things can help some people not self harm. Some ppl even use sfx makeup. I know you’ve probably heard at least some of these before, but I recommend giving them a fair shot. Also sometimes people need to be reminded of other options yanno?

Anonymous

#1 3w

I’ve tried most of the methods, but it’s almost becoming less of a coping mechanism nowadays and a consistent go to whenever I hit like a mid-low rather than a low these days.

Anonymous

#2 2w

I’ve given so much shit to people who smoke/vape, I’m almost scared to pick something up like that, my brain processes that as worse than relapsing with a sharp

Anonymous

OP 1w

Nicotine is much more socially acceptable than sh

Anonymous

#2 1w

true, but I know the relief that bleeding gives me

Anonymous

OP 1w

Hey you do have free will. If that is how you choose to cope then nothing I say will influence that. It sounds to me like you’re not ready to stop and thats valid.