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❤️🩹 Struggle with self harm? Read this!!! ❤️🩹
River
Community Connector Posts: 4,473 Community Veteran
Hey everyone,
I’m guessing you’re reading this because you struggle with self harm? That’s okay, it’s an extremely valid coping mechanism for things and whilst I won’t tell you to stop as that’s not helpful at all I do have something that helps me 💕
1) Firstly, we all know self harm is an addiction so let’s name that addiction as if it was a human!
- What are you going to call yours ?
(Mine is called Aliki 😌)
2) as we are treating it like it’s a human let’s ask it why it’s here 💕 so whatever name you chose to call it you will say;
- *name* why are you here?
- Why do I need to *name*
And just sit and reflect on that, no answer is silly, don’t be ashamed for the reasons why you self harm!
❤️🩹 midway check in ❤️🩹
So now you should have:
< a name
< the reason(s) why you self harm
3) now let’s establish what your self harm wants, does it want nurture? Love? Care? It can be anything!
- *name* what do you truly want?
- *name* what are you missing?
Again sit and reflect on that for a few minutes, no need to rush 💕 you’re doing so well to get this far!
4) let’s help the self harm, let’s help it feel better!
Here’s some tips for nurture, love, care
Nurture:
Love:
Care:
❤️🩹 activity round up ❤️🩹
So now we are at the end you should have:
< a name for your self harm
< the reason(s) you self harm
< what your self harm needs
< ways to help your self harm
❤️🩹 if you got to the end I’m so so proud of you, if you didn’t that’s okay to, it can take time to be able to acknowledge this type of stuff ❤️🩹
🫶🏻 now it’s time to do something to look after you, what are you going to do to relax now?🫶🏻
I’m guessing you’re reading this because you struggle with self harm? That’s okay, it’s an extremely valid coping mechanism for things and whilst I won’t tell you to stop as that’s not helpful at all I do have something that helps me 💕
1) Firstly, we all know self harm is an addiction so let’s name that addiction as if it was a human!
- What are you going to call yours ?
(Mine is called Aliki 😌)
2) as we are treating it like it’s a human let’s ask it why it’s here 💕 so whatever name you chose to call it you will say;
- *name* why are you here?
- Why do I need to *name*
And just sit and reflect on that, no answer is silly, don’t be ashamed for the reasons why you self harm!
❤️🩹 midway check in ❤️🩹
So now you should have:
< a name
< the reason(s) why you self harm
3) now let’s establish what your self harm wants, does it want nurture? Love? Care? It can be anything!
- *name* what do you truly want?
- *name* what are you missing?
Again sit and reflect on that for a few minutes, no need to rush 💕 you’re doing so well to get this far!
4) let’s help the self harm, let’s help it feel better!
Here’s some tips for nurture, love, care
Nurture:
Love:
Care:
❤️🩹 activity round up ❤️🩹
So now we are at the end you should have:
< a name for your self harm
< the reason(s) you self harm
< what your self harm needs
< ways to help your self harm
❤️🩹 if you got to the end I’m so so proud of you, if you didn’t that’s okay to, it can take time to be able to acknowledge this type of stuff ❤️🩹
🫶🏻 now it’s time to do something to look after you, what are you going to do to relax now?🫶🏻
Sometimes when the people most like you don't love you, it is a hurt that can cause the greatest pain, and this pain can lead you to hate everything.
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