Do you struggle with acts and/or impulses of self harm?

No need to get into specifics of what kinds, the chart is for point of reference for those that aren't entirely sure. Some lines are a little fuzzy. But if you do want to share I won't stop you, sometimes talking about a problem to anyone can help and I know the value of that.

I, personally, do. It's a constant these days, pretty much. I used to act on them more often than I do but while the frequency of acts has gone down the severity of impulses has gone up exponentially.

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SW-User

Yeah. Cutting, burning, and self-battery. It's mostly impulses now, but the impulses are and have always been super frequent. I just consider them a part of me. 🤷🏻‍♀️

UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M

@SW-User 🤗🤗🤗 Hopefully in time they can become less frequent. I'm sorry you know the same struggle.

SW-User

I cut my arm with a razor a number of times..
I have a bunch of scars from 18 stitches over time..

I got drunk and poured 300 aspirin into a glass of warm milk. drank it and went to sleep..

I took a 9mm automatic pistol, cocked and chambered a round. held it to my head and squeezed the trigger until it moved..

I swallowed a bottle of anti depressants and went for a walk in nature preserve where I passed out on the trail...

UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M

@SW-User I'm sorry you know that feeling of abject desperation too. It's a truly terrible thing.

SwampFlower · 31-35, F

I fixate a lot on how easy it would be to kill myself through any one of my various medical devices. The only thing really stopping me in desperate moments is how unpleasant of a death those would probably be.

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SwampFlower · 31-35, F

@UndeadPrivateer It can get pretty ridiculous sometimes.

UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M

@SwampFlower More than a little ridiculous, yeah. I don't want to get deep into my self-maiming impulses in public and freak people out but they do get very extreme too. It's awful to mentally deal with.

SwampFlower · 31-35, F

@UndeadPrivateer I feel you. 🤗

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UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M

@Deadcutie Recognition is the first step.

Deadcutie · 18-21, F

@UndeadPrivateer I enjoy it, it’s not something I wanna stop

SW-User

One of those during my angry days...many times...

UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M

@SW-User 🤗🤗 That it's in the past is a good thing.

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DarkHeaven ·

@UndeadPrivateer My struggles are severe. Self harm is the least of my shit, if I’m being honest. 🦋

UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M

@DarkHeaven I could say the same, no doubt in differing ways from you. We all have our unique set of struggles, some of us are just unfortunately far on the extreme end.