Urges

[MythicalReader]

I don’t know what brought it on, but today I’ve just had this really deep empty feeling... like nothingness. Like I’m feeling absolutely nothing. It’s making me want to self injure, which I haven’t done in almost two months now... I guess I’m just feeling really low and I don’t know what to do.

[TrinitySOA]

I feel so sad today also.I am tired of crying all the time. I understand the desire to self injure- please don’t do it. When I think about self injuring I think about all the people I would hurt by it and it has stopped me......but I’m so sorry you are suffering

[hurtingheart1 in reply to TrinitySOA]

I’m sorry you’re goin through this as well but you can such a very nice reply above that’s awesome!!☺️👏🏼🦋🌻

[LDRinpink in reply to TrinitySOA]

I am sorry to hear that you are hurting as well. I hope that you can continue to find reasons to live, even small reasons that give you a reason to keep going. Just enough to keep you going until your life gets better, which I know it will. Even if it gets better and gives you more hope for the future. Feel free to message me if you need to talk, I don’t want you to feel alone either (even though this is not my post)

[LDRinpink]

The first thing I can think is to use all the strategies you can to avoid self harming. Such as holding an ice cube for as long as possible, some people find it helpful to use a red marker to make lines on their skin or on paper. I don’t know if you already knew these methods, I apologize if I’m reiterating something you already know. The other advice I can give is to maybe write down a list of things that make you feel something, good or bad. Your favorite person, your favorite season, your favorite memory. Or something bad, things that make you angry. Something to bring your focus back to an emotion so you can realize that this feeling of emptiness is not permanent. Or even find a song or a poem or a book or a movie that you relate to. Sometimes it’s helpful for me to see or read or listen to what I’m feeling, and I feel as though someone understands me. It brings me a sense of peace where I don’t feel as though I have to self harm anymore. If you would like to talk feel free to message

[hurtingheart1]

Im very sorry to hear this!! I agree with trinitysoa please do not harm yourself though!!! It’s really good you’re reaching out and posting here!! So clearly you are feeling things you’re having feelings and they are surely valid!! There must be something that brought on this feeling can you think of what may hav triggered it something goin on in your life or something you heard or read?? This world can be very cold and desensitizing at times we have to be careful what we surround ourselves with and do! There’s terrible news on tv and awful violent programs can be very harmful!! I hope you can connect with nature maybe take walks and find a beautiful place you can feel grounded animals can also caring for them can help heal emotions as well!! Take good care& keep posting as well!

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This also happens to me, but it has been for a long time. Sometimes it is not even triggered by anything. I usually think it is depression that does this to me but I just sort of like focus on something else. Think of something you can focus on