Feeling better

[Nina2016]

I am glad to report I am feeling much better since my first post of self harm. I am healing ❤️‍🩹 and I am focused on my higher self. I’ve been listening to a new author (book on tape) named Richard Rohr, Letting Go

Before i self harmed i had really given up. I was pretty much like, f$$ it, I don’t care and I give up. Covid. Isolation and no community. Trauma. The worlds state of affairs. All of it just peaked. I turned to drinking and it only made things worse.

I have stepped back. Haven’t had the urge to drink since my self harm. Been refocused on taking my life into my own hands and healing, allowing myself to be who I am without judgement, taking time to self care, and with this community it is all working.

For those who are suffering. I don’t deny it’s real. Know that if you can hang on it can get better. And perhaps worse again and then better and then …. But there is light. You are the light.

💫🌟✨⚡️

[Agora1]

That's beautiful Nina Your post was very positiveand may just be what someone needs to hear today. xx

[Obscured]

It is so great to hear that you are doing better! It is a journey with many ups and downs and it can sometimes take more power than we feel we have to hang on and keep moving forward. I, too, went through a period of self-harm and it was definitely the darkest part of my life. I still battle the urge, but have not given in for almost a year.Also, Richard Rohr is great. I read his book Everything Belongs and learned a lot from it. I wish you continued healing and peace.

[Shnookie]

Hi Nina. It’s Shnookie. Your post was so beautiful 😍 and inspiring. So happy 😀 that U R feeling much better. It is so positive that U R doing selfcare and healing. We are always here 4 U.

Hugs 🤗 S ❤️🙏💪🌈🤓😎

[bethelbee]

Great post! Happy to hear you are doing better and healing! It is a difficult journey for all of us and it's nice to hear a positive story‼

[Tara52]

So glad to hear you are safe. 🙂 You should be proud of yourself for the effort you have made to reach out and get help. 🤗Hugs!

[adrenalinejunkie]

I was an active self-harmer for about a year, but I am about 3 months clean now. This is what helped me: So basically my parents used to check my arms when I was sleeping, give me the talks, and be soooo overwhelming and I hated it. My therapist also said that if I self-harmed, she would have to tell my parents. So I used to hide it as much as I could, and the shame was unbearable, and there was no way for me to talk about it. I had no other way to deal with it. Everywhere I looked, I could see scissors, and I struggled extremely with suicidal thoughts. However, one day, I came clean to my therapist, and she was so understanding and did not tell my parents. She told me I was allowed to cut as much as I want, as long as I showed her. She said that she was exposed to wine as a kid, and she was never shamed for drinking, and so when she grew up, she never felt the need to drink or became an alcoholic like most of her friends. The idea is that there are no limits or shame, get it all out and leave it in the open. You are allowed to feel your feelings, shame-free. When I did this, all of a sudden my urges to "rebel" began to disappear, and I found myself clean without even realizing it.