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PaulaUp
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PathStep 50 Compassion hearts193 Forum posts5 Forum upvotes10 Current upvotes10 Age GroupAdult Last activeJuly, 2026 Member sinceSeptember 6, 2023
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Hi there, 

I've stumbled across 7cups some time ago and have been finding it quite helpful. 



Some things about me:

I like going on hikes. 

I make my own clothes (planning on also weaving my own fabrics later). 

I like cats. Who doesn't....? 

I'm a potter. 



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How to move beyond triggers and deal with root poblem
Self-Harm Recovery / by PaulaUp
Last post
 May 9th, 2024
...See more Hi,  Trigger warning,  Just trying to put down my thoughts and feelings....  I used to self harm about 7 years ago for around a year. I don't really remember the details. It was quite bad. It's always stayed with me. Even now when people see my scars and ask about them I don't know how to talk about it. Somehow I managed to stop, I don't really remember how. Then I relapsed twice or so a few years ago but not fully because I couldn't stand the blood anymore. It didn't "help" me like it used to. I had learned other coping skills that stopped me from doing it.  Over the last year or so I guess I felt like SH again. And I guess I did "different forms" (other than cutting) that aren't as noticeable and "less" harmful to the body. But still there was self-loathing and frustration and helplessness. I mostly manage to keep myself from doing anything most of those few times I feel like SH.  But I realised that the triggers have changed, and I don't know how to deal with that. I don't know how to deal with difficult emotions and conflict especially those that involve other people. I've found there is a deeper meaning behind the triggers and that there MUST be a way to resolve them.... I just haven't figured it out yet...
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Making a Roman Wax Tablet (it's like a notebook but from the medieval ages)
Arts & Crafts / by PaulaUp
Last post
 March 18th, 2024
...See more Hi, over the last few weeks I made this wax tablet. It's red cedar, that I carved out to pour in a wax and olive oil mixture. The carving out took forever. But the pouring in the wax mixture and drilling some holes to connect the two wooden pieces went very fast. I also made a stylus. It's a wooden pointy tool, like a pen but to leave marks of one's writing in the wax. And at the other end it has a flat spatula like tip to "erase" anything written.  Maybe there's another wax tablet enthusiast out there :) Or this might be new to you, like it was to me a few weeks ago. I just think it's ingenius to be able to write and erase anything and be able to use it for basically forever. And not have to charge it like electronics. I always forget XD
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