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My friend SH
Self-Harm Recovery / by b00kishbard
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 March 15th, 2025
...See more I knew my friend self harmed but I thought she was clean until recently I saw her new cuts. I don’t know how to talk to her about it or if I should because I also self harm and its hard to get clean seeing her cuts. i also don’t know how to talk to her about it at all like it seems really scary to talk to her but she clearly needs help. 
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ADHD Meds
ADHD Support / by b00kishbard
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 December 30th, 2024
...See more I’ve tried various ADHD meds, adderall, adderall XR, vyvanse, and ritalin. The problem is that only adderall short release seems to work, and the crash afterwards was too much. I’m starting to question if I even have ADHD because all the other meds only made me nauseous, heart racing, just kind of adrenaline-y. And I know that adderall does things for everyone, not just people with ADHD. I just don’t know what to do, or what is wrong with me if it isn’t ADHD. 
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Why is self harm so bad
Self-Harm Recovery / by b00kishbard
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 August 2nd, 2024
...See more I know this sounds bad but what’s so bad about self harm? Like obviously I don’t want my friends to cause themselves pain because they just don’t deserve it. But I do deserve to feel pain, so what’s so bad about cutting myself? 
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adderall crash
ADHD Support / by b00kishbard
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 July 17th, 2024
...See more I recently started taking adderall, and I take a second dose at 1 pm so it wears off at around 6 pm. I notice that when it wears off I get easily irritated, I want to cry, and overall I just feel grumpy. What can I do to help stop these feelings? (Taking the morning dose later to make the afternoon dose later and wear off later isn’t an option for me)
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overcoming guilt
Depression Support / by b00kishbard
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 June 30th, 2024
...See more when I was a child, I had many violent meltdowns and tantrums because of undiagnosed mental health conditions. I recently started trying to figure out why I SH and all my buried feelings came up about this. I feel extremely guilty for ruining my childhood and putting my parents through that. I’ve heard my mom talk about how I changed the family dynamic and now everyone constantly has to walk on eggshells around me. I rarely have meltdowns anymore but I feel like everyone resents me for it and I ruined all fun experiences, like vacations and holidays because of it. It’s been really weighing on me because I just feel so guilty and sad. I disrupted our entire family almost every night with my kicking and screaming and tears and that’s not something I can feel fine about.  the whole point of this is that I desperately need help overcoming this. I can’t talk to my parents about this because I feel to bad and I’d start sobbing. 
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self esteem and leadership roles
Self-Esteem / by b00kishbard
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 July 17th, 2024
...See more I’m not really sure if this is the right place to post this so I’m sorry if it’s wrong!! I got chosen to be a leader-in-training for a summer program recently, but I struggle with extremely low self esteem and self confidence. I truly do not believe I should have been chosen because I am shy and really not a good leader. I know I was the last choice too.  I just need some tips on how to fake it. Like in a conflict situation: how am I supposed to diffuse something like that? I feel so unworthy of the position and I’m scared everyone knows and won’t listen to me if I tell them to do anything, or if I mess up and I get demoted. I need to conquer this fear because I’m really stressed!
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I always want a sweet treat!
Eating Disorder Support / by b00kishbard
Last post
 June 9th, 2024
...See more Does anyone have any tips on curbing cravings late at night? After dinner, I always want something sweet and once it gets a little later I’ll want a snack as well. I know I don’t need one because I already ate dinner and a dessert but I can’t help it!
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Is it easy to ignore compulsions?
OCD & Related Behaviors / by b00kishbard
Last post
 May 29th, 2024
...See more I’ve been considering if I have OCD or not, and I do some things like touching something to make it feel “even”, or blinking really hard until I feel satisfied. I can ignore these feelings, and I don’t always have an intrusive thought that accompanies them. Is it still OCD behavior if I can try to ignore and not listen to these compulsions? Normally I just do it because it’s easier but I don’t NEED to do whatever it is. 
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