Self-Harm Recovery Daily Check-In: Friday April 24, 2020
Hello everyone! How is quarantine treating everyone? Anyone else realizing new things about yourself that you never noticed before?
Check-in questions:
1) How are you feeling today?
2) What is one thing going well for you?
3) What is one thing not going well for you?
4) Do you like working virtually? Why or why not?
Looking forward to hearing from you, SnailPurple <3
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@SnailPurple
1) How are you feeling today?
Good. Happy too ig.
2) What is one thing going well for you?
Nothing tbh.
3) What is one thing not going well for you?
My studies, my weight, exercise ad all.
4) Do you like working virtually? Why or why not?
Yes. I feel more comfortable.
Hello @TreatYouBetter
I'm glad you feel happy today! I'm sure something good will happen to you soon <3 I'm sorry you feel bad about your weight and exercising, I'm sure things will get better soon. Same goes for your studies. Are you doing online school? I agree, working virtually is more comfortable :)
Thank you for checking in, stay safe!
@SnailPurple
Thank you!
Yes, I am doing online school
1) How are you feeling today?
Today I'm feeling iffy, recently I accidently cut my palm with a kitchen knife while cooking; I haven't actually self harmed since sometime last November i think, which i believe it's the longest I've gone for since i was like 15 (22 now), it wasn't that i stopped on purpose, it was just that cutting wasn't really doing anything for me, it didn't change how i was feeling in the long run, i still felt just as bad an hour later, so it felt kind of pointless.
I don't know it kind of reminded me of the fact that it was something i can do, and rather than being in pain I sort of just stared at it for a while. It makes me uncomfortable when i think back to it, but now its in the back of my head and I keep seem to be saying to myself you can also start again when you feel the need to.
2) What is one thing going well for you?
Honestly nothing is happening apart from my final uni exams, so nothing really.
3) What is one thing not going well for you?
Life at home can be suffocating at times, I need space to be alone, i have a big family. I probably should move out after i graduate university, but i know i will miss home if I do that...
4) Do you like working virtually? Why or why not?
No, i don't focus well with a lot going around me, all my siblings are younger than me and my degree is demanding of me. I feel if i was home alone it would be fine though.
Hello @Bloom97
I'm sorry you accidentally cut yourself. Are you ok? I'm glad you stopped self-harming, your reason is actually the same reason I stopped <3 Good luck on your exams! What are you studying? I'm sorry you feel suffocated. Do you think there is anywhere in your house you can go to get away from everyone? I'm sorry you are having a hard time focusing. At least the school year will be over soon :)
Thank you for checking-in, stay safe!
@SnailPurple thanks for the reply 🙂. I'm an engineering student, its my last year but i might go back for a masters, i don't think I'm ready to start working 😣. I've been feeling pretty bad recently so you're response made me feel a bit better
@Bloom97
Being an engineer sounds really cool! I'm glad my response could help <3
Hello @Bloom97
I'm sorry you accidentally cut yourself. Are you ok? I'm glad you stopped self-harming, your reason is actually the same reason I stopped <3 Good luck on your exams! What are you studying? I'm sorry you feel suffocated. Do you think there is anywhere in your house you can go to get away from everyone? I'm sorry you are having a hard time focusing. At least the school year will be over soon :)
Thank you for checking-in, stay safe!
@SnailPurple
1) How are you feeling today?
I'm alright, not good nor bad
2) What is one thing going well for you?
Made delicious dinner
3) What is one thing not going well for you?
My meds have caused me to gain weight
4) Do you like working virtually? Why or why not?
I don't work, but therapy and counselling go by phone. Which I had to adjust to, but is fine now
Hello @Madaraismyspiritanimal
I'm glad you are not feeling bad and that you had a good dinner :) I'm sorry about your meds, I'm sure you are still beautiful though <3 I've also had to adjust to virtual therapy. It was weird at first, but I'm glad we were able to adapt :)
Thank you for checking in, stay safe!
@SnailPurple
1) How are you feeling today?
I'm well-ish. I have been outside my apartment alone, for the first time in one and a half week. I have finally tamed my anxiety a little, as I really needed to get out of the house and stop feeling depressed. Bc today I really felt the weight of the world, and my depression creeping in, and I had to get that bastard out of my head. So I did the easiest thing to do and went for a bikeride as walks are hard for me in new places (I resently moved).
I got totally lost, when I tried to ride my bike around a nearby lake, and I ended up doing almost 14 km, when I was going for 7 km. It's not all bad though. At first I panicked a little, but then I reminded myself that my phone had GPS, so I could just turn that on and then find my way home. And I did.
So I feel a lot better than this morning. I went for a walk with my contact person today too, and that helped easing my mind, even though my voices was roaring at me the whole walk through, and the rest of the day, except on my bikeride, weirdly enough.
2) What is one thing going well for you?
I beat my depression for today, and even if I really wanted to SH this morning I didn't. I just ended up going for a bikeride instead, mostly bc I know it's better for me than cutting up my legs. That doesn't help me or anyone else. Sure I feel at ease when I do it, but after that I go back to feel like shit. The bikeride helped getting rid of that feeling.
3) What is one thing not going well for you?
I got lost on my bikeride, as I have already said. That was really some shit xD
4) Do you like working virtually? Why or why not?
I always work virtually, as I don't work at all. Only on my book at the moment. I am not working currently bc I just moved into a new place, and bc of my multiple diagnoses, I have a hard time adapting to something new.
Hello @EvilRegalsReadToo
I'm glad you were able to work through your anxiety! Bike rides sound fun, although I'm sure getting lost isn't :0 I'm also proud of you for overcoming your depression <3 You are so incredibly strong :)
@SnailPurple Well I'm ok getting lost after I got an IPhone, where I can use the GPS to get home again :)
1) How are you feeling today? - I'm feeling drained and just bleh
2) What is one thing going well for you? - I'd say that I'm off a some pills so that's cool
3) What is one thing not going well for you? - WIth me being off these meds my health has been going down hill.
4) Do you like working virtually? Why or why not? - I never had but I've been thinking of trying it.
Hello @Goldcherry2113
I'm sorry about your health <3 I hope you feel better soon! Online work/learning can have its challenges, but it is also fun! You should try it if you want :)
Thank you for checking in, stay safe!
