Self-Harm Recovery Weekly Check In: Saturday, October 26th, 2019
Happy Saturday every-amazing-one! I have really missed you all! 
How are you feeling today? :)
How has this week been for you? Do you have anything you would like to share about it? :)
What is your favourite self-care activity? Have you got to practice it lately? :)
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@redmark
I am doing ok. I volunteered at a race today which was fun. I also ran into my friend there. This week was tsressful. I had a history project and a lot of homework so I'm still recovering from the stress. I love to have me time and watch YouTube and play minecraft. I practiced self-care yesterday and will try to do so again today
Hey there @SnailPurple *hugs* (if you are okay with it)
It is always really nice to hear from you around here!
I am glad to hear that you are doing okay today. Volunteering at that race does sound like fun and it is really awesome that you have got to meet one of your friends there as well :)
I am sorry to hear that you have had such a busy and stressful week tho but I am glad to hear that you have been able ot just recharge and relax a little bit already and I hope that you will have plenty of time for it through the weekend still. Playing Minecraft and watching some youtube videos does sound really good for start :)
Stay awesome!
@SnailPurple
Hi Alix! I have seen you leaving very kind and supporting comments around the community, and I wanted to say that it hasn't gone unnoticed :)
I hope you are managing to practise self-care daily
@redmark
I would like to say "thank you" to you as you've given me advise / advice that I truly appreciated , these few days i'm feeling quite ok suicidal thoughts are no longer on my mind .
I miss my favorite chef , had means to contact / whatsapp / e-mail him but I just don't want to disturb him as today he had 2 hours of cooking roadshow I didn't go as it was quite a distance away from my house & it was raining heavily .
I'm looking fwd on 10th Nov I may go see my favorite chef again ,
I would like to ask you or anybody a question
what would you do / how would you react if you want to do something for someone but he / she doesn't want you to do it ?
if you don't like what I write , please ignore it .
Hey there @jazmine1986 *hugs* (if you are okay with it)
It is always really nice to hear from you around here!
Oh...I am glad to hear that I might have been of help for you. Also, I am really glad to hear that you are feeling better now and all those thoughts are gone for now. :)
I think it is really nice of you that you are taking your favorite chef's schedule into consideration and try to give him some time to just relax and recharge and just look out for him like that.
I can imagine that you are looking forward to seeing him soon-ish tho. :)
Your question is an interesting one. It might be a longshot but something I have learned here is no matter how hard I may try I cannot help people who are not ready and would not like to get helped at that moment. I can listen to them and I will and just ensure them about my support and let them know that this place is here for them but I have to give them some time.
Now, I think it is important to consider this because if the other person just does not want something or ready for that said thing it take a lot of time and energy of you and maybe even come off as being too pushy. I mean, I guess a good question ti ask is "Am I doing this for them or am I doing this for myself?" - because, in my example helping and supporting others can actually make you feel good and give some sort of a sense of purpose but it is important to not just chase that "high" but look out for the other person I am trying to do something. It was not an easy lesson to learn for me and generally it is still a work in progress sometimes but a useful one, none the less.
I mean, I don't know if my rambling helps you, bt that is what has came to my mind reading your question. :)
Stay awesome!
@jazmine1986
Hi Jazmine! I find your question very interesting.
As a general rule, I would respect the other person's will. I think we all have the right to decide what we want or do not want, even if this doesn't necessarily mean that we are acting in our best interest. But I would certainly make an exception if that person was in a life-threating situation, for instance if she or he doesn't want me to call an ambulance, but she/he risks dying if I don't. I would definitely call the ambulance.
Self care has been hard to make time for as usual. Family still is in shambles. I have made it to about a week of progress and almost ruined it, but managed to refrain. Not at my best in any way. IDK what else to type here...
Hope you have a wonderful day/week/weekend/month/year/life!!
@aiko123
I am sorry to hear you are not feeling at your best and that things are chaotic in your family. I understand how difficult it would be to find time for self-care. Perhaps setting an alarm and have even just five minutes to take some deep breaths may help? Little things like this may go a long way.
I am proud of you for managing a whole week without sh and being able to resist your urges, I hope you are proud too <3
Hey there @aiko123 *hugs* (if you are okay with it)
It is always really nice to hear from you around here!
I am sorry ot hear that the situation at home is not improving. I can imagine that it has to be really stressful but I am really proud of you for being so strong and not giving into the urges.
I also would like you to know that you are not alone here, we are all here with you. Feel free to reach out to us here anytime we may be able to help you with or you would just like to vent :)
Stay awesome!
@redmark Hey Red - How are you?
I've been doing ok - clean for alittle over 2 weeks. Having some problems with anger today - trying not to take it out on myself. Thought I'd just pop in and say hey.
Have a good week - Take care
Hey there @mytwistedsoul *offering safe hugs* (no pressure, just in case)
It is always really nice to hear from you around here!
I am doing okay, thank you for asking. The week is rather slow at work which is both good and bad at the same time but I will not complain. :)
I am really proud of you that you are two weeks clean already. I am sorry to hear that you are having some anger issues today tho. If there is anything we may be able to help you with or if you would just like to vent we are always here for you :)
Stay awesome!
I think this is four weeks without cutting for me. I feel like I should be proud but for some reason I'm not. It might be because I dont feel I've earned it, cause I've self injured in other ways. My relationship with food is getting worse. I had a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast and I couldnt stop thinking about it. I feel super guilty when I eat but I know I need to eat cause food is fuel. But food is also calories and calories are pounds and I'm scared of gaining weight, even though I'm probably at a healthy weight. I feel so uncomftrable in my body. Oh and also I want for a walk today and I leaned up against a tree and had a very nice romantical moment with myself. Then I looked down and there was a dead squirrel next to my foot. That was fun🙃. I got a good amount of work done today and yesterday. I have my last rehersal for my choir competition today. I'm competing with two different choirs this year and I'm really excited. I dont care if we win or not I'm just happy to go. The competition also happens to overlap with mine and another girl from my choirs birthday.
Hey there @fairmindedRaspberries1389 *hugs* (if you are okay with it)
It is always really nice to have you here with us!
I think you are not alone with that. I mean, I remember that for me it was a part of my recovery as well first yo find alternatives to cutting - not necessarily to just completely stop self-harming. I mean, I think this is a slow process and taking it one step at a time is completely fine. I am really proud of you for not cutting for four weeks either way :)
I am not exactly qualified when it comes to eating disorders and the likes so I really do not want to give any sort of bad advice here regarding those but I just want to emphasize your own words that food is indeed the fuel that your body needs and I am glad to hear that you are giving it that food. :)
Uhm...well...that is a way to ruin a nice and romantical moment for sure to find a dead squirrel at your leg. I am glad to hear that you have been having a nice walk tho, being on the fresh air can really help a lot. :)
Also, that choir competetition sounds really fun. I am glad to hear that you are just enjoying it as well and you are looking at it like that and you do not care about the results but just enjoy the activity itself :)
Also also...happy birthday to you ahead of the time, if we would meet until then. Although I hope to hear from you in the future around here. No pressure tho :)
Stay awesome!
@fairmindedRaspberries1389
It seems to me you have many reasons to be proud of yourself
You have being able to avoid cutting for 4 weeks and you can still see food as fuel for your body. You took good care of yourself with a nice walk, and you are appoaching the choir competition with such a great spirit. It sounds pretty awesome to me...
How are you feeling today? :)
I am feeling great today
How has this week been for you? Do you have anything you would like to share about it? :)
I haven't been up to much
What is your favorite self-care activity? Have you got to practice it lately? :)
My fav is listening to music and did it yesterday
Hey there @SamuelFrancis *hugs* (if you are okay with it)
It is really nice to have you here with us!
I am glad to hear that you are feeling great today. :)
Having one of those more "boring" weeks can be really nie as well every once in a while just allow yourself to relax and recharge a little bit. LIstenining to some music does dfinitely sound like an awesome way to recharge as well :)
Stay awesome!