anyone else? possible tw
although my mental illnesses are diagnosed i still struggle with feeling that im faking and that im normal and just overreacting to normal emotions. 9/10 times that i self harm it is to somewhat to remind myself and validate the fact that im still sick and my issues are very much real. i have trouble remembering who i was before being mentally ill since it struck me at a very young age so sometimes i feel i use it as self sabotage as well. im scared to recover from my mental illnesses because i dont know who i am without them. if im doing too well i will sometimes self harm so that i "stay sick" its a very strange and twisted mindset and i feel so guilty. does anyone else self harm for this reason?
@amusingSail8830 the reason i do is not the same as you. but i get a lot of what you're saying. i feel like i'm constantly asking myself if what i feel is real and valid or if it's just me being overdramatic to situations everyone faces. it's so confusing.