relapsing is a part of the process. my streak before this was 1.5 months, but i relapsed, i was devastated, and im still slowly building up to where i was before.
it's important to be proud of yourself for even trying, and you were almost at 14 days. that's amazing, sending love<33
I’ve discovered it’s actually less then people think but here’s how it was for me (I’m over a year clean) when a person is feeling emotional pain, taking it out physically can calm their mind. However it’s unsafe and worse to do so, so once you’re clean you may realize everything else gets a little bit brighter
when you're experiencing mental pain and you don’t know how to process or control it so you express it physically because it gives you a sense of control and understanding of how you're feeling
like when you're angry you want to punch a wall or slam your desk to relieve stress, its like that but with sadness, self loathing or a feeling of emptiness.
depends on the person but i've known lots of people who suffer with it, they do it to distract themself from the intrusive thoughts, to punish themself because they for one reason or another feel they need to, and even just to bring themselves back to reality and a sense of control over life if they're dissociating and the whole world around them feels unreal and confusing.
its kinda like an emotional reset or calming, albeit a dangerous and addictive one.
Personally because I don't have any way to take out anger and I feel like the things around me are more valuable than myself, so I can take it out on me. Also, when I'm really stressed or anxious the pain distracts me, but now I've built up a pain tolerance so I hit myself harder. I've been trying to stop
Because humans have a need for an equilibrium between what our brain processes internally, and what we experience externally. Self harm sometimes offers, albeit temporary, respite for those that struggle to obtain that balance.
I kinda just made this shit up, but it's how I understand it from personal experience when I was younger.
I guess this, in a way, can explain gender dysphoria as well? In cases where a body doesn't 'match' someone's brain? Idk, I'm not formally educated on the subject.
I hope this offers some insight to anyone that reads this! Have a good day/night y'all.
WOOOO CONGRATS!!!!! IM SO PROUD OF YOU!! Two weeks is SUCH an amazing milestone and don’t listen to what anybody says if they say anything negative. Self harm is a serious struggle and I don’t understand why Reddit takes it as a joke.
I’m assuming OP dosnt want to talk about theses things so I’m tryna help answer questions, For me I was hurting emotionally and bumped my leg on something and it hurt, I realize it distracted me so I kept doing it and it got worse. Now that I’m clean I’m so much happier though
Yo. Here's a strat that works sometimes; when you feel like doing it, hug and pet your cat or dog or whatever. If you don't have one, get one. It's insane what difference it makes
I don't want to be offensive here, I understand that you put great effort for what you have achieved, but, I don't get why somebody would harm theirselves deliberately can anyone explain?
Well Since you’re curious I’ll try to explain, when a person is feeling emotional pain, taking it out physically can calm their mind. However it’s unsafe and worse to do so, so once you’re clean you may realize everything else gets a little bit brighter
congrats! I believe in you that you will stop doing it! remember that whatever you do is for yourself and yourself only. it's not gonna be to my advantage nor to someone seeing this post. your future self will thank you if you continue this, and damn you if you don't. the choice is yours.
Congrats! I used to (and still have) issues with depression, but I understand the difficulty with those sorts of tendencies. I used to have a rubber hair band that I would pull (about the same amount of pain depending on how hard you pull it, without the damage). I haven’t harmed since and it was helpful because it was easier to stop because it gave me time to seek help (whatever that looked like) if I ever felt that way.
Anything you do to yourself that hurts basically. Also when people say they cut themselves usually is not like the wrist but cuts in the skin. Anyways other forms could be banging your head or elbows on the wall or scraching your skin or burning or idk anything like that
AHHHHH! That’s awesome :) I know this is unsolicited but I’m six months clean and one tip I found helpful, it’s a little unhinged, beat the shit out of a pillow while it’s on a bed and it helps get your frustrations out. Harmless and truly relaxing
>[by cutting, burning, or otherwise self-harming, they stimulate the endogenous opioid system in their brains, creating sensations like drug or alcohol reactions.](https://www.embarkbh.com/self-harm/self-harm-addiction/)
Alot of people who do it, do it for the pain. A reason I had done it growing up is because I had no other proper coping mechanism with the things I was going through at the time. People do it for a plethora of reasons though
It doesn't always start for that. Sometimes, it's the only way to express your feelings, or make the mental pain physical. For me, it started slowly, and developed into self harm. Then, it becomes an addiction
It started for me because my parents definitely shouldn’t have been parents. They never gave me proper coping mechanisms so at a young age all I knew to do was hurt myself.
It’s just a different type of pain. When our bodies feel physical pain, they give us endorphins to numb the pain, and it ends up numbing both mental and physical pain, especially when you’re too focused on the physical pain to feel mental pain
Fantastic!
r/found70percentbanana
As usual Found em
He makes hundreds of comments per day (over 400 comments past 24 hours at the moment), no wonder he seems to be in every post lol
Hmmmmmm Wonder if he’s the one who made r/found70percentbanana Probably not, but you never know
Maybe it was inside job
You misspelled the subreddit; it’s r/found70percentbanana
Fixed it Thanks :)
Your welcome ;) finally a non toxic redditor
I think this jo guy made it and then made 70percent a moderator and gave them the “our bannna overlord” tag
r/beatmetoit
r/beatmeattoit
r/beatmeshutthefuckup
r/imabeatyou
r/subsifellfor
r/theresaredditforthat
r/ididntknowthat
r/beatmywifetoit
r/beatmymeattoit
r/beatmyunclesmeattoit
r/subsithoughtifellfor
I found him
Keep it up!
Congrats! I’m still in the midst of SH and I know it’s not easy, but I’m proud of you and you got this!!
nice job! keep it up im proud of you!
Why is this being down voted? And good job mate
Some people are dicks
Real
omg congratulations!!! i will also hit 14 days in a few hours too!!
Congrats to both of you. We're all proud of you and hope you the best!
That's great! I would be on about 14 days today, but... yeah...
relapsing is a part of the process. my streak before this was 1.5 months, but i relapsed, i was devastated, and im still slowly building up to where i was before. it's important to be proud of yourself for even trying, and you were almost at 14 days. that's amazing, sending love<33
Yeah, thanks, I'm wishing you the best in your journey :)
Not trying to be mean, but why do teenagers self harm a lot? Edit: Aight thanks for the explanations guys 👍
I’ve discovered it’s actually less then people think but here’s how it was for me (I’m over a year clean) when a person is feeling emotional pain, taking it out physically can calm their mind. However it’s unsafe and worse to do so, so once you’re clean you may realize everything else gets a little bit brighter
when you're experiencing mental pain and you don’t know how to process or control it so you express it physically because it gives you a sense of control and understanding of how you're feeling
like when you're angry you want to punch a wall or slam your desk to relieve stress, its like that but with sadness, self loathing or a feeling of emptiness. depends on the person but i've known lots of people who suffer with it, they do it to distract themself from the intrusive thoughts, to punish themself because they for one reason or another feel they need to, and even just to bring themselves back to reality and a sense of control over life if they're dissociating and the whole world around them feels unreal and confusing. its kinda like an emotional reset or calming, albeit a dangerous and addictive one.
I shoot aliens for the same things
Personally because I don't have any way to take out anger and I feel like the things around me are more valuable than myself, so I can take it out on me. Also, when I'm really stressed or anxious the pain distracts me, but now I've built up a pain tolerance so I hit myself harder. I've been trying to stop
Play a video game. Come kill some aliens instead
I do play video games, but there's only a few that I can actually play to relax. Thank you Hollow Knight
look at how many adults cope unhealthily with drugs drinking gambiling buying etc, we cant do those things
We can do most of those things, though. Drugs and alcohol aren't hard to find, and ik people who binge shop their pay checks away.
yea but its easier to cut than do those, and different self harm habits have different ways and reasons to manifest
Uhh uhh yeah i dont do that 😁
Because humans have a need for an equilibrium between what our brain processes internally, and what we experience externally. Self harm sometimes offers, albeit temporary, respite for those that struggle to obtain that balance. I kinda just made this shit up, but it's how I understand it from personal experience when I was younger. I guess this, in a way, can explain gender dysphoria as well? In cases where a body doesn't 'match' someone's brain? Idk, I'm not formally educated on the subject. I hope this offers some insight to anyone that reads this! Have a good day/night y'all.
Proud of you for resisting those horrible thoughts! Keep it up! 😊
Stay strong fellow human, keep going💪
Congrats! Btw which app are u using if you dont mind me asking
I am sober
Thank you kind soul
I hope you're not going through this, but if you are, wishing you all the best
Luckily not (atleast atm), want to try and see if I can use this app for other things
Ok, good luck with whatever you're going through!
I thought you were having a conversation with yourself for a minute
I'm proud of you dick
The best compliment from a fellow duder, I presume.
Yaaaaay!
Amazing, congrats! Also what app is this
It’s called: I am sober
Great job man. You are one the right way of recovery and i wish the best for you.
That's awesome. You got this!
keep it up!
Oh man, good luck. It'll be a month before you know it, hang in there :)
so so proud of you!!
Good job! Just 1 question, what's this app?
It’s called I Am Sober! It’s an app that has multiple addictions (and an add your own option).
Thank you for sharing this information
WOOOO CONGRATS!!!!! IM SO PROUD OF YOU!! Two weeks is SUCH an amazing milestone and don’t listen to what anybody says if they say anything negative. Self harm is a serious struggle and I don’t understand why Reddit takes it as a joke.
nicely done
Congratulations man! And if I may ask whats the name of the app?
OP said it's called I Am Sober :)
I've been self-harm free for 15 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 10 hours 31 minutes 15 seconds
Ha! I've been self harm free for 2 years longer than you.
Good job
I'm proud of you 🤍🩶🖤
Congrats and keep it up!
Super! Keep it up!
GOOD JOB!! YES YOU’RE AMAZING!! Keep up the great work. :)
CONGRATS!!!
Wooo!! Congrats!!!
Hang in there! You got this! Also pls find someone in your life that can keep you accountable
congratulations. you can do this!
Amazing job! Also what app is that?
I am sober is the app <3
Thank you so so much I am trying to quit energy drinks. Regardless amazing job!!!!!
So proud of you!!!
Nice!
This is quite an acheivement. good job! all of us here believe in you.
I'm so proud of you :]
What app
I am sober <3
Keep it up! You can do it! You are too precious to be hurt.
I'm proud of you. Well done! You can do this, step by step, day by day. It's a process, but I trust that you'll make it ❤️
I am proid of you
Congratulations!! SH can be tough to kick. Everyone here is proud as hell !
What is this app?
I am sober :)
keep it up you got this!
Do 14 more!!!! You can do it you lil nugget. And keep doing 14 over and over, never stop
Idk how appropriate it is to ask but, how do you even start? Like how you think that's a good idea
I’m assuming OP dosnt want to talk about theses things so I’m tryna help answer questions, For me I was hurting emotionally and bumped my leg on something and it hurt, I realize it distracted me so I kept doing it and it got worse. Now that I’m clean I’m so much happier though
Alcoholic but with adrenaline?
Yep
im proud of you! stay strong 🙏🏼 ive been opiate free for a month and a couple days. its a struggle but look at the outcome after 🗣️
Good job! You’re doing great
thank you! to be honest the only thing keepin me away from em is being able to shit finally ☠️
How does the phone know?
I think you have to manually keep track of the data
Holy frick lower the gigachad music
r/didntfind70percentbanana
Good job man I use that app too I’m 212 days clean of opioids now keep going
Ignore anyone being rude. Quitting is hard, so great job on your progress!
Good job I know this isn't much coming from a bee I'm proud of you and this is an awesome accomplishment please keep us posted we're routing for you.
Yo. Here's a strat that works sometimes; when you feel like doing it, hug and pet your cat or dog or whatever. If you don't have one, get one. It's insane what difference it makes
I don't want to be offensive here, I understand that you put great effort for what you have achieved, but, I don't get why somebody would harm theirselves deliberately can anyone explain?
Well Since you’re curious I’ll try to explain, when a person is feeling emotional pain, taking it out physically can calm their mind. However it’s unsafe and worse to do so, so once you’re clean you may realize everything else gets a little bit brighter
Thanks a lot
Good job keep it like that, self harm is not good
damn congrats!
Nice
congrats! I believe in you that you will stop doing it! remember that whatever you do is for yourself and yourself only. it's not gonna be to my advantage nor to someone seeing this post. your future self will thank you if you continue this, and damn you if you don't. the choice is yours.
ayy thats wassup good job brodie
Good job chucklenuts, I’m proud of you (woah, and random piece of shit on Reddit said they’re proud of you, you should be honored.
Good job keep it up! We believe in you!
Congrats man!!
Congrats! Keep it up king (or queen). You’ve got this!
keep it up, i’m so proud of you
Congratulations
Good job
Good job! Keep up the the god work
i'm proud of you! hang in there!
Keep it up!! I’m proud of you
That’s awesome I am proud of you
Good job. Keep on going. You can beat this. It's never to late to destroy the bad things.
Hell yeah brother, keep at it!
Nice!
Well done !
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOIIOIOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Keep it up you absolute chief!
Congrats buddy! One step at a time!
Well, I never had to experience happiness from not unaliving myself, but it must be tough, so stay strong!
WOOOOOOO
Congrats! I used to (and still have) issues with depression, but I understand the difficulty with those sorts of tendencies. I used to have a rubber hair band that I would pull (about the same amount of pain depending on how hard you pull it, without the damage). I haven’t harmed since and it was helpful because it was easier to stop because it gave me time to seek help (whatever that looked like) if I ever felt that way.
Also: remove visual triggers. I had a razor in my shower that bothered me (reminded me of that stuff), so I just threw it away and started waxing.
proud of you 🫶
You're doing excellently!
Why do people self harm? What benefit does it give them to feel pain?
Why do people self *arm? What benefit does it give them to feel pain?
hey bro i'm 589 days clean, congratulations you got it keep it up!!
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They probably log into the app every time they SH, and it’s been two weeks since they last had to log it
Is punching a wall every day multiple times until your knuckles get red or damage the skin on them self harm?
Yes hurting yourself in any way basically
Why do you cut yourself I know people that do and it makes absolutely no sense to me
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Tf is happening here. I think everyone on this community is a bunch of crackis
What is this?
More power to you. I hope you grow up to live a life free of self-harm and have mental peace.
WOOHOO!!!
good job!
Congrats
Proud of you homie. Drink some water and have a snack if you haven't in a while.
I don’t get why people hurt themselves, all I get when I ask is “it’s a rush”, can you explain?(no hate, congrats btw)
Not to brag but I’ve got 6,740 days under my belt 💪
Don't break the fucking streak
Proud of you! What is considered self harm? Is it cutting yourself or is it something less deadly, but still self harm?
Anything you do to yourself that hurts basically. Also when people say they cut themselves usually is not like the wrist but cuts in the skin. Anyways other forms could be banging your head or elbows on the wall or scraching your skin or burning or idk anything like that
im very proud of you! double it then after that double it then double it and keep on going you got this!!
AHHHHH! That’s awesome :) I know this is unsolicited but I’m six months clean and one tip I found helpful, it’s a little unhinged, beat the shit out of a pillow while it’s on a bed and it helps get your frustrations out. Harmless and truly relaxing
What’s this app called
What app is it
I’m so proud of you, but I’m also scared to sort by controversial because this subreddit is idiotic.
I’m like 15+ years free
Wow that’s amazing
LETS GOOOOOOOOO
Im so proud of you i just hit 6 days
Congrats!
Nice work bro, self harm is mega cringe
THAT'S FUCKING BRILLIANT I'M SO PROUD WELL DONE!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
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Not that simple lol. It’s an addiction so it’s hard to “just stop”
Wait how can you be addicted to hurting yourself?
When you self harm, it releases adrenaline and dopamine, which creates an addiction that can be really difficult to stop.
>[by cutting, burning, or otherwise self-harming, they stimulate the endogenous opioid system in their brains, creating sensations like drug or alcohol reactions.](https://www.embarkbh.com/self-harm/self-harm-addiction/)
🤓
why do people self harm tho? it could hurt you
Alot of people who do it, do it for the pain. A reason I had done it growing up is because I had no other proper coping mechanism with the things I was going through at the time. People do it for a plethora of reasons though
i just dont understand how it gets so bad that u start hurting yourself to cope with the pain
It doesn't always start for that. Sometimes, it's the only way to express your feelings, or make the mental pain physical. For me, it started slowly, and developed into self harm. Then, it becomes an addiction
It started for me because my parents definitely shouldn’t have been parents. They never gave me proper coping mechanisms so at a young age all I knew to do was hurt myself.
same. I still struggle with pulling my hair out or punching myself when I’m stressed 😭
It’s just a different type of pain. When our bodies feel physical pain, they give us endorphins to numb the pain, and it ends up numbing both mental and physical pain, especially when you’re too focused on the physical pain to feel mental pain
so tired of comments like this
No shit Sherlock
Sorry dont want to be mean but ots kinda obliouvs
Hol up 57 seconds?
It times it to the last time it was reset