leta must die!!!

Regressors who need someone else to keep track of/control their medicine are valid

Regressors with insomnia are valid

Regressors who struggles with memories/flashbacks are valid

Poor regressors/regressors in poverty are valid

Substance abusing/active addict regressors are valid

Regressors who are in and out of hospitals/psych wards are valid

Regressors who experience psychosis or "scary" mental illnesses are valid

Regressors with severe mental issues are valid

Regressors who are mentally and physically disabled are valid

Regressors who are plus size or underweight are valid

Regressors who struggle with/ cant function and valid

Regressors who are scared of adult figures are valid

Regressors who find comfort in things other might find gross or disturbing are valid

Regressors who actively struggle with SH and EDs are valid

Regressors who struggle with suicidal thoughts and behaviors are still valid

Regressors who are scared of people are still valid

Regressors who are bed bound are valid

Regressors who have no one to care for them are valid

Regressors who are too scared to ask for help are valid

Regressors who struggle with intrusive thoughts, no matter what they are, are still valid

Regressors who hate their regression are valid

DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor or therapist; I am just someone who has a history with self-harm and wants to help a little bit. This post is intended to provide individuals who do self-harm with alternatives and an exploration of how to reduce or stop self-harming behaviours. This post is neither intended to speak down to individuals who do self-harm, nor is it intended to encourage self-harm. It is a neutral post with the intent of harm reduction, which is completely compliant with Tumblr's Terms of Service. Disclaimer over ♡

Self-harm serves many purposes for the people who engage in it, and can be addictive. It can be very difficult to stop self-harming, especially when you have been using it as a coping mechanism for a long time. If you would like to stop self-harming or try to self-harm less, it's important to understand what you're getting out of self-harm and what emotions you're regulating with self-harm, so you can understand what kind of alternatives might work for you.

Many people use self-harm as a form of grounding and quelling anxiety. Self-harm can release endorphins and dopamine - in simple terms, there are "brain feel good" chemicals. This is part of why self-harm can be addictive. Others use self-harm as a way to feel something when they feel mentally or physically numb. There are multiple other reasons why people may self-harm, but most fall under these two umbrellas.

Something you will see often when talking about self-harm reduction is TIPP: Temperature, Intense exercise, Progressive muscle relaxation, and Paced breathing. These are different grounding and emotional regulation techniques which can help reduce or eventually replace the urge to self-harm. You want to pick something that is going to align with what you want out of self-harm. If you are feeling numb, exercise or "temperature" (like dunking your face in ice water or holding ice) are good picks. If you are feeling anxious, paced breathing and muscle relaxation may be better picks.

Essentially, the goal of stopping self-harm isn't simply to stop self-harming; it's to replace self-harming with a different and healthier coping mechanism.

Alright! Sorry for the long intro, but under the "read more" I give some alternatives for self-harm. I've split them into three sections: replacing the rush, replacing the visuals, and replacing the feeling.

i want to cut myself french fries.

no worries!

i would say there's a basic vocabulary online (particularly on tumblr) so here's probably the most crucial for shoplifting roleplay:

(note that this is all fake and i do not condone real shoplifting)

🧬 - dna - "did not arrive" - ordering a package and claiming it did not come (or came damaged), getting your money back and essentially getting a free item

lyft[ing] - lifting, censored

any store names communicated through symbols, similar words, numbers or emojis - eg: sc4m4z0n (amazon). this is just for extra protection

LP - loss prevention. these are the people who work at stores to prevent shoplifting and asset loss.

roleplay - self explanatory. this means you aren't REALLY shoplifting (wink wink nudge nudge). marking your "crimes" as roleplay helps with plausible deniability.

also, two general tips:

DO NOT TAG LIBERALLY, IF AT ALL. tags, especially non-lyfting tags and the #liftblr tag itself, help LP and law enforcement find proof of sh+plifting and you CAN be caught this way. if you use any tags at all, censor them, and never use fandom tags, tw tags, or so on.

CENSOR LIBERALLY. the more censored a post is, the harder to prove. i even censor words like st*re often just in case.

My bsf wants to start lifting makeup and clothes for his girlfriend, but the problem is he can’t carry around a purse or handbag without looking sus (and he’s a black teen who mostly wears like athletic wear). Does anyone have any ideas on how he could carry a bag around AND not look sus doing it?

He also got nervous about being in makeup and clothing stores since he doesn’t blend in ( ˃̵⌓˂̵) and he can’t go into dressing rooms obviously…

Catch up~!

My location has officially been open for more than a week so here's what I've learned

The manager is probably not watching the cameras; there's no way to see them from the back room and the only monitor we can watch them on is the one at the checkout and they're honestly not great quality.

Regular sales associates are not allowed to grab a customer or "forcefully remove product" from a customer. We're also not allowed to follow you outside the store.

We're told to look out for people who are looking around constantly, who look nervous/are looking at us constantly, and people who refuse offers to help multiple times. Also, people who are just holding small items in their hands are something we look for.

Back of the store where the witch and clown stuff is literally labeled as a big blind spot in our training.

Groups of people, big bags/backpacks/and strollers are also a red flag.

We're supposed to use the basic recovery statements if we suspect you, but if we do suspect you our manager on duty is supposed to take over any conversations with you so if you see a sudden swap in who's walking the floor that can be a good indicator. (managers are not always wearing the orange strap apron and they can look like a normal store associate)

We are required to put ourselves and other customers over product, so if you go when it's busy it will probably be harder to conceal (more people on the floor at a time) but if you do get suspected we'll probably be forced to not confront you in case things get violent.

Also, internal theft is supposed to be a main concern as well but honestly my managers constantly forget to do pocket/bag checks.

Yes, we are aware that there are certain blind spots in the store and it's "not public knowledge" lmao. But I think they vary based on how your location is set up.

I'd say don't even chance the dressing room for concealing unless it's small items, my asm actually came up to the front and told me what a woman who asked to use the dressing room had.

These next two weeks are what we're calling the busy season, so more people are going to be on the floor at a time in designated zones. (like masks and accessories, adults, kids, etc.) But when it gets to be the busy season the employees are either going to be helping customers on the floor or at checkout, so I'd say judge the individual situation when you go.

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I think its ethically moral to lift food so-

I'd be extremly careful w not scanning at the self checkout cuz the camera is like always watching.

Try to walk around and eat lol. If you get caught say you're very hungry and that'll you pay for it, but was just very hungry and on the brink of starvation idk lol.

totes bag!!

OP METHOD: ok so basically take a store reusable bad and put alot of old recipts that still look new in it and kinda of make it look full with idk a jacket or something. LOAD IT UP w food. And plz buy something small before u leave like a chapstick. And walk out and if someones questions say oh you were at another store earlier and forgot to buy some stuff and that you brought it in cuz it was too hot outside!