.Self Help.

I want you to know that you’re not alone. Feeling like you can't love or find happiness can be incredibly overwhelming. It's important to recognize that these feelings, as intense as they are, don't define you or your worth. You deserve to feel safe, loved, and happy, even if it feels out of reach right now. I understand how hard it is feeling this way, but do what you can to promote positive self-care for yourself. Talking to someone as a form of relief can be extremely beneficial. There are people out there that care and understand how you feel. Be kind to yourself. I'm sure you treat the people you love with kindness, so try to transfer some of that energy to yourself. Start small! You don't need to redesign your life, but do some activities as often as you feel is necessary in order to promote positivity. It really can help you feel that you are in control of your mind. Always remember that it is perfectly acceptable to ask for help, and that you should take things on one day at a time. There is hope. There is support. There is time. You can find that happiness and acquire that smile back in time. Take care of yourself and surround yourself with the people that care about you and want to help you.

First, it's important to recognize the progress you've made. Going a week without harming yourself is an achievement, and every step you take toward healthier coping mechanisms is a victory, even if it feels small. As far as tips, understanding and knowing the triggers that cause you stress or the urge to harm yourself is helpful in working toward developing strategies to manage them. There are a multitude of things you can do to manage stress depending on the situation. I would acquire something, like an object or toy, that draws your attention to it enough that you fixate on what you are doing as opposed to the stressful situation. I have a stress ball, multiple fidget toys, and a small stone. I keep, at least, one of them around me at all times just in case. At work, I use the stone because it fits nicely in my pocket and I can just rub it and focus on the details that I feel with my thumb. It really helps, in my experience, to fixate on something else that allows for me to ease my mind. Other than that, deep breathing, meditation, yoga, or other forms of physical activity can be beneficial in managing stress over time. Keep reaching out if you need to and taking steps, no matter how small they may seem. You've shown great strength already, and you have the ability to keep moving forward.

First, I want to say how proud I am of you for reaching half a year clean. This message is a bit older, so hopefully by now you have achieved a full year of being clean. That's an incredible achievement and shows your strength and resilience. It's completely valid to feel scared about the possibility of those difficult times returning, especially without a formal diagnosis or support system in place. It's important to acknowledge that what you experienced was real and significant, regardless of whether you had a diagnosis or not. Mental health struggles are incredibly personal, and the impact they have on your life is what truly matters. There are various ways that you can self-educate yourself in order to provide yourself with a stronger support network. You aren't alone. You're not being dramatic for feeling the way you did; your feelings were and are valid. Remember, you've already come so far and shown incredible strength. It's okay to have fears and doubts, but don't let them overshadow your progress. You are deserving of support and understanding, and you are not alone in this journey. Keep your chin up and keep moving forward. It gets better.

There are numerous options you have when trying to hide the damage done to your skin. Unfortunately, it would be best if you would stop hurting yourself in such a way that you would need to worry about hiding it. Hiding it only helps temporarily but the real solution is to stop and let your body heal. But as for temporary solutions to your issue, I can suggest that there are various makeup options available. There are items like foundation and concealers that can be helpful temporarily. Some have water resistant options that may help with sweat or water if that is an issue. There are various scar smoothing makeup options that cosplayers sometimes have to use. If makeup isn't a reasonable option that you have access to, you can always utilize various types of clothing including long sleeves/bracelets to do the trick. Like I said previously, hiding them isn't the ideal solution and you should instead work towards overcoming harming yourself so that your scars can heal and you can feel more comfortable in your skin. I hope this at least helps, but please consider looking into better alternatives for coping and dealing with the problems that you may face emotionally/physically.

There are people out there that do care about you and do love you for who you are. You are not a burden, I promise. You are a wonderful human being and you are so capable of doing anything positive that you set your mind to. There is so much worth living for that you may just need to seek out and realize in time. Times will be tough occasionally, but they will get better and the things that you have been going through will feel negligible. Sadly, worry is something most everyone deals with at points in time in their lives, but worry is normal. Keep moving forward and keep looking into the great possibilities you have in the future.

I'm glad that I am able to help your feed be less boring. Thank you for your kindness. I appreciate you as well! I hope I am able to reach the people who need the help.

I hope you can continue to remain clean. You have made it so far and it isn't worth throwing that away. Be proud of how far you've come. IT is a challenge that a lot of people face but I don't think people put enough emphasis on how strong they are for resisting choices like these. Keep up the good work you are putting forward to better yourself.

I don't feel that it is abnormal to have intrusive thoughts. Obviously, you should never act on them, even as hard as it may feel. There are many times where people will feel this way when you have the extra time to think. I have found that keeping my mind stimulated helps prevent the overthinking. Keep focusing on the good things happening in your life. Focus on the people and things that you love. Surround yourself with as much happiness as you possibly can. People love you and are there for you.

Thank you for the motivation. I agree with everything you are saying. I hope all the people who have found my page can take this message as a sign to keep moving forward and to take care of themselves. Thank you for being proud of me. I am just as proud of you as you are of me. Keep your head up, things get better.

I hope you have a good day as well. There are a lot of people that care about you and want to see you succeed. We are proud of you. Thank you for reaching out. I don't feel all that well regarding helping people lately, but posts like these are definitely helpful. Thank you again for your kind words. If you ever need someone to talk to, feel free to send a message my way. I'm trying to be better. You're not alone.

I’m doing alright. Thanks for asking. I don’t speak up about myself because I feel that this page isn’t for me. It only is around because other people reach out to me and that is what I always cared about. I prefer to help others and find that helping them in turn helps me. Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate it a lot. Like I stated before, I feel that I have failed a countless amount of people by disappearing but I hope that one day I can make it up to the others I have hurt by doing so. 

I’m not well educated on the medicinal properties and how they effect the body in such a case. Supposedly in a study, they determined acetaminophen does help to blunt emotional pain but don’t take my word for it. It would be best to ask a professional what their thoughts are. I am not qualified to truly give concrete advice on this subject. 

I promise that you are not the problem. It is ok to mess up and to make poor choices in life, but it is something that we must learn from and grow because of. You don’t need to go, you shouldn’t go. It is possible to overcome the hardships you have faced, thus making you a stronger person in the long run. Please stick around and see it through. 

I don't see a problem feeling love for someone of any gender, regardless of your own gender. Love is love. Don't feel discouraged for loving someone of the same gender as your own. There's nothing wrong with that.

Hello, sadly I have let a lot of people down. I don’t feel that I am as great as I once was. Hopefully I can get back to that feeling. To answer your question, I have had a few people that I am willing to talk to about the things going on in my head at this point. I try to keep most of my situation out of the page because it isn't about me, its about all of you guys. I was never doing this for myself, I was just trying to be the person I didn’t have when I needed it most. 

I believe that people have always been depressed, etc but the willingness to talk about it wasn’t as prevalent as it is today. People typically are more willing to admit that they are having a hard time nowadays since there are more readily available resources out there.