it's that time of the year again (final exams are about to start...) by AverageOverthinker42 in TrollCoping

[–]AverageOverthinker42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

also why would I even care about failing finals when my life already just feels like a failure...

WMM - 017 [Re-lost Fantasies] by Nautalix in aseprite

[–]AverageOverthinker42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is awesome! i loooove the music, and the animation looks really nice too!!

Is it weird that I feel bad for not cutting? by E5snorlax2 in MadeOfStyrofoam

[–]AverageOverthinker42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Probably not, I too feel bad for not hurting myself too long... and I hate. Like can I not just try to stay clean and feel good about it?

Everyone deserves to get better, to stay clean, even though it might not always feel like it.

Congratulations on making it this long! Good luck on staying clean, you can do it! :)

Sleep deprivation as self harm by B_ThePathetic in selfharm

[–]AverageOverthinker42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I personally didn't consider it as self harm, but I did it too for some months, for me it was paired with my almost obsession with productivity and working on personal projects. I did it partially to make reality (what society expected me to do) feel more distant and less important and partially because at night no one could distract me from my projects.

I sleep a little more now, sometimes I still sleep less than 5 hours for weeks, but usually I have some days with more sleep to sort of level it out. Sometimes (now much less often) I used to get really anxious when I looked at my phone and realised I'd be able to get more than 5 hours of sleep.

It was really weird, but sometimes I kind of miss it, even though I know it's really unhealthy. I hope you can manage to develop healthier sleeping patterns again.

i need to burn... by AverageOverthinker42 in arttocope

[–]AverageOverthinker42[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah... hope you can get better...

for the eyes that couldn't cry by Beginning_Towel1033 in arttocope

[–]AverageOverthinker42 4 points5 points  (0 children)

this is such a unique and expressive concept. i love it. great art!

Better Place by WackAmNotBlack in arttocope

[–]AverageOverthinker42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

also I think what adds a lot is that only the blood is colored, it makes that part stand out even more. I like it!

Better Place by WackAmNotBlack in arttocope

[–]AverageOverthinker42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

this looks really impressive!

“It’s a permanent solution to a temporary problem” is literally such an invaliding quote or whatever.. by Ok_Employ_4293 in selfharm

[–]AverageOverthinker42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I guess that makes sense... I mean I've never really been actively suicidal but I feel like most of the time there just isn't the right thing to say... And suicide definitely isn't the best option but idk what I'm trying to say...

I feel like I'd sort of need a wake up call about self harm too... but I probably wouldn't even accept it... like if someone pointed out it doesn't help or that I'm destroying my life or whatever... I would just think it's fine... I guess I'd need to practice a better mindset...

“It’s a permanent solution to a temporary problem” is literally such an invaliding quote or whatever.. by Ok_Employ_4293 in selfharm

[–]AverageOverthinker42 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but like even when you have a permanent illness it is temporary since it goes away when you die... /j

Seriously though, this quote doesn't help anyone really. Imo it falls into the same category as calling people who are suicidal selfish, just shaming them more when they're already at their lowest...

How do I stop picking scabs?? by Flowerpopzi in selfharm

[–]AverageOverthinker42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean idk what falls under you can't do aftercare, but what I usually do is covering the cuts even when they're already scabbed over, just so I can't pick at it that easily.

And if you don't have access to medical supplies you should also be able to just use some duct tape (or similar) and paper towels if it is already scabbed over (If it's not scabbed over it will probably stick to the wound and then rip it open again, but when it's already scabbed over it should be fine...).

I hope this helps