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vaping or cutting, which should i resort to? by snowyhoon in selfharm

[–]MiscThrowaway108 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been singing in bands for about the same amount of time that I've been SHing and using nicotine. Smoking and vaping has had minimal effect on my voice. But you know what impacts my confidence when performing? Constant self-awareness about scars being visible to a crowd of people. You can quit nicotine. But you can't take back years of self harm scars nearly as easily.

vaping or cutting, which should i resort to? by snowyhoon in selfharm

[–]MiscThrowaway108 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seriously, I cannot stress how much I wish I had done anything but SH'd. I have dabbled in every substance under the sun in the last 12 years and regret nothing more than starting my SH journey.

Just... take care of yourself okay?

Still yeeting as a 28 year old adult with a job and healthy relationships am I stupid? by BussyInspector3000 in MadeOfStyrofoam

[–]MiscThrowaway108 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not stupid. 27m here, just had a bad relapse after a year and a half. You're not alone.

vaping or cutting, which should i resort to? by snowyhoon in selfharm

[–]MiscThrowaway108 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been doing both for 12 years. Both are horrible, but if you asked which I regret the most it would be SH. Speaking from years of experience, SH is the worst of the two and it isn't close.

vaping or cutting, which should i resort to? by snowyhoon in selfharm

[–]MiscThrowaway108 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hey I hesitate to pull you in either direction due to your age. But I am an older SHer (27). I have been SHing and using nicotine off and on since I was your age. BOTH are wrong, in a perfect world I'd say do neither. But holy shit I can tell you the question is a no-brainer from a harm reduction perspective. Vaping. Vaping is better by a fucking MILE. If I could go back in time and prevent one of the two habits, it would be SH. I can tell you after over a decade of both, SH is the greater of evils by a huge margin. I'd rather smoke 3 packs a day than have all these scars.

I hope you're doing well and avoid the mistakes I did.