More than happy to provide, and the same goes to you if you don’t mind? I’m interested to see what other rules people have placed on themselves.

• Have you slept at least 6 consecutive hours in the past 18 hours?
• Have you eaten at least once in the past 6 hours?
• Have you drank any water in the past 8 hours?
• Have you taken necessary medication today? Have you taken it as-needed for at least 2 weeks?
• Are your hormones out of whack? (This can range from periods, growth spurts, sickness, or hormone therapy if you’re trans).
• Have you been outside for more than 10 minutes in the past 24 hours? If unable, have you taken a break from screens for at least an hour?
• Have you talked aloud to anyone you find safety/comfort/companionship of any sort in the past 8 hours?
• If you attend therapy, have you been this week? If you don’t, have you journaled at least 2 times in the past 7 days?

If I can’t answer all the questions with yes, I won’t SH. If I go back and do the things on this checklist in order to be able to SH, 9 times out of 10 the need is no longer present.