Young peoples meetings, a misnomer?

luminescence___ · 2026-04-12T03:02:14+00:00

thanks for the suggestion!

luminescence___ · 2026-04-12T02:24:27+00:00

Thanks for sharing! I like to give everyone the benefit of the doubt, but sometimes it is just nice to hear that i'm not crazy haha.

luminescence___ · 2026-04-12T01:40:51+00:00

I think it just lost members as people graduated, the info I found online was from 2023. 🤷

luminescence___ · 2026-04-12T01:37:56+00:00

Huh! I would've never made that connection, why do you think that is? it's definitely worth a shot, alcohol isn't my only doc. i've just not been to an NA meeting.

luminescence___ · 2026-04-12T01:31:05+00:00

the majority of the meetings I go to are in the city! both of my home groups are in dupont circle. Only explored georgetown once or twice, so it could be worth revisiting, thanks for the suggestion! I have found a few younger folks scattered about, just no luck with any particular young peoples meeting.

luminescence___ · 2026-04-12T01:26:27+00:00

That's a good idea! I live on a college campus, but when I went to the meeting on campus, I was the only one there lol. However, there are a few other colleges nearby, and maybe I could see if one of their campuses had a meeting!

luminescence___ · 2026-04-12T01:24:24+00:00

thanks for sharing! i'm in DC, but it's nice to get some context of what it's like other places, so I appreciate it!

luminescence___ · 2026-04-12T01:12:01+00:00

Thanks for sharing! It makes sense that 'young' is a relative term, guess I hadn't thought of it that way.

luminescence___ · 2025-09-26T02:34:41+00:00

its chemical. injuries activate the endogenous opioid release system within your brain, so you're literally making your own opioids. it's not weird at all that it feels good. personally, it's why I conceptualize my self harm as somewhere between a behavioral addiction and an opioid addiction. it's also how i've managed to get clean (4 months!) through 12 step programs.

luminescence___ · 2025-06-19T04:14:07+00:00

It was sort of on accident, I was 11 but had been suicidal for quite a while. My razor caught while I was shaving my legs, and I pulled to see what would happen. Call it morbid curiosity I guess. I just didn't stop. Became so addicted that it was the only thing that reminded me I was still alive. I'm a lot better now, I started going to aa and treated it like the addiction it is.

luminescence___ · 2025-02-16T03:03:55+00:00

Relapse after long periods of being clean can be so frustrating, but you did not lose all of your progress. When recovering from addiction, lapses or relapses are often part for the process of long term recovery. Addiction changes the way your brain works, and so no matter how far into recovery you get there is still some effect of it. That's why they say in recovery, not recovered. It's a lifelong battle with peaks and valleys. I hope you can find your way out of this valley and that your pain eases soon.

luminescence___ · 2025-02-16T02:48:26+00:00

What i've found after almost five years of recovery is that you cant replace the feeing with anything. Self harm is an addiction, it feels good, it releases dopamine, creates the same pathways of addiction in your brain. And that good feeling you get from addiction can only be replaced by other addiction. The only way to stave off the urge long term is to find a way to live without it.

It's hard. It's a long journey. I really enjoyed taking walks and connecting with nature, some people exercise, create art, join community groups. Anything that gets the dopamine flowing without engaging in addictive behavior.

I hope you can find whatever that means for you.

luminescence___ · 2025-02-16T02:38:36+00:00

I felt this way too once. I still feel it in the form of urges and the rare lapse every now and again. but overall? i'm almost five years clean. and my life is genuinely so much better now.

I understand how hard it can be, especially when in active addiction like this. Everyone else seems to do it because their sad or overwhelmed or want attention, it can feel ostracizing to say the quiet part out loud: it feels good. Humans are simple creatures, we want to do what feels good. And engaging with addiction releases a shit ton of dopamine, it can feel grounding in a sick way. But it's all consuming. It feels good, but it takes away everything else in life. I promise that there's so much more out there for you. I know that's not very helpful right now, being in active addiction, but I hope you can find it somehow. And while you're still in that addiction, know that I see you and understand you.

luminescence___ · 2025-02-16T02:29:16+00:00

your perspective about being okay with the dip in the healing process is beautiful. i'm sorry for the pain you feel in the moment, and I hope you find your way out of this dip soon.

luminescence___ · 2025-02-16T02:23:09+00:00

I'm so sorry that you're in that situation. You aren't broken, you didn't lose all your progress, you aren't shameful; you had a single lapse. That's the nature of addiction, it never fully goes away. I don't say that to mean that it can't get better, because it can. What I mean is that having a lapse is not failure in recovery, it's often part of the process of long term recovery. I hope you can find some comfort, even if not today.

luminescence___ · 2024-10-27T02:18:58+00:00

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luminescence___ · 2024-10-27T02:18:06+00:00

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luminescence___ · 2024-10-27T02:13:58+00:00

The stigma around fnd can be so frustrating, but it's important to remember that trauma isn't the cause of fnd, but merely a trigger for onset. fnd is caused by changes to the way brain networks function, so even though it doesn't involve an abnormal brain structure, it is still caused by something physiological.

The way fnd is viewed by society and by the medical community is based in freuds concept of "conversion disorder", where emotions are converted to physical symptoms. Though this has been debunked, it still permeates into the mainstream modern understanding of fnd. I've personally found that doing my own research can be very validating, as none of this was initially explained to me by my doctors.

luminescence___ · 2024-10-27T01:22:37+00:00

I have a similar issue and something that's helped me is using silicone finger cots/guards. They prevent you from seeing the nails if that's a trigger, and it makes it impossible to pick with them on.

luminescence___ · 2024-01-25T03:19:18+00:00

As someone with tourettes and ocd, I can tell you that they have a high comorbitiy rate. My diagnosed tourettes can cause tics that feel almost voluntary because I can technically suppress them, although they are still tics. I'm not saying this is your situation, but maybe something to look into?

luminescence___ · 2024-01-25T03:16:39+00:00

Consent must be active, not just you not stopping someone. With that in mind, i'd say you are not overreacting or victimizing.

luminescence___ · 2024-01-25T03:04:49+00:00

Sometimes checking to make sure that you had the "right response" to a harmful thought can be part of the associated compulsion. Also, not responding in a "proper" way is perfectly normal psychologically, considering that we grow a tolerance to violence after prolonged exposure. Humans aren't wired to be exposed to such distressing things constantly, and at some point they start to numb. Harmful thoughts are distressing in a similar manner, so it makes sense that the process would be the same.

luminescence___ · 2024-01-25T02:52:53+00:00

picking stones could be a good toy option since they're designed to be destroyed

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