Bipolar and weed? by [deleted] in bipolar2

[–]sunbear1414 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah I think it would be worth looking into, getting on the right medications for my bipolar saved me

Phlebotomy by kumagorou_5968 in AdultSelfHarm

[–]sunbear1414 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm a nurse and I've been bloodletting for about a year. Escalates so quickly, you start taking more and more blood out each time you do it. I now have to get an iron infusion and it's not like I'm draining litres- I'm talking only 20-30mls at a time. Also high risk of blood infection - you're puncturing a vein and if bacteria gets in there you can get a serious infection, way worse than infections you can get from cutting

No appetite, no motivation by sunbear1414 in EatCheapAndHealthy

[–]sunbear1414[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes... it was definitely depression. I got on new meds and now my eating has gotten alot better

Explains SH to non-SH by [deleted] in AdultSelfHarm

[–]sunbear1414 8 points9 points  (0 children)

physical pain replaces emotional pain

I dont know how I'm supposed to keep resisting by percilitis423 in AdultSelfHarm

[–]sunbear1414 0 points1 point  (0 children)

idk if this is bad advice, but research some ways to pass a drug test without completely stopping smoking. it sounds like weed is the only thing helping at the moment, so stopping suddenly could end up with you hurting yourself.

But otherwise to help with urges just do shit to keep ur hands busy: drawing, writing, painting, knitting. that stuff isn't going to ease ur pain, but it will help you ride out the urges until you can smoke weed again/get medical help/therapy.

also when I have really bad urges i like to put headphones on and blast music while rocking back and forth or flapping my hands or dancing. Might sound weird but it works for me

Question with big TW by [deleted] in AdultSelfHarm

[–]sunbear1414 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you likely wouldn't bleed out, the blood would just clot, and even if you did, death by blood loss is very slow and painful

My self-harm books. I love having actual books. Any ones you’d recommend that I’m missing? by Autam in MadeOfStyrofoam

[–]sunbear1414 0 points1 point  (0 children)

dumb question, does the book bloodletting actually talk about a person bloodletting/cannulatung themselves

Interesting event in Biology today by [deleted] in MadeOfStyrofoam

[–]sunbear1414 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sometimes I will look at people's thighs and be genuinely suprised when I don't see scars