30 Day Self-harm challenge
1. How long have you been self harming? Discuss why you started.
2. What part of your body is most affected by it?
3. What is your motivation to recover?
4. Do you consider yourself “addicted”? why or why not?
5. What part of self harm do you dislike the most?
6. What about it do you enjoy?
7. list 10 activities that help you calm down.
8. What the most supportive thing anyone has said to you about self harm?
9. Have you ever taken pictures of your wounds? Discuss.
10. How do you feel about your scars?
11. Strangest place (school, park, etc) you’ve ever injured yourself?
12. Where do you keep your ‘tools’? (Your room, in a box, disposed of them?)
13. What is the biggest realization about self harm you’ve had?
14. Is there anyone you consider to be an inspiration in your recovery?
15. Do you visit any websites about self harm? If so, what are they?
16. What advice would you give to someone about self harm?
17. Do you know anyone else who injures themselves?
18. Write a letter to the future (recovered) you.
19. List 3 reasons that recovery is worth it.
20. What is the most vivid memory you have of self harm.
21. Have you tried to stop in the past? What are you doing differently this time?
22. Where do you feel the most calm?
23. What is your favorite inspirational quote?
24. What are some of your main triggers? Why?
25. Do you know any statistics about self harm?
26. What is something that makes you the most happy?
27. Discuss any and all progress you have made.
28. What short-term goals do you have?
29. Do you follow any self-harm blogs?
30. Post your favorite picture of yourself and write a positive message to look back on.
pfft, yeah. i think anyone is addicted. self harm is an addiction, just as bad as drugs or alcohol. a few weeks ago - god this is so stupid - i saw some stupid picture of a friend on facebook and she had those tally marks all over her from dr who, and it was so triggering. the tally marks looked so much like cuts, and i had a sharpener right next to me. i just caved. i cant explain the rush you get from it. my favorite part is when you cut so deep the white underflesh shows. and there for a few minutes it just is white, and then the red bubbles to the surface and you see it all gather in a line, and then it slowly starts to trickle down your leg and youre left with a streak of red. i just... i crave it. all the time. i crave the cold metal. i crave the sharp pain. i crave the smell of blood being released into the air.... im sorry, i have to stop, super triggering.
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