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.

1) Stress - I get so stressed I don't know how to deal with it and I can't take it so I turn to cutting to release it
2) Someone talking about recovery - Recovery is scary
3) Someone telling me I'm pretty or perfect - I feel like I'm being lied to and I never see it when I look into a mirror
4) Those stupid tally marks from Dr. Who - I hate this one the most, because honestly its stupid, but they look like cuts to me and I don't know how to deal with it
5) Food - I have problems eating a balanced meal. Partially from my ED partially because I'm too lazy to make balanced meals. I either restrict myself (300-500 calories) or I go way over with 2000-3000 calories.
6) Happy couples - I can't make relationships work with me. I screw it all up. So seeing a perfect couple makes me kinda sad.
7) Dermatologists - This one's really stupid, but everytime I go she just ups my antibotic instead of just giving me accutane, and I get mad and discouraged.