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Just Wondering
A MyDepressionTeam Member asked a question 💭

Hi everyone
I am just wondering, for all those people who self harm or who have self harmed or is in recovery
I am having a bit of a problem I can't say the words self harm
If someone says it around me my heart stops and If find it really hard
I can't say I self harm or I suffer from self harm
I just can't say the words
Can anyone help?

A MyDepressionTeam Member

I don't do it to "self harm" so I don't like that phrase either; I cut to get relief.

Self Harm
A MyDepressionTeam Member asked a question 💭

Does anyone here feel that if they don't self-harm they aren't living even if you don't have suicidal thoughts?

A MyDepressionTeam Member

Yes, cause that's the only way I could cope @ the time & just to watch myself bleed 🩸😭 helped me feel some kind of relief 😮‍💨😮‍💨 & it also easy all of my (hurt 😔) pain

What If I Have A Problem With Self Harm
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Types of Depression Read Article...
A MyDepressionTeam Member

Make absolute sure you talk to your psychiatrist or therapist. They may not can stop you from doing it, but you never know what information you can improve from.

Any One Wanna Meet Up In Schaumburg, IL?
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My fiancé and I would like to get to know and socialize with many of you in the Schaumburg or Northwest Suburbs. It would be nice to meet up once a month or so to get familiar with one another, and share ideas and stories :) Let us know. All disabilities and ages welcome. (42 yr old female and male)

A MyDepressionTeam Member

Thanks Callie, pen pals seems to be a good idea.

When You Are Very Depressed, What Do You Do To Get Out Of It?
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My therapist wants me to think of ways to get out of a depression funk other than the way I've been doing it, which is by self harm.

A MyDepressionTeam Member

I try to find one thing I can accomplish each day, however small

Self Harm And Suicidal Thoughts Ever Go Away?
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Thoughts of suicide trigger
I've been dealing with this for 16+ years. I'm having a hard day because of selfish people who apparently have the need to comment on everything to make me feel like crap. I'm so tired of dealing with this. Its always a fight for a life that isn't worth anything.whats the point
I believe in God I don't understand why life has to be so heavy for me. I don't feel sorry for myself, I would like to understand why life can never go right even sometimes. I don't want to… read more

A MyDepressionTeam Member

I don't or have never had suicidal thoughts so I can't say that I know how you feel but what I can say is that I've had things happen to me that we're very devastating and for me my only way through… read more

Why Do People Self Harm?
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Is There Such Thing As "too Old" To Self Harm?
A MyDepressionTeam Member asked a question 💭

A part of me feels like it is so juvenile that I still struggle with self harm...cutting mostly.

I remember my last month of high school, one of my teachers gave us an article with a list of things we should stop before college and it was on the list.

IDK, really been struggling with this lately. It seems like such an "angsty teen issue" or at least that's how I feel society sees it.

A MyDepressionTeam Member

i do not remember ecactly how old i was when i noticed that if i hurt myself physically , for a brief moment my inner hurt stopped. . i am now 47 years old. and i still struggle to not harm myself. so… read more

Why Do So Many People Say They Have Tried To Kill Themselves So Many Times? I Know It May Sound Ignorant But How Can One Fail So Many Times?
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When they say they've tried 12 times and they aren't much older than that in years it's just weird. Don't get me wrong, suicide is awful and tragic but some people trivialize it by saying things like that. I'm sorry if I offended anyone in advance because I know I have.

A MyDepressionTeam Member

Very few people actually want to die. They just cannot continue living the way they have. I guess they see no other alternatives. There are alternatives, though. I have often thought about the therapy… read more

How Do You Cope With Not Feeling Self Confident About Your Self?
A MyDepressionTeam Member asked a question 💭

im stuck in the situation where i feel like im not good enough, and that im not really that beautiful. Any helpful tips to try and make myself seem a little better?

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I could write out irrelevant topics but see where I live it can be good reading someone else’s predictions
We can all feel how you described,sometimes it can be best too just say f@#k it and start a… read more