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Struggling a bit

positivethinking
positivethinking

Today I took a day off from school for my mental health. The current state of the world is stressing me out quite a bit on top of my own things going on. Next month on the 26th will be the 4 year anniversary of me cutting for the first time and getting suspended from school the first time. Lately I have thought more about restricting my food intake or eraser burns rather than cutting. not that those are any better but they’ve been lingering in my mind quite a lot. Because of the stressful situations my chest and stomach has been starting to hurt, I’m going to the doctors today to sort out the belly pains because it could be a bug but I know the chest pain is just from being anxious. 

AsendTTwinMiddle
AsendTTwinMiddle
Try cold showers... it works for me! Start tepid and everyday turn the hot tap down a bit... the cold is brutal but the pain is productive rather than destructive :)
OlderCPer
OlderCPer
Holding ice on your wrist or in your palm can also help, instead of actually physically harming yourself or starving yourself.

The thinking about cutting your food intake, it can cause belly pains and chest pains all on it's own, so that will not solve any of the aforementioned problems.

You could also do some stress relieve Deep Breathing and Relaxation Exercises to deal with the stress and anxiety your dealing with, those would actually relieve the symptoms and not cause new problems.

Take care,
Kat
EllaEscribe
EllaEscribe
Taking care of you is the most important thing. But please don't do it through self-harm. Be good to yourself, pamper, love... that's what you deserve.
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