Guide To Recovery

Guide to Recovery

Below is a link to a google doc I made on my experience with dealing with self-harm and how I work every day to recover. It is in no way a complete guide, nor am I a professional in any way. It's just my experience. If you have anything you believe should be added, feel free to tell me.

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Guide to Recovery from Self-Harm

Guide to Recovery from Self-Harm As someone who has struggled with self-harm for the vast majority of my life, with little to no help in l

I did not include any images in the document, and will not put in any. This is for two reasons. One, because I don't want to trigger anyone. That's the opposite of my goal here. And two, because I'm not good at writing image ID's, and I want to make it easy for those who use screen readers. If you have suggestions regarding the formatting, font size, and other aspects, tell me and I will do what I can to improve this guide.

My mom: How are you?

Me: I’m not okay and I’m never going to be and I want to cry. I mean, uhh, I’m alright. Yeah. Totally fine. Just… uhh… tired. Yeah. Tired. That’s all.

I don’t blame her for not being able to understand. I just want to wake up feeling well-rested for once. To feel… alive.

*quietly adding a note about this to my D&D character’s sheet because he would be classified as a reptile*

For context he’s an anthropomorphic Achillobator, because… uhh… yeah, I’m a nerd

prey who covers themself in horrendously spicy seasoning to prevent preds from eating them and then immediately gets snapped up by a passing dragon

Me and who?

Everything hurts and I’m angry all the time. Just grieving everything I could’ve been. I mean, I could’ve been something if I’d had a childhood. If my brain worked the way it’s supposed to. If I wasn’t sick. If I were just… normal.

Hell yes. Where do I sign that petition?

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