actually self-harming
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just me and my lil ed
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3–4 minutesknowing what to post on here is… hard. i want this to be a space for me to process hard feelings but i also dont want it to be a space where people are triggered and feel the need to get worse just because i myself am spiralling. i have no intention of making anyone…
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a little bit about me
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3–5 minutesi figured one thing that would be good for this blog is to really introduce myself and explain some of the purposes of this blog going forward. as mentioned before theres going to be a huge shift in what kind of stuff i post. the focus of this blog is going to be more on…
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community guidelines (last updated august 2026)
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1–2 minutesit goes without saying that there are going to be some triggering topics on this blog and some people may find the content offensive. so i think its important to establish some community guidelines. first of all this is not a pro-self-harm or pro-eating-disorder space. any comments encouraging other users to begin continue or escalate…
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why i’m recovery neutral-apathetic
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6–9 minuteswhen people hear “recovery neutral” or “recovery apathetic” they immediately assume that the person means that they simply don’t want to get better or maybe that they actively want to worsen their disorders. however, in my experience, those who are against recovery usually aren’t against it for flippant reasons. most of the people i’ve met…
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the unspoken question behind self-harm
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2–3 minutesi began self-harming in infancy, before i could speak. before i could conceptualise what self-harm meant, my body and nervous system were already primed to receive regulation in the form of pain. this trend continued as i got older and did escalate slightly from hitting and biting to cutting, but the key factor is that…