hey Any Forums. what are you doing to take care of your mental health? are you taking steps to get your life and yourself under control? what kind of self-care are you practicing, or want to practice? are you working on some healthier habits and coping mechanisms? you all deserve to be happy, and should take care of yourselves
Hey Any Forums. what are you doing to take care of your mental health...
Gavin Russell
Aiden Wright
masturbation
Caleb Cooper
I work out every morning and read every night but most days are still slow and miserable. I should really stop cutting myself but it makes me feel like I'm in control of my life more. Right now I just want to post on tttt and nod off on benzos all day. What should I do op?
Carson Adams
no I have serious depression because of my dysphoria like a trutrans
Cameron Mitchell
w-was that a fight-club reference?
working out and reading are a good start! you should definately try to ween off the benzos slowly. addiction is a hard thing to overcome but i promise getting it behind you and moving on from it makes life a lot better and feel like less of a slump. cuttings also a hard one, i caved a while back but im getting back on the horse and have been free from it for a few weeks now. i find a good way for me at least to try to resist cutting is to just try to get that emotional release all out in a healthier way. i try to get myself to just sob and let it all out, it's hard sometimes, but learning to let all your frustrations and pain out that way is a lot more positive than hurting yourself.
that doesnt mean you shouldnt try to care for yourself and feel better user. dysphoria is aweful, but a bit if the bite can be taken off of it if you care for yourself and try to improve the other parts if your life that you can control
Luis Collins
I don't know anything about fight club I just like orgasms
Carter Hall
oh, ok. theres a line in the movie "self improvement is masturbation" thats why i asked. just do make sure you arent doing that excessivly ok? theres nothing wrong with it, but when it becomes an all-consumeing habit it's a bit of a problem. and kinda bad for your head
Aiden Flores
I'm not john 50 I already transitioned. paid too much money for srs not to play with it.
Oliver Phillips
The last few days I;ve been talking more to some of my friends instead of isolating myself. All this does is increase my stability a little bit though. I also started taking two college classes so I'm not technically a NEET anymore even though I'm still living the hikki life, but it was really stupid of me to think my brain is any good anymore. I'm currently failing them. I really feel like I'm just too dysfunctional to live in this world.
Also last time I took college classes like this I also failed only now I'm 4 months into HRT and now instead of being unable to do my work, getting depressed/suicidal and shutting down, I do the same thing but I cry the whole time. Progress??
Gavin Collins
it's ok to struggle and fail, especialy when you have a lot going on. its no fun, but it isnt the end of the world either. back when i tried to go to collage i floundered and eventualy dropped out with nothing to show for it. it's impirtant to forgive yourself and understand that now just isnt a good time for it and you need to focus on pulling yourself together and nurtureing yourself as you heal. i also feel pretty horribly dysfunctional, i need to look for a job again soon and im not sure i can even hold one down. maybe yoy should try to get a little more out of the hiki lifestyle and go do something, preferably with friends if theyre close by. a little sunshine and fun with others can do a lot of good, even if it's realy hard to force yourself to get out. i shpuld probably take my own advice here too, i havent gone much further than our garden in months besides trips to the store and doctor.... but regardless, it's ok to set ambition aside to focus on healing, just make sure thats what youre doing, instead of just wasteing away in your room every day
Tyler Carter
also thats fair lol
Cooper Campbell
bump because you anons realy need to be taking better care of yourselves and deserve to feel better
Jose Powell
You seem nice user
Tfw no twink bf who wears flowers in his hair
I've been eating a lot better having protein and vegetables with every meal not just binging carbs. Swimming a bit as well for excercise I live 5 mins away from the beach so I take a dip in the sea. Also trying to be more relaxed and kind to my family even though they drive me insane.
Isaiah Ward
kindness it always a good idea! even if it can feel like an uphill battle with a lot of people. i find being kind makes me feel better, and also eventualy leads to others being nicer usualy. but i definately know what you mean about them driving you crazy.
>Tfw no twink bf who wears flowers in his hair
im sure youll find him eventualy!
Asher Lewis
last spring i fell into my worst depressive period yet. my dad was in a coma basically and got out a month later. he's better now but he's still abusive as usual towards me, also he's going to a care home, he's not even at home. i was rather more affected when my friend ghosted me, who i deeply care about. at that point i felt so hurt and broken i decided to stay in bed most of the time, abandoning school, got fired, lost 10 kg or so and had a lot of mental breakdowns. did tons of suicidal threats as well. and increased weed/alcohol usage. i think i got my brothers very concerned.
since then slowly stepped out of bed again although i sleep a lot, or not at all. and gained weight, although it fluctuates a lot between 60-70 kg. also since i lost my only friend i've been very lonely, coping with Any Forums and talking to myself, or sharing nudes with men online, sometimes imaging i talk to my friend who i miss deeply and i tend to cry about, which i shouldn't, but my loneliness is very severe at this point and i feel pathetic about it, but yeah, making new friends is hard as well since i may be ghosted once again. i plan on moving out, get back to college and get a new job somewhere but i feel i may spiral down even further. i just don't feel confident about it. also, it's a lot of money, so if i end up homeless, then i suppose it's not surprising.
i just want a big hug, reconcile with my friend, find new friends, maybe even love. but i feel it won't happen at all, whatever i try. life sucks. i just want to be happy for once.
Jackson Thomas
i’ve become basilpilled and unironically would say plants. it’s so good to wake up in my room and be reminded that i can take care of things (as long as it isn’t a calathea lol). i love being in my garden and i love watching my plants grow. also my living space just looks nicer now lol.
Logan Morris
*hugs*
i promise that it can, and will get better. i know how hopeless it feels when youre completely isolated like that, the thought of ever getting a healthy normal social life back seems so impossible at the time. but i promise you'll find friends and support again if you just keep on trying. maybe you'll get your old firend back, maybe you'll find new ones, and eventualy love. i think it's important to focus hard on improving your life, and making yourself just a little bit happier as you work towards your goals. try to take care of yourself and pamper yourself. maybe take up a hobby that brings you a little joy? since i took up keeping houseplants it's helped me a lot, they make my room feel a little more alive and comforting, and some days taking car eof them is the only thing that gets me out of bed. please take care user, horrible rough oatches like that are realy hard to get through, but i promise that it will eventualy get better if you persist.
Owen Adams
I cut myself, burn myself, hang myself off by bathroom door nob, do whippets, spend every waking moment some form of intoxicated, and indulge in my schizophrenia induced psychosis. So I'd say I'm doing pretty good for myself
Carson Rivera
they definately help a lot! i love my plants so much
you... sound like you honestly need a lot of help. please at least stop trying to hurt yourself first, and try tonreplace things as you go with positive hobbys and passtimes
Chase Lee
ive really been struggling lately desu, questioning my passability, hating .. certain disgusting things about me. i cant kill myself but im so unhappy with myself
Nicholas Brown
Nah this is more fun and fitting of a manmoder freak such as myself
Lincoln Cruz
trying to take care of myself but i still feel bad. wont stop me from still taking care of myself though
Ayden Johnson
Haven't told anyone this, but a year ago I stopped looking at my phone/computer for two hours before bed, like being really strict about it, and I actually am waking up better rested, I have more energy during the day, and I'm sleeping better overall. I know it's one of those things people always suggest but it worked great for me.
Benjamin Robinson
self image can be realy tough. i would be lying if i said i didnt strugle with mine a lot too. i think an important thing is to focus on your good qualitys, try to improve what you can, and not spend too much time stareing in the mirror feeling bad about yourself. a little eyeliner i think makes me look a lot cuter, as do some glasses frames that round out my face, but i have to stop myself from spending too long worrying about it. lately ive been trying to make it a rule to not look any longer in the mirror than it takes to make sure i look decent, if i spend too long i start to spiral and nitpick everything i hate about myself. just please do your best to not beat yourself up too much, i promuse you look better than you think, we tend to be our own worst critics. and with what a hatebox this board can be we often feel even worse.
please dont. you arent a freak i promise, even if you feel that way.
pushing through and careing for yourself even when you dont want to is always a good idea, and iften eventualy helps pull you out of those slumps. keep up the good work user!
thats always a good idea! i realy need to start doing that too..