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Daily check in

Daily check in

Hello All

I’m struggling, big ways. I soon have an admission, but until then I don’t know where else to turn. Reaching out to family, friends and my care team is difficult over the holiday season, Sane helpline not available, so I turn to you and count the days to admission and try to keep myself safe. I’ve promised to stay safe. I’ve promised not to self-harm. But it is hard. I try distract myself by planning a tattoo instead of another evidence of self-harm. I go to sleep when the feeling to stop it all is overwhelming. And I try to be cheerful for the people around me and support them to understand why I will start the new year with an admission. Life is difficult at the moment. I am willingly going to hospital so I don’t have to fight on my own, I want other people to help me stay safe. I am tired of fighting my own thoughts and longings.

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Hi @Former-Member,

That is such a super super difficult space to be in.

@Former-Member was talking about the same thing last night. I super wish I could wave a magic wand and help you to not hate yourself. As I was saying to 5-HT, I used to feel like that, but over many years I have learnt to feel much more ok about being me. I don't have any magic answer for how that came about, it has been a very slow 20-year process. But it HAS happened, which I guess tells you that these feelings can change. Are you finding your hospital stay helpful?

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Hi Phoenix

Thank you for your message. I’m sorry to hear it took so long for you to love yourself. I don’t think I’ve scratched through the surface yet of why I hate myself. I hate myself for letting people I love down at the moment. But then I would never be so derogatory towards others in the same situation, at least that’s what I analysed this morning when I thought I should just vanish from the earth. I thought about the people I met in hospital and no matter where they are in their own journey, I believe they are all beautiful in their own way and deserve to be happy and treated well. But I feel worthless for being faulty :face_with_rolling_eyes: I know it’s challenging core beliefs, but it is very scary to dig deep. It just makes me feel worse as I find so many reasons why I feel worthless and then I get caught up in my thoughts and spiral even further down.
I get help here but I only really talk if I know what I’m talking about :face_with_rolling_eyes: how do you talk about something that is just a big mess in your own head?
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