tips on how to cope: dealing with your feelings, dealing with the consequences of self-harm in your life. share your ideas and maybe pick up some new skills, too. you don't have to want to stop to learn something new here.
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by disastercake » Wed Jun 04, 2014 2:04 am
Let's make a list of the best feelings in the world. I'll start.
![:ylwstar: :ylwstar:](./images/smilies/ylwstar.gif)
Accomplishing something everyone said you couldn't
![:bluestar: :bluestar:](./images/smilies/blstar.gif)
Warm sand between my toes
![:dkpurpstar: :dkpurpstar:](./images/smilies/dkpurpstar.gif)
Skydiving
![:purpstar: :purpstar:](./images/smilies/purpstar.gif)
Getting a genuine compliment/praise
![:pinkstar: :pinkstar:](./images/smilies/pkstar.gif)
Being hugged
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by childofchaos831 » Wed Jun 04, 2014 2:40 am
When I saw this, the only thing that really popped in my head was
being accepted just as I am.
Never really felt it, but I would like to think that would fit here.
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by disastercake » Wed Jun 04, 2014 2:45 am
![:bluestar: :bluestar:](./images/smilies/blstar.gif)
When my favorite song comes on the radio at the perfect time
![:grnstar: :grnstar:](./images/smilies/grstar.gif)
Driving with all the windows down on a warm evening
![:ylwstar: :ylwstar:](./images/smilies/ylwstar.gif)
Helping others
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by disastercake » Fri Jun 06, 2014 10:28 pm
I love getting snail mail that's not a bill or junk!
![:cystar: :cystar:](./images/smilies/cystar.gif)
Sitting in the sun after a storm and watching all the birds come back out
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by treasure » Wed Jun 11, 2014 11:47 am
![:dkpurpstar: :dkpurpstar:](./images/smilies/dkpurpstar.gif)
getting a new hair colour you really like, feeling happy with who you are
![:dkpurpstar: :dkpurpstar:](./images/smilies/dkpurpstar.gif)
listening to music you could play a hundred times and still enjoy
![:dkpurpstar: :dkpurpstar:](./images/smilies/dkpurpstar.gif)
getting a message from a friend at just the right time to help you feel cared for
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by herebedragons » Tue Jun 17, 2014 1:49 am
Being near the ocean
Laughing really hard with someone who is laughing just as much as you are
Let me think about the people who I care about the most. And how when they fail or disappoint me, I still love them, I still give them chances, and I still see the best in them. Let me extend that generosity to myself.” — Ze Frank
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by disastercake » Tue Jun 17, 2014 2:02 am
herebedragons wrote:Being near the ocean
Laughing really hard with someone who is laughing just as much as you are
I love the ocean and laughing!
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by Just Pomegranates » Fri Jun 27, 2014 1:08 pm
me myself and I wrote: ![:star: :star:](./images/smilies/I5.gif)
a good coffee while reading a good book
![:star: :star:](./images/smilies/I5.gif)
getting cuddles from my cat
disastercake wrote: ![:cystar: :cystar:](./images/smilies/cystar.gif)
Enjoying great food
treasure wrote: ![:dkpurpstar: :dkpurpstar:](./images/smilies/dkpurpstar.gif)
getting a new hair colour you really like, feeling happy with who you are
![:dkpurpstar: :dkpurpstar:](./images/smilies/dkpurpstar.gif)
listening to music you could play a hundred times and still enjoy
![:dkpurpstar: :dkpurpstar:](./images/smilies/dkpurpstar.gif)
getting a message from a friend at just the right time to help you feel cared for
me myself and I wrote: ![:star: :star:](./images/smilies/I5.gif)
getting snail mail
![:star: :star:](./images/smilies/I5.gif)
reading a good book
![:star: :star:](./images/smilies/I5.gif)
writing a poem you are satisfied with (i am quite critical of my writing so this is hard but once in a while it happens)
disastercake wrote: ![:dkpurpstar: :dkpurpstar:](./images/smilies/dkpurpstar.gif)
getting a surprise package from a friend
![:grnstar: :grnstar:](./images/smilies/grstar.gif)
successfully resisting the urge to do something unhealthy
All of those!
Cuddles from my dogs
The feeling of a cat's coat/when it rubs it's face against your fingers
Wearing an outfit you know looks good and you feel good in it
Watching a really good movie/movie you love
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by Just Pomegranates » Tue Jul 15, 2014 2:11 am
^ Agreed!
![:D :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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by Spidey » Thu Jul 17, 2014 6:44 am
Right now, for me, relief.
there is, in the end, the letting go.
-marya hornbacher
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by treasure » Tue Jul 22, 2014 12:14 pm
squishing a cat who appreciates the warm hugs and stays in your arms.
a cosy comfortable pile of blankets on your bed in winter.
seeing the moon during the day.
making or building something pretty useful.
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by Just Pomegranates » Tue Jul 22, 2014 12:23 pm
disastercake wrote: ![:cystar: :cystar:](./images/smilies/cystar.gif)
Smiling at a stranger and they smile back even bigger
treasure wrote:squishing a cat who appreciates the warm hugs and stays in your arms.
a cosy comfortable pile of blankets on your bed in winter.
seeing the moon during the day.
*seconds*
![:star: :star:](./images/smilies/I5.gif)
Getting a new tattoo and being really pleased with how good it looks
![:star: :star:](./images/smilies/I5.gif)
Finding a book in a used bookstore you've been searching for/wanting
“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” - Dalai Lama XIV
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by herebedragons » Tue Jul 22, 2014 9:23 pm
Learning a new skill
Doing something that you didn't think you could do
Fixing or mending something
Being able to solve a problem for someone you love or help them solve it
Let me think about the people who I care about the most. And how when they fail or disappoint me, I still love them, I still give them chances, and I still see the best in them. Let me extend that generosity to myself.” — Ze Frank
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