The Butterfly Mission

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The Butterfly Mission

Post by break the dayx3 » Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:27 pm

-The Butterfly mission is something I heard about on myspace, it's where you draw a butterfly and if you si, you killed the butterfly. If you make it through without si'ing, the butterfly lives (as the pen, or marker starts to wear off) the goal is to make as many butterflies as you can live. And just keep drawing over them as they fade away. I thought it was a neat idea.
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Post by Quiet little Angel » Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:42 am

sounds like a good way to keep yourself from SI'ing... thanks for sharing!
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Post by pelagic » Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:37 am

That sounds like a really good idea (although, instead of "killing" the butterfly, you could draw it as a catapiller because it's back to step one, or the beginning, and ready for a new start). Or you could draw a lot of pictures of butterflies and put them on a corkboard, or a wall, or fill a binder with paper, and draw a butterfly in it.

It's a good idea, I think I'll try it out :D

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Post by kittyfever » Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:53 am

I'm amazed by the things people think of.

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Post by Captain Trips » Sat Nov 17, 2007 7:05 pm

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If you're in enough pain that you need to cut, a butterfly drawn on your hand isn't going to stop you.

Eh, whatever. As long as it's helped somebody out there then I support it.

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Post by pelagic » Sat Nov 17, 2007 10:39 pm

Synesthesia, even when I'm at my worst and feel very urgy, even the smallest, most insignificant thing can help me resist urges. :)

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Post by Captain Trips » Sun Nov 18, 2007 3:48 am

Everyone's wired differently. :tongue: Glad to know it helped somebody. :star:

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