what's your anti-si?

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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Post by PsychopathicRyda » Sat Jun 26, 2004 7:07 am

:grystar: I usually color in a coloring book, get on here, write or just keep my hands busy somehow. It doesnt always work, but hey. :grystar:

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Post by Themnoria » Mon Jun 28, 2004 3:43 pm

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Post by goldenscroll » Mon Jun 28, 2004 5:12 pm

I havent found much to work. Those stupid typical stress management things tend to frustrate me more...breath deep...count to 10.lol. yeah right.

The one thing ive found is going to my room and hiding under the covers, something about being under the covers has soothed me since I was little. And on the rare chance I have an opportunity to at the time, taking a shower works for me as well.

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Post by XclippedXwingsX » Wed Jul 14, 2004 6:54 pm

Let's see my anti-SI is...

~ My boyfriend, Chris
~ My garage band
~ Really loud alternative music
~ Rock Music
~ My friend Katie
~ my guitar
~ My volunteer work at the humane society
~ Writing stories
~ Writing poetry
~ writing songs
~ My black lab, Jake

Those are my anti-SI

~Charm

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Post by warriorsbond » Mon Jul 19, 2004 8:01 pm

8) Well. I used to make bread by hand. I would punch the heck out of the dough to realy fight the urges to cut.

Poetry was my favorite to ease the emotions tearing me up. I have been published and am now copyrighted also. Smiles.

I would also play music realy loud. I found underground gothic music helped to ease my mood. For some reason the beauty of some songs would ease my hurt.

Also I found by telling those I am with what I did helped alot when I was realy hurting and wanting to cut.

Cuddling realy helps.

As does giving myself a manicure or pedicure. Not with Nail cutters but emery boards. Then the nail polish thing. This realy helps to feel pretty.

Not sure if this helps but I hope it does.

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Post by SOTTSOLiluyOTEP » Wed Jul 21, 2004 2:22 pm

OTEP!!!! sevas tra!!!!

but besides that... i go to the Otep chat room(did this last nite and it helped TONZ) post on the message boards at otep.com.... damn i luv ote so flippin much :)(otep is the reason i even came to this site in the 1st place)

off the otep subject... i either call my best friend(but shes on vaca rite now) or play more wonderful music (manson, rob zombie, fear factory... lots of good stuff and at the moment im listenin to Static-x's The Only on repeat REALLY LOUD!!!*but thats just for fun cuz i luv the song... but if i need help it is also a good song 4 that*)
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Post by Chrystal » Fri Aug 06, 2004 8:21 pm

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Post by Glitter_fairy » Sat Aug 07, 2004 11:36 pm

:star: taking a walk
:star: grooming my horse
:star: turning out the lights
:star: colouring in a piece of A4 with a fine nibbed biro
:star: watching random chick flicks

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Post by Firinn Annam » Thu Aug 12, 2004 4:45 am

:star: Drawing/art about how i am feeling at that moment or/ how i want to feel

:star: I have a huge thing with quotes... so i will look for new ones to inspire me or to articulate how i feel. Then to keep myself busy i will write them into my book and read all the other ones i have written at different times

:star: I have a journal which used to be mostly for writing, but now is filled with more crafty ways to get out how i feel, Like cutting words out of a magazine and pasting them...

:star: Really loud music like most of you

:star: Having a bath

:star: Making clothes

:star: painting and rearranging my room ( it has been so many colours and different arrangments.) It's like atrating fresh for a while.
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Post by Lyndsie » Thu Aug 12, 2004 5:50 pm

I wish i could say my anti- si is me like they do on the anti-drug comercials, or smoking ones, but I CAN'T!!!

I don't think I even have one.

It's time for me to find/ get one. That will be my goal for the rest of the summer. So by the end of the summer I should have one. Even though i hate goals that will be my goal. AT least i made this one up myself.


SO at the end of the summer i'll come back here and post my anti- si!

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Post by limestone » Sat Aug 14, 2004 7:41 pm

i phone the samaritans, write about what's upset me or if no ones around I'll cry.

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Post by Lyndsie » Wed Aug 18, 2004 6:53 pm

I've finally decide what my anti-si will be. Then again it can always change so maybe not finally, but for now.


My best friend Danielle. After all she is my anit-suicide. It olny seems logical. She been everything for me. I love her!

She means the world to me, so what not let her be my anti-si. Next time i feel lime cutting i'm gona write her a letter! :)


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Post by Prymael » Tue Aug 31, 2004 4:07 am

Finding music that best describes what I feel like.
Sometimes all there was is the beginning, you live on 'til you find out that there is no end until you make it.

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Post by sassy koala » Tue Sep 14, 2004 5:14 pm

reading
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stuff that helps

Post by riseagainst » Sat Sep 18, 2004 6:31 am

yea heres sum stuff that used to help me it really doesnt work for anymore but this stuff held me through tough times

write poetry
kall a friend
lisnt to really loud music
take a long shower
yea ummm the writing poety er watever was the best one for me
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Post by QuietPurr » Sat Oct 02, 2004 3:34 am

Sewing, crocheting, baking, or otherwise being "craft-y."

When I have access to stuff for those, it works out pretty well...
"To oppose something is to maintain it."

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Post by Aros » Mon Oct 11, 2004 6:59 am

My boyfriend,
And eating,
sometimes writing will help.

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Post by khushrenada » Fri Oct 15, 2004 4:02 am

:star: drawing

:star: talking a walk

:star: practicing viola

:star: reading

:star: listening to music(classical, its calming)

:star: talking to friends

:star: playing video games

:star: petting my cats

at night when its the worst, these help me the most. but when im at school i kinda just give into the urge beucase when im there my entire body gets very tense so i just do it so i continue to do what im supposed to be working. if anyone knows things that i could do in school without getting in trouble for, itd be greatly appreciated.
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Post by iamnothing » Sun Oct 24, 2004 8:40 pm

:star: write on my self (i'd draw but i suck at that)
:star: friends..sometimes
:star: a hot shower
:star: internet
:star: sleep
:star: i cant believe i say that - homework can be a real distraction sometimes lol.

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