coping in school...?

sweetyesterdays · Post by **sweetyesterdays** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 7:05 pm

what are some things you can do in school or at practice to "distract" yourself...like, when you dont have the comfort of being in your own home...?

kurdt_kobain · Post by **kurdt_kobain** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:07 am

I focus on my school work. I write long notes to my friends. I scribble on a piece of paper. I just sit there and look sad.

Honestly, I wish I could help you. Most of these things distract me for a while. The best school pick up I've ever found is going to the bathroom and hurting myself.

There has to be something better, doesn't there? I really hope you'll find it, and I really hope it will work for you. You seem to be an awesome person, and I really want things to work out for you. Take care of yourself. Stay strong, and don't SI.

Hunterjumper_09 · Post by **Hunterjumper_09** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:13 am

Today in English class I had the same problem. I really didnt want to cut (like I usualy do) So I just signed out to the bathroom and instedad of cutting I washed my face off with really cold water. I dont know if that will help you but it helped me alot.

.::.Lexie.::.

green · Post by **green** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:33 pm

I know how you feel- its so hard in school. Just focusing really hard on the school work can help. Or (this sounds silly but...) sometimes I focus my attention on a certain person, then pretend to have a mind conversation with them and watch their expressions!!- it can actually be quite funny! I usually miss the whole lesson but it does distract me

stay beautiful,
punkerbell

sweetyesterdays · Post by **sweetyesterdays** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 11:18 pm

that sounds very amusing

but what exactly do you mean by a 'mind conversation'?

Snit · Post by **Snit** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 3:54 pm

kurdt_kobain wrote: Honestly, I wish I could help you. Most of these things distract me for a while. The best school pick up I've ever found is going to the bathroom and hurting myself.

*nods sadly* I know that one

though often just removing yourself to somewhere nice and quiet like the bathrooms can be helpful. I squeeze my keys, or bunch my fists if it's really awful; as if I'm grabbing onto something for stability, not tight, just reassuring. The other thing I do is throw myself into my work, so I don't have to think about anything but what I'm teaching, or, if I am in a learning situation, what I'm learning.

The other trick is to surround yourself with happy people at breaktime. There is always at least one person in every school who bumbles along happily, even if the world is breaking apart, and that can be infectious!

Hang in there - it's holidays for me - it has to be your holidays soon!

Bathelina · Post by **Bathelina** » Tue Oct 12, 2004 6:21 pm

Sometimes I go to the school nurse, or tell a teacher that I am feeling bad.

The thing is, I am more likely to SI at home than I am at school...

Hannah

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