The self-harm Project

untamedasthesea:

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Incase you’re having a bad day

recoveryisbeautiful:

recoveryisbeautiful:

Front Pocket:

Index Card (ABDC)
            Active Situation
            Beliefs on Situation
            Consequences
            Dispute (how consequences overrule the good)
Pro-Con Chart for Unhealthful Behaviors
Safety Plan

Composition Notebook: For prompts and exercises in recovery books.
I personally have a 3-Subject because I use it for Regaining Your Self, 8 Keys to Recovery, and Telling ED No!

Stay in the Flow (now, daily, weekly, monthly)
What Do I Want?
Daily Self Love
60 Things I Love About… (life, myself, ect…)
What’s Your Solution?
Goal Setting
Commitment to Life Contract

SECTION I: INFORMATION

Use this section to keep information on what you’re recovering from. You can also put in a list of emotions, thinking styles, ect…
If you can find simple articles it could make things easier. You can try looking at my other masterposts for information.

Some examples, my binder isn’t yet complete in this section either.

• Scar Tissue
• Center for Clinical Intervention Module’s (use whichever one’s you feel may be useful to you- there are 12 modules)
• Anger Warning Signs
• Feeling Chart: 
  column 1 (feeling) 
  column 2 (action required)
• Working with Imagery (this is slightly different than the one I have but I couldn’t find the exact section on the site)
  
  

SECTION II: JOURNALING

• Getting to Know You
• Lists
• Think-N-Shares
• Recovery Challenges
  
  

SECTION III: MINDFULNESS

• What is Mindfulness?
• Mindfulness of the Breath
• Step Out of Automatic Pilot
• Mini Mindfulness Exercise
• Body Scan Mindfulness Exercise 
• Somatic-Emotional Processing Worksheet
• Mindful Cognitive-Emotional Processing Worksheet
• Mindful Cognitive Processing Worksheet (I printed out multiple copies of page 2)

SECTION IV: MISCELLANEOUS

• Automatic Thoughts
• Challenging Negative Thoughts
• Cognitive Formulation for Body Dysmorphic Disorder
• Daily Mood Chart
• Self-Esteem Journal
  
  

Back of Binder:

Seeking Solutions to Self-Injury

Back Pocket:

Relapse Prevention Plan

Safety Plan Cards

 

I also like to keep a lot of loose-leaf paper in the back and behind certain printouts. You can check out my recovery resources page for more places to find therapy and self-help worksheets- there is an entire section just for worksheets. Also, look at my worksheets tag (stuff I have yet to print out for myself).

My binder is still VERY incomplete so I will be going through and getting new worksheets off of all the websites listed on my resources page as well. Chose what you need for what you’re going through.

As you can tell, for my binder I really like to find worksheets from Jessica Mullen and Natalie Masson.

You can also categorize your binder by disorder differently, personally, I think mine needs to be reorganized but I’ll do that after I post this because it’s driving me crazy.

Coping Bank and Alternatives Jar

Some people may have been having trouble with the journaling links so I updated them for you. Hopefully this works better.

Bittersweet

thekatscorner:

Bittersweet is one of my favorite words. It sums up life. Everything is bittersweet in someway, and to me the idea is beautiful. Something can make you jump for joy and still have a bitter side. Something can crush you and still have a sweet side. Perception is where you decide is something is bitter or sweet, because everything shows both sides, and that is, in my opinion, one of the most…

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An Open Letter to Trans Guys

thekatscorner:

Dear ______,

I just wanted to remind you that the best thing you can do to help yourself in your transition is to love and accept yourself. I know it isn’t easy, but it makes everything better. Once you start accepting yourself you get this confidence that not only makes you feel different, but that makes everyone see you different. You worry so much about “passing” that you overlook the biggest…

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Addiction: A poem

thekatscorner:

Hey there old friend
It’s been a while since we last spoke
I barely recognized you
Your bittersweet presence always has worn a cloak

You come wearing masks of people
You come dressed in nicotine
Your stilts are made of syringes and blades,
Your cologne is a bottle of Codeine

I didn’t really miss you
nor did I ever hope to see your face in front of me
You nearly killed me at our last meeting
Pleas…

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Mental Illnesses

A mental illness is:

- A health condition that can affect our inner and outer selves - Curable - Not a person’s choice - Serious - Not a joke

Mental illness is caused by:

 - Chemical imbalances  - Environment - Traumatic events - Birth trauma - Genetics - Other unknowns 

Mental illness can be made less severe with:

 - Therapy - Medication - Love - Patience - Life coaching 

Sings of mental illness include: 

- Suicide attempts - Self injury (cutting, burning, hair pulling, etc) - Causing harm to others - Emotional outbursts - Coping problems - Withdrawing from life and people (isolation) - Substance abuse - Hallucinations - Unhealthy eating habits - Delusions

 Mental illness can appear in: - Males - Females - Gender queer - Children - Teens - Adults - Elderly - Anyone 

Learning about mental illness is important, because: 

- Knowledge is the first key to a better world - You can be more aware of the health of those around you - You can help people - You know the signs of someone in need - You can make a difference 

Some mental health facts are: - It is okay to struggle with mental illness - Getting better is possible - A lot of people suffer from mental illness - Little steps can make a big impact on your mental health - Suicide isn’t the only way out - Understanding is the key to helping - Pushing people to get better can have a reverse affect

Help! I binged! What do I do now?!

recoveryisbeautiful:

First, know your binge. What caused it? How could you have better handled it? What alternatives are there to bingeing? What KIND of binge was it?

Subjective vs. Objective Binges

• 3 Tips to Eat “Normally” Again
• Brain Over Binge: How I Stopped Acting on Urges
• Alternatives to Bingeing
• 10 Strategies for Overcoming Binge Eating
• Advantage/Disadvantage Chart for Unhealthy Behaviors Printout

Now if you is you DO binge… because it does happen from time to time in recovery… here are 20 reasons not to hate yourself after a binge [x].

And here are some other posts that may help you after a binge:

• Binge Recovery
• How to Recovery from A Food Binge: 10 Steps to Feel Better
• How to Recover from an Unplanned Binge