The Christmas Challenge...Who's with me??
 

A really good friend of mine suggested that I try to get to Christmas SH free, and that could be my present to him. I've seen other threads about people doing this, and thought I'd make a thread to bring them all together...
Me and Cheryl [mizzchez] are going to do this, together we're going to get to Christmas SH free. Well, we're going to try!!
Haha, so who's with us? Anybody else want to take up the challenge? Will be an amazing present for ourselves, and the people who love us :)
So, come on, lets try this altogether

:massivegrin:


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The Christmas Challenge :]]

i'm gona do it :)
chez promised me that she was going to do this :)
i'm proud of yas both lol
i'l be here for support "GO GIRLIES"

Awww yay this is really good

:D

Woo!

init :) I know Chez I know she can do it :) I'm sure u can too :) oohh i feel rude i dont even know ur name , i cant be ur cheer leader with out ur name lol :)

"Kyraz" not my real name, but the one i use on here...paranoid >.<

i want an alias i'm kate , but for todays pourposes u can call me gertrude , gerty 4 short ...:)

It sounds good to me :)
Nice idea..!

god my spelling was bad b4 wasnt it :o

Sounds like a good idea, so I can wear whatever I want around x-mas :D

Do we have to start now or a certain date ? :)

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Excellent Idea..I'll give it a shot

good idea, i will try it

Start from when you read the thread if you want :)

And maybe everyweek or something post on this thread, saying how you're doing :)

we can all do this together, and help each other out!

Anybody, feel free to PM me :D


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i'm going to join in this2 i'm already 4weeks free so i know we can all do this with the help of each other love u all so much
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Well done on 4 weeks :D

Im grinning like an idiot atm haha, im so pleased that people are going to try this, because i know we CAN do this, you are all amazing <3

:D This will be awesomee :]]
*squishes everyone*

eeeee :D

It will be awesomeXD

We can do ittttt

I'll join :)
I'm currently two months & a bit free but really want to make it three months free (15/12) and have a wonderful S/H free Christmas so look forward to taking part in this challenge.
Well done to everyone who has decided to take part
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I'm with you all :]
2 weeks free tomorrow for me.

*wonders in and sits down*

I'm in :-) I'm 3 weeks free at the moment and don't plan on breaking it any time soon!
Great idea though. I'm sure we can all do it!
*hugs everyone*
Charlotte
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This is an awesome idea! :-)
Good luck, you can all do it!

ill try...

I'm so up for this. I'm two weeks free I think but I'd love to free over Christmas as it's my favourite time of year. It will be a present to myself and all you guys. We can do this!

:D it makes me so happy reading this :)

Okay Im gonna try this :) Im six days free, if I can make it all the way to x-mas then that will be amazing ! :D

Woo :)

To everyone: Dont stress yourself about it too much, just as long as you try, that's the main thing :)


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Count me in too =]
I've also got a lovely outfit which i shall wear if i make it =D
Good luck everyone and take care!
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I think I'll join you all for this one :) I'm currently about 6 weeks or so free, and would really really like to make it until Christmas, it would make both my parents and my boyfriend really happy :)

well done to everyone trying this :)

i beat my record last night :) which was 18 days, so tonight i'll be 19 days free!!!

ee!

Yay, that's great Miowable <3

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i planned on doing this too
since last sunday
im with youu :)
its less than 5 weeks

i'm guna try! i hope i can make it! 5 weeks sounds like a lot (for me) but i bet it'll go by fast.

WOOOO:D

struggling? Check my thread in fun and distractions about feel good songs:)

making me happy atm listenting to some :)

I will try this...See how is goes. =)

Hiya, I think this is a great idea... I am going to do it :-)

Leigh xx

I will participate in the challenge. I'm Jessica, nice to meet you. *shakes hands*

I'm already two months free.. officially today, yay! So I know I can do this.

Yay! I'm so glad to see so much response :]]

I'm 15 days free as of this very minute! I just realised =D

My records 8, so this is going really well :D

*squishes to all*

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I cut last night : / I think im gonna start this on December the first, a new month and it also starts on a Monday so its a new week :) Im not really feeling the Christmas 'feel' at the moment either so that will be closer to x-mas and will get me on an exciting and happy mood :D

Awww *hugs* but yeah, that's fine, if anybody feels under too much pressure, then try that :], new month, new week :)



*hugs to all*

I think this is a lovely idea, I'm in!

I just want to point out to everyone who's getting involved that you shouldn't be too discouraged or disheartened if you slip up. As the saying goes, slip ups are all part of recovery. And plus, we're all in the together, so we can help eachother through our difficulties.

I wish everyone the best of luck, and I hope it goes well. If you ever need that little boost to keep you going, don't hesitate to PM me. I'm always here to listen.

Sarah x

Hope everyone's doing well :)

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I'll deft join In on this! I'm already almost 6 months free (dec 6th ) but I need some more inspiration to keep going! So this will be perfect. Thank you for starting this! Good luck everyone!!!!! :)

I hope everyone is ok and doing well :)
*big hugs all round*

=] *Brings Christmas cheer*

:D Woo :]

Okay so Im gonna start this on Monday, and Im really excited about not SH :D I have been seeing someone from PCHAMs and she gave me a mahooosive list of effective things that distract you from self harming. I will probably post a few if anyone has an urge :)

Keep strong everyone x x

ooh could you possibly post some please? thanks..

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Sure :) On the sheet are methods that paticipants used for resisting urges to SH and then there is a % of how effective they are so I will post the top ones :D

-Keeping busy.
-Being around friends.
-Talking to someone about how you feel.
-Writing about how you feel.
-Talking to friends.
-Interacting with someone who is nice to you.
-Thinking of someone who cares aboutyou.
-Finding someone who is udnerstanding.
-Doing sports or exercise recreationally.
-Listening to music.
-Anticipating others' reactions to self-harm.
-Being around people.
-Doing mindless activities. (I think this is a really good one, Sudoku is a good example and they have Sudoku challenges on the distractions page : http://www.recoveryourlife.com/index.php?categoryid=13 )
-Reading.
-Writing poetry.
-Being in a less chaotic enviroment.
-Taking a how bath or shower.
-Thinking about how much it will hurt.
-Thinking about others with similar problems.
-Receiving outpaitient counselling.
-Removing the means/instrument typically used to self-harm from home.
-Talking to your docter/professional.
-Religion/spirituaity.
-Closing eyes and thinking calming thoughts.
-Doing household chores.
-Relaxing.
-Chatting on the internet.
-Working with paint, clay, play-doh.
-Playing a musical instrument.
-Learning something new.
-Massaging the area you want to harm.
-Cooking.

I hope this helps everyone :D

Brilliant list, thank you for sharing =]

I have found something that can help is going to a place where you can't harm yourself such as going in to town/to a library/to a museum/to the park etc. Anywhere where you are around others thus lessening your chance to harm yourself!

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I have just posted a more detailed list in the SI discussion :)

http://www.recoveryourlife.com/forum...ad.php?t=74987