Thanks for the kind words. Just an update: I am doing better. Turns out talking can help (who knew!) even if I’m not very good at putting it all into words. Seeing my self-harm as a symptom of my depression, and recognising that it’s not just me being a complete nut-job, has helped me be more accepting of it and forgiving to myself.
As the depression is lifting I’m feeling like I can think a bit clearer, like my thoughts are pinging around again rather than being all over the place like a tangled ball of wool. I’ve noticed I can concentrate again, and stuff doesn’t feel as impossible or like the world is against me. So I’m going to keep getting some fresh air, talking to sensible people, growing stuff in the garden, and moving my body, until my brain can’t help but feel better.
Hope everyone can find their thing to help, and most of all be kind to themselves.
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