I'm River 24 from the UK.
Love to read my mini library at home
Self harmed since 14, now in recovery with few slip ups here and there.
I don't need to self harm about things any more, I have other outlets :)
Hi all,
I have just realized that i have made two pretty long posts but have failed to introduce myself to everyone. So here is a bit about me.........
my name is Tj and im 38 years young and come from south london. Was born female but now identify as genderqueer but live my life as much as i can in a male identity. I work in a nursery with children under the age of 5 at the moment but am currently at university doing my Early Years Foundation Degree which will hopefully allow me to move up into management ( i cant do a worse job than the managers at my current setting do).
I have been with my partner for about 3.5 years and i love her to bits. She is the milk in my coffee and the ketchup on my chips, in other words she makes my life complete and i would not be here today if it was not for her. Infact id go as far as to say i owe her my life. . We have BIG plans for the future and as individuals and as a couple we are making HUUUUUUGE steps to working towards our goals.
I initially came across this site when looking for information on distraction techniques for my wife who self harms, but on further reading i have found there is also a space for me too in the eating disorders section (where i have already posted).
I think that this is probably enough about me for now and i look forward to meeting you guys and getting to know people better around the boards in the future.
Heya, Im Matt.
Im 25, im currently 3 and a half years self harm free however i do still the lingering urges from time to time. I live in London and work as a sign writer, though im trying to get a job in blacksmithing if i can find someone to take me on.
My SI started when i was 16. Im still on medication to control my mood, but its a lot better then all those years ago.
Oh and i was a former V1 & V2 RYL goer, but took a hiatus from it.
Hello everyone. I really should make more effort on this thread, i just keep forgetting its here >.<
~Phoenix~ is my Little Sister of Awesomeness and Self-Delusion :P Bitter Angel is my Mitten Animad is my Top Trump All Im Living For - Is my beautiful and special daughter who isnt called Kim but will moan if i dont add her :P
I'm Liz and 25 from the US. I was on RYL years ago when I was a late teen, but so much happened I stopped. Been in recovery for a year now... hoping I keep going. Been having a really rough year and knew I needed some support as well as kinda just missed RYL, so I'm back. I'm going to school, slowly, for computer security, and working full-time as well. No kids or partners.
~Phoenix~ is my Little Sister of Awesomeness and Self-Delusion :P Bitter Angel is my Mitten Animad is my Top Trump All Im Living For - Is my beautiful and special daughter who isnt called Kim but will moan if i dont add her :P
Hello, I made a post before saying hi - oh dear. :x
Hi! My name is Cara, and I live in Ohio in the USA. You may call me Cara. :)
I'm 21 years old and I've self-harmed my way through high school, and tore free for a couple years while I persued my dream of designing by going to a fantastic 2 year college. I've graduated now - over a year ago. It was such a huge accomplishment. I was high on life, except that to deal with the stress of pprtfolio combined with my self hate and feeling I didn't deserve to graduate, I fell back into it. Harder, and better at it.
I'm very much in a stale mate. I'm so socially isolated that I'm terrified to find stable work and function in the world. I would be designing through the face of the internet, but my computer was destroyed a month after I graduated from college. I quickly spiraled afterwards and let's just say I've been a serious wreck since. I do have a seasonal job, though, that will be starting in less than a month and with that money I have to buy a car and move out of my family's house. I deal with over eating and depression and hoarding and ocd and I'm afraid to tell my doctor, especially since I'll be losing my healh insurance soon...
It's all very scary.
Anyways... Ranting like I did in my intro thread. Lawl.
Hi again! I know I'm young and crazy, but ot's nice to meet you all and I respect you each greatly.
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Bare with typos and such, I'm doing this all with an iPod. ^^
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
la la la la la la la la la
to the day in my new era
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Hello. My name is Emily... my husband calls me Mouse... hence the username. I am 21 going on 22. Finishing up Nursing school this year and loving it... sort of. I have fought Depression, GAD, SI, and slight OCD for over 7 yrs now... and ED for over 4. I have won battles before, but am currently in the middle of a losing one. *sigh*
I was a member of RYL, more of a lurker, back when it was Ruin.. but left for a while to try and turn a new leaf... obviously i didn't. so I'm back... but under a different name. I used to be *broken*wings*... but I forgot that password.
I love cats,horses, piano, babies, pregnant people ( i know I'm weird), music, and silence... also cookiedough ice cream.
~I am an angel with broken wings...I cannot fly, only dream...I cannot breath but someday I will sing.~
Gravedigger, when you dig my grave, could you dig it shallow, so I can feel the rain?
~Phoenix~ is my Little Sister of Awesomeness and Self-Delusion :P Bitter Angel is my Mitten Animad is my Top Trump All Im Living For - Is my beautiful and special daughter who isnt called Kim but will moan if i dont add her :P
I joined the site a few weeks ago but sort of lurked for a few days then disappeared till now.
I'm Baye and I am from Canada, I am soon to be 45 at the end of December. I have suffered from depression and on meds for 14 years. Had other emotional issues and trauma that had me in therapy at the age of 11 years old.
I SI'ed from the late teens but even before that in the early teens would punch things when I was angry or emotional.
So I am in a very bad place right now and will be posting to the boards soon.
I've been here since easter! My names Rhian! I'm 22 and live in good old Yorkshire in the north of England
I used to be a member many years ago, back when it changed over from ruin to recover!
I lurk a lot and haven't really spoken to many people since I've been back so I thought I'd say 'ello!
I spent the last 4 years of my life doing a Graphic Design degree and I started my MSc in Developmental Psychology earlier this week... bit of a change I know but I spent the final year of my degree working my ass off doing a higher education certificate in Psychology at the same time!
Bye for now! Rhian
'It's Gotta Get Bad Before It Gets Good'
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HI, sorry I have made some posts without introducing myself.
I'm 38 and from the North of England. I have been self harming for 12 years since my first major breakdown, although I have been depressed since I was in my mid teens (I was too scared to get help then).
I'm a lot better than I used to be but keep on having blips which cause havoc to me and those in my life.
my name's peach, and im not just veteran, i'm ancient (50).
i googled "compulsive overeating" earlier this evening and ended up here. have been wrecking my life this way for around 35 years, still hanging in somehow, though often wish I werent. suffer from depression also, badly at the moment.
I've made posts in Vets without introducing myself but I made a whole thread for myself cos I didn't realise there was one like this :)
Anyways
I'm Stacey, I'm 24 and I'm from Devon. Been SI'ing since I was 16 but I've not done it for a year and a half now. Still struggle with not doing it but I expect I'm not the only one :)
I suffer from depression and anxiety, trying to get better though.
I'll talk to anyone so if anyone ever wants a chat just PM me or something :)
hello vets, just trying to find my way around here. Am 46 live in Wales, 2 kids, self-employed, and having a difficult time recently. feel I am old enough to know better......
Hi all, I'm Meg I'm 18 turning 19 next month (which I'm actually excited about because 18 is just a horrible age, you're treated like sort of a 'trainee adult')
I actually read the last 6 pages of posts just to see if I was going to be the youngest, I didn't want to encroach on some un-written rule that you have to be older than I am.
I currently live in Cumbria, UK studying Policing, Investigation and Criminology but I've lived all over the UK, Germany and the Falkland Islands with my mum working for the Army. It's not as interesting as it sounds, but I do love to go on about how amazing Germany is!
Enough from me ><
I've watched you change
Into a fly
I looked away
You were on fire
I watched a change
In you
It's like you never
Had wings
