I've Still Got A Few Habits Left Over From My Ed But My Favourite Is Definitely My Affinity For Tea,

I love my laptop so much its so cute!?!? And i especially love the kitties with my and Charlies initials😊😊😊

(lowkey doxxing myself if anyone from school finds this but ah well🤷)

Its raining!!!! I love the rain and my plants need it😊😊

Intro post

Hi everyone! My name is Archie and this my intro post!

What will my blog contain?

Recovery tips for @namia, $h, ptsd/c-ptsd, depression and anxiety

Joyful moments, pretty things, achievements of myself and my peers

Poetry, photography and other art I or my loved ones make (mostly about mental health)

My struggles in recovery and how I pushed past them

Love and positivity

DNI : I don't have any dnis really, dont be an asshole or a pedo, over 18 can interact with my posts but please dont dm me anything weird

(tl;dr under the cut)

Every time I open social media im greeted with something horrible. I want to make this account to spread light to the people in the dark like I was for so long. Not everyone is as lucky as me, I have incredible support networks that i will be forever grateful for. I'm going to post recovery tips, joyful moments, my struggles with recovery and how I am overcoming them. I aim to pour my heart and soul into this project as a gift to myself and other people who are still struggling like i once did. I have learned and grown so so much over the past few years and I'm still working on bettering myself but the internet can be a scary place and i want to make it just that tiny bit better.

so glad im a tumblr girly, i was on edtwt the other day and when i tell you its the most disgustingly fatphobic community like. OMG theres threads of hindreds of pictures of just ppl existing holy shit😭

i miss her so bad, she looks so lonely in class and she actively avoids me. i miss her personality, her warm words and silly anecdotes. i will feel forever guilty for being the catalyst for our drift. it wouldve happened eventually because, he and i clearly didnt mix. but it hurts that i lost such a good friend and we are both suffering.

i think i believe in some kind if higher power, its not like, god, or anything like that. recently ive just been noticing that things are happening that align perfectly with my goals and my needs. like, at work, i had to do a job and i needed a certain number of things to do it and i grabbed the perfect amount first try?!?

(tw ed mentioned under cut)

or, like today, i was going to skip lunch but as i was leaving the house my friend asked me if i wanted some of the curry her mum made and its like. okay, maybe the universe wants me to eat today?!?

i love you,

i want to kiss your scars and soothe your burns.

i want to hold you and make you better again,

not letting go until i can be sure youre okay.

my heart is so full i want to share all my love with you.

no matter what you've done in the past,

what you will do in the future,

who you will become,

i will want you.

i want to kiss your scars,

heal the wounds others have left,

hold you and keep you safe.

i love you

sh recov / harm reduction tips for those of us who are in the trenches and may be considering recov or trying to get there one day

⭐️ some people can't just throw away their sh tools and that's okay, but what i suggest is if you don't already to keep them in a hard to get to place so that you can reduce how often you may try to sh

⭐️ try to limit how often you relapse but dont put too much pressure on yourself because it may stress you out worse, id suggest slowly relapsing less by spacing them out more over time.

example: every day -> every other day -> twice a week -> once a week.. etc you get the point, if you cant stop cold turkey then try to reduce how frequently you sh because its just like any other addiction out there.

⭐️ keep in mind it takes about 3 weeks to make a habit, when going fully clean its really rough for those first few weeks but it wont stay that way, that isnt to say you wont have some bad days but it wont be every second.

⭐️ avoid buying new sh tools and new blades, if you plan to reduce or recover then stick with what you have so that you wont automatically have a new tool to hurt yourself with.

⭐️ if you burn yourself or you sh for pain specifically i suggest using (skin safe!) hot wax because it still hurts like hell when it hits the skin. usually these are used for like kink purposes but that also makes it easier to find in a way.

⭐️ for people who cut or need to see blood, some alternatives that work are using red food dye and applying it to something thats pointed but cant actually cut you and dragging it across your skin. another thing thats out there that provides both pain and blood without injury are sh pens! its hard to find these due to the internet censoring things however on platforms like tiktok using slight censorship in search like "self hrm recovery pen" will likely bring you to some results that could help.

⭐️ if you're broke like me or a minor etc and cant purchase tools online to help, id suggest using household items like thumbtacks for harm reduction. something that personally helps me is actually making fake wounds that are like.. actually fake and not real. to do this without any professional products use thin layers of liquid glue as your base and shape it like a wound, and use paint / makeup / whatever you've got. if you have sensitive skin this will probably make you itchy or poses a risk for a skin reaction so do be wary of that. when removing it should just peel right off as long as its fully dry, just be sure to wash the area afterwards.

⭐️ other reduction tips are the typical things people will say to do, surround yourself with friends and safe people if you can. surround yourself with safe items and things that make you feel comfortable and avoid triggers to your best ability. if you seriously are trying to recover please delete tumblr as consuming sh content will trigger you back into it fast.

if anyone has questions about specific circumstances or situations my ask box is open <3

recovery isnt easy but i really hope this helps somebody out there who may be considering getting better.