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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2452927" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>[USER=549914]@Energyengineer[/USER] , I pretty much am self destructive 24/7, though not so much about my T2... Though yeah, sometimes it's hard and you get contrary and want to do things everyone and your body say, you really can't. It's strong. I mean, really strong. For me, I give in a *little*. I curb it, but let out just enough to vent off those feelings... Take the pressure off a bit. So rather than say, eat an entire cake, I'd have a nibble, just enough for the taste, not for a spike. In dietary terms. In other area's, well... I've had a death wish for most of my life, and rather than actively do something about it, I tend to drag a nail across my wrist and be done with it. I don't do actual harm, but it's a bit of a token, a recognition of how I feel, and then I can go on about my day. All in all, you find a way that works for you that keeps you functional and as healthy as you can be. That, and I don't hide it. I found my feelings got bigger the more I kept them in, ended up with spiralling thinking, and that made things all that much worse. Say it, give it air like you have here, and things somehow tend to become more manageable. </p><p></p><p>And [USER=436209]@Jo_the_boat[/USER], that link was amazing. A few years ago a construction worker said goodbye on Twitter, and he ended up in the psych-ward. He's still around today because he got help at the last possible second, and he's quite an amazing person. But he wouldn't've been about to step on the rails if men actually managed to talk to one another. I'm glad there's more initiatives to get mental health sorted. Or at least get proper conversations started.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2452927, member: 401801"] [USER=549914]@Energyengineer[/USER] , I pretty much am self destructive 24/7, though not so much about my T2... Though yeah, sometimes it's hard and you get contrary and want to do things everyone and your body say, you really can't. It's strong. I mean, really strong. For me, I give in a *little*. I curb it, but let out just enough to vent off those feelings... Take the pressure off a bit. So rather than say, eat an entire cake, I'd have a nibble, just enough for the taste, not for a spike. In dietary terms. In other area's, well... I've had a death wish for most of my life, and rather than actively do something about it, I tend to drag a nail across my wrist and be done with it. I don't do actual harm, but it's a bit of a token, a recognition of how I feel, and then I can go on about my day. All in all, you find a way that works for you that keeps you functional and as healthy as you can be. That, and I don't hide it. I found my feelings got bigger the more I kept them in, ended up with spiralling thinking, and that made things all that much worse. Say it, give it air like you have here, and things somehow tend to become more manageable. And [USER=436209]@Jo_the_boat[/USER], that link was amazing. A few years ago a construction worker said goodbye on Twitter, and he ended up in the psych-ward. He's still around today because he got help at the last possible second, and he's quite an amazing person. But he wouldn't've been about to step on the rails if men actually managed to talk to one another. I'm glad there's more initiatives to get mental health sorted. Or at least get proper conversations started. [/QUOTE]
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