30 Healthy Alternatives for When You Want to Self-Harm
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30 Healthy Alternatives for When You Want to Self-Harm

Although I’ve lived with mental illness my whole life, I am not a medical professional. If you need help finding a mental health care provider, call 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or visit BetterHelp to talk to a certified therapist online at an affordable price. This post contains affiliate links. You can read my full disclaimer here.

It’s been an incredibly hard battle, but I recently celebrated my 9 month anniversary of being self-harm free. I never thought that I would make it this far. Most days, I’m still shocked that I have.

Self-harm can easily become an addiction before you even realize what’s happening. From my experience, it’s an incredibly difficult addiction to beat. If I could go back to my 14 year old self, I never would’ve started in the first place.

And throughout my years of battling with self-harm, here are 30 healthier alternatives I turn to when the urge is strong.

My Top 8 Incredibly Annoying Mental Health Pet Peeves
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My Top 8 Incredibly Annoying Mental Health Pet Peeves

Although I’ve lived with mental illness my whole life, I am not a medical professional. If you need help finding a mental health care provider, call 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or visit BetterHelp to talk to a certified therapist online at an affordable price. This post contains affiliate links. You can read my full disclaimer here.

CONTENT WARNING: This post mentions self-harm and suicide.

There is so much stigma surrounding mental health and mental illnesses. Every single day I hear or see a new thing mentioning it. It’s like I can never escape.

I’m the type of person who can’t unsee things. I can’t un-know something I once I learn it. Once I became a mental health advocate, I could never stop being a mental health advocate.

Here are my top 8 incredibly annoying mental health pet peeves:

3 Reasons to Stop Following the News for Better Mental Health
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3 Reasons to Stop Following the News for Better Mental Health

Although I’ve lived with mental illness my whole life, I am not a medical professional. If you need help finding a mental health care provider, call 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or visit BetterHelp to talk to a certified therapist online at an affordable price. This post contains affiliate links. You can read my full disclaimer.

I have contradicting views on following the news. I want to know what’s going on in the world, and I don’t want to not seem ignorant. But bad news on top of bad news really affects my mental health.

I know it’s good to feel informed in what’s going on in the world, but sometimes it’s just not worth it. Sometimes, you really have to put yourself first.

Here are the top reasons I limit the amount of news I watch so I can have better mental health.

6 Reasons Why Harry Potter is Good for Your Mental Health
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6 Reasons Why Harry Potter is Good for Your Mental Health

I want to make it clear that while I love Harry Potter, I vehemently disagree with JK Rowling’s ignorant stance on trans people. I have always, and will always, believe in trans rights.

Any time I ever even just think about Harry Potter, I’m automatically calmed down. I don’t know why, but there’s something about it that instantly distracts me from my depression or anxiety.

I love talking with my fellow Potterheads and making inside jokes and references with each other. Let’s face it. Harry Potter is more than a franchise. It’s a family.

Continue reading to find out why Harry Potter is good for my mental health:

4 Ways to Cope with Bullying on the Internet
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4 Essential Ways to Cope with Bullying on the Internet

Although I’ve lived with mental illness my whole life, I am not a medical professional. If you need help finding a mental health care provider, call 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or visit BetterHelp to talk to a certified therapist online at an affordable price. This post contains affiliate links. You can read my full disclaimer.

Being a blogger and having to be active on social media, I occasionally get hate. It’s unnecessary, and it can sometimes be very hurtful and detrimental to my mental health.

Unfortunately, there isn’t much I can do about bullying, because people are always going to be free to say whatever they want about me. Still, I can focus on advocating against bullying and find coping strategies.

If you ever experience bullying on the internet, try coping with these 4 recommendations:

15 Inspirational Quotes to Help Improve Your Mental Health
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15 Inspirational Quotes to Help Improve Your Mental Health

Although I’ve lived with mental illness my whole life, I am not a medical professional. If you need help finding a mental health care provider, call 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or visit BetterHelp to talk to a certified therapist online at an affordable price. This post contains affiliate links. You can read my full disclaimer.

I think I’ve always had a deep connection to quotes. A lot of perspective comes from them, and I’ve read several quotes that instantly made me think differently.

You have to be open to them, but once you do, I honestly feel like reading the perfect quote can change you has a person. 

Here’s a short list of 15 quotes that might help improve your present state of mental health: