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hey so i fell backwards in work on wednesday and hit my back of the corner of a desk. it only had a bit of a red mark on the right side. but since then my back has been quite sore on the left side and also at the bottom of my back.

mind u i do work in a nursing home like. i did see a doc the other day and she just looked at the right side and it wasnt that sore then and said it was probably just bruise but its getting sorer. i am off the weekend but do u think i should get checked out i am taking ibuprofen and taking hot baths and just bought some deep heat.

so opinions please

hey i was wondering at what age should you start having a routine where you start to apply different creams and stuff for your face. i use a moisturiser but dont really have a routine as such were i use a cleanser or toner or anythihng.

sorry im pretty clueless especially where it comes to what type of skin i have aswell how do you no what type of skin you have i'm 21 by the way

thank you catherine

Hey I work from 745am-8pm in a nursing home, well lately i haven't always been getting the breaks that i am due, we are meant to get 15mins in morning 30mins at lunch and 30mins in the evening. Usually never get our last break at all and don't really take 30mins for lunch as we don't have time working in a nursing home. Thing is i have been writing down on my time sheet that i didnt get whatever breaks but noticed that we arent usually getting paid for them. i have spoke to the sister and she said that she will speak to the manager. but i was just looking for some advice really

i've started to go swimming at least once a week, but i was wondering is there any particular brands of shampoo or anything that is good to use on your hair that will help your hair against the chlorine of the pool.

i normally just use herbal essences the pink one for to make your hair silky and straight.

do you think that its ok or should i use anything else, also do you think that the chlorine will effect my hair much

i was just wondering for the future really, will i be able to give blood as i used to cut myself?

im nearly 10weeks free now from cutting myself and i was anaemic for a while but not anymore.

so is there any rules or regulations about giving blood (im from the uk btw northern ireland to be exact if that makes any difference)

okay so i'm in a bit of a pickle and would like some of your advice i suppose, i'm 20 and have a history of depression and self harm. but am like 2months free at the minute. i'm working as a care assistant from november in a emi unit. and although its hard at times im gettin on not too bad.

though the thing is now downstairs the frail elderly unit is opening some people think that it might be a better idea if i move down there. but im scared as im comfortable where i am and im afraid that i dont no what im going to be doing as i havent worked there or with the people before.

is there really a big diffference in working in an emi unit than frail elderly??

i dont have wireless internet at home just use a dongle, so i was wondering how can i access the internet then if i dont have wireless. i have free internet and used to use wap on my old phone without wifi so why cant i use it now.

sorry im new to the blackberrys

okay so i'm looking a some advice please.

i have in the past cut myself it used to be daily but know it is way way less frequent and im getting to the point where im hoping that i will get out of it altogether. but the thing is i still pick at my skin, on my chest arms and tummy mainly. and since i stopped cutting myself i think that it has got worse to be honest. but i dont no how to stop, its become obsessive like i will do it everytime that i get changed, and go to the bathroom and stuff, (i know u r probably thinking gross but i cant help it) im not even sure y i do it. i really dont like my body anyway but i know that cutting it or picking it isnt going to solve the problem.

so getting to the point any ideas how i can get out of this habit

hi my doctor told me to increase my seroquel to 50mg for the next while to help me sleep. but im working at 7.45 in morning to do a 12hour shift and im afraid to take it now incase i sleep through my alarm and am late its just after 11pm now im just wondering what to do.

as tbh i have urges to self harm badly right now so any opinions are appreciate all be it that they are helpful and dont contain any lectures on not self harming

thanks catherine

im on 225mg venlafaxine though the thing is im on 150mg xl and 5mg sr

whats the difference between sr and xl and sbould they not both be the sme type

what does it mean if i have emotional unstable personailty traits!? i was reading notes about myself and this phrase came up!?

thanks for any help

okay so i got 4 stitches on monday on my left arm ust below the crease in my elbow and am due to get them out soon, but i think that the wound is infected its very red and sore and is a bit swollen i think. its really sore at the minute and im not sure what to do. :/ i do have some antibiotic cream could i use that until i see the nurse on monday?

also i could ask a nurse at work to have a look at it as she is aware of my self harm though i havent showed her my arms and im afraid that she mightnt think im fit for work or something. which i am i was just having a bad day/week.

so yeah any advice on what to do please

thanks catherine

okay so i cut myself today after the first time in like 3weeks, and it was the first time that i needed stitches in like months and months.

my mum found out and has went ballistic she is saying that if you have been cutting yourself all this time and everything then i am going to get you sectioned and she found a safety pin and a needle and ****. but i didnt even use them to hurt myself i used a razor blade the needle was for sewing and the safety pin was to pin a flower to my bag ffs.

im sick of her she doesnt trust me she doesnt trust me being on the computer and is going through my stuff constantly im sick of this!!

she says that she is going to go to my doctor and ask him all about it, i spoke to my doctor and he has said that he did tell her things when i was very unsafe which i accept but he stated a week ago that he wouldnt be talking to her about me if she rang or went into her

i dont no what to do anymore im sick of this **** :'(

hey im not really sure what i want from this post but ive just been thinking a lot lately about what i am actually doing to myself. and ive sort of come to realise a few things

-how obsessive my self harming has come

-how obsessed i am with picking at the cuts/wounds and also at my skin on other parts of my body (especially my breasts and tummy :'( )

but i don't want to do this to myself and i haven't really brought it up with my doc or psychiatrist or anything before as i suppose i have only sort of figured out that it is a problem as i don't want to be covered with awful scars and other things for the rest of my life

i do have a psychiatrist appointment next week do you think that i should mention this?

and can i also ask does anyone else have these tendencies or is it just me

please be nice nasty comments aren't appreciated

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says it all in the question really

do you ever feel that your self harm isnt bad enough?!? like you should have done it deeper or more or whatever!? i dont no why but i usually never think that it isnt bad enough even when i get to the point of needing to go to the nurse or something! i get so competitive (not the greatest way to describe it) but it did used to be a lot worse a while back so i feel i should be doing it as bad i did then. its like imi obsessed with my body as i hate it and just wont leave it alone

i dont no what im asking i suppose its not normal is it?! its just so addictive and hard to get over and stuff

its so hard its so hard to even understand why i do it half the time. i really think that i just am addicted to myself i absolutly hate myself and just feel like i deserve to hurt myself 1/2 the time. everything seems like its falling apart right now the cutting used to be a daily thing but then i was like 10weeks free and then after xmas slipped up a number of time over the past month. i dont no what to do. i dont no how to stop :'(

sorry i dont no why im posting this

*posted in mental health as well*

i self harm stopped for nearly 10weeks theire before xmas then it got hard around xmas missing my dad and got a new job which i was and still am very anxious about and stuff. and therefore ended slipping up. but it never feels enough

i get so competitve with myself cos ive needed stitches and stuff before and ive had cuts deeper or worse than the ones ive just done.

like tonight ive cut its slightly deep but seriously it just doesnt feel like its enough.

im sorry if this doesnt make any sense or anything and please be nice to me unhelpful r rude answers r not appreciated

why is it so addictive?!

i self harm stopped for nearly 10weeks theire before xmas then it got hard around xmas missing my dad and got a new job which i was and still am very anxious about and stuff. and therefore ended slipping up. but it never feels enough

i get so competitve with myself cos ive needed stitches and stuff before and ive had cuts deeper or worse than the ones ive just done.

like tonight ive cut its slightly deep but seriously it just doesnt feel like its enough.

im sorry if this doesnt make any sense or anything and please be nice to me unhelpful r rude answers r not appreciated

hey i fell asleep the other day in my friends house as it was quite late and she was dozing off too. when i woke up she said that i was sleep talking. well the thing is that i cut myself and she doesnt no about it and i dont want her to find out but what if i was talking in my sleep about it!?! is this likely do you think, and that day i had to go to the doctor/nurse due to self harm related stuff after not having done it in like 3 months!!! :/

i did ask her and she just said that she remembers me saying 'see you tomorrow' but thats all

p.s. please dont be nasty or rude because i self harm

catherine