What do you do when you feel empty?

[DeadDumbDream]

.

 

[WhiskeyLulabuy]

I normally fill up with drink

 

[S1mpleme]

Whatever I do, it doesn't help.

 

[PDAnnie2610]

I think of how it would be like to leave. And that I need not stick around for anymore BS if I want to go away...

 

[Terminally drunk]

Been playing "the isle" lately. Its good anti depression.

 

[hatelife]

maladaptive daydream sometiimes helps, imagine that I will be somebody else when I die, somebody I want to be :)

 

[porfin1234]

Usually try to talk to someone.
But need to isolate more. I can't do half in half out anymore. I need to commit.

 

[Smashingairwaves]

Listen to music and cry

 

[SnowWhite]

Drink, get high or force myself to go out with old friends. Anything that distracts my thinking for a short while

 

[Midnight]

Drive. Afterwards get into bed to get at least a few hours sleep before work and all the while contemplating suicide.

 

[BPD Barbie]

Fill myself up by buying shit I don't need and can't afford.

 

[pole]

eat to fill the emptiness.

or probably listen to sad music that connects with the and emptiness i feel.

 

[Ghost2211]

I play iPad games to distract me.

 

[Epsilon0]

I usually come here.

I find the outpouring of pain on this forum soothing, as it resonates with my own suffering. It makes me feel slightly less lonely.

We are like an army, walking elbow to elbow against a ruthless enemy. It's a battle we cannot win, but at least we march together. There's comfort to be found in that.

 

[Final Escape]

I self medicate with sex, drugs, internet.

 

[Defenestrator]

I try to feel something. Listening to music is one of the only things that can do it for me without taking illegal substances to be honest.

Everyone is different though.

 

[StillWaiting]

Read stories

 

[Shero]

Singing.

 

[HorribleFeelings1]

I go back to finding suicide methods and I go on this site

 

[Epsilon0]

I self medicate with sex, drugs, internet.

(my apologiez to the op for going off topic)

Hey @Final Escape

I haven't seen you for a while. How are you? How is that cute ginger cat of yours?

 

[1DayItWillBover]

kind of just exist

 

[George81]

i self harm when i feel empty, and also listen to music and drink alcohol

 

[Defenestrator]

i self harm when i feel empty, and also listen to music and drink alcohol

I don't want to derail the thread, but I've noticed there are two main camps for self harm. You say you do it to feel something, for me I do it to stop me from melting down emotionally when I can't cope with it.
I wonder why that is?

 

[George81]

I don't want to derail the thread, but I've noticed there are two main camps for self harm. You say you do it to feel something, for me I do it to stop me from melting down emotionally when I can't cope with it.
I wonder why that is?

I'm not sure really, i think personally i do it for several reasons. As a distraction, the very act causes obvious pain which is a distraction but then having to clean up the mess is a distraction. Sometimes I have strong pent up feelings of anger or mental pain which can only be released through self harm. Other times it's punishment, I deserve to be hurt.

 

[MachinaArcana]

I cut. Some marks disappear after a while, some need stitches.
And I listen to a lot of Bach.

 

[George81]

I can't cut my arms anymore as I wear a uniform for work and have to have bare arms so I cut my legs instead. No one knows I still do it, I started at 15 and am 38 now!

 

[HorribleFeelings1]

I can't cut my arms anymore as I wear a uniform for work and have to have bare arms so I cut my legs instead. No one knows I still do it, I started at 15 and am 38 now!

I got caught by my whole family with my cuts but I made the biggest lie ever which was a cat scratched me and with the help of my friend who didn't even know what was happening, I fooled everyone, so I now can have my cuts showing around my house

 

[George81]

I got caught by my whole family with my cuts but I made the biggest lie ever which was a cat scratched me and with the help of my friend who didn't even know what was happening, I fooled everyone, so I now can have my cuts showing around my house

ah yes, I've had to be creative with answers sometimes! can't get away with it anymore though, it's too obvious. Would much prefer to cut my arm though as for some reason it's more satisfying (maybe because it's closer than your leg) but hey ho needs must. Haven't needed stitches but last few have been deeper and can see yellow which I think is fat? Sorry if this is a bit grim, don't mean to gross anyone out. it's become so normal to me now I couldn't imagine any other way of coping . sending you hugs x

 

[mesohappy]

Used to be drinkin' and smokin'.But I think the alcohol was making things worse,so I've been sober for the last 14 or 15 days.Lately the weathers been nice where I live so I've been trying to force myself out into the sunlight and walk my dog and see other people,say "hi" to the neighbors and what not.I think it's been helping a little..At least it's a temporary distraction.

 

[HorribleFeelings1]

ah yes, I've had to be creative with answers sometimes! can't get away with it anymore though, it's too obvious. Would much prefer to cut my arm though as for some reason it's more satisfying (maybe because it's closer than your leg) but hey ho needs must. Haven't needed stitches but last few have been deeper and can see yellow which I think is fat? Sorry if this is a bit grim, don't mean to gross anyone out. it's become so normal to me now I couldn't imagine any other way of coping . sending you hugs x

The good thing is that I unintentionally made it look like cat scratches so I'm good, and i never see yellow, maybe I'm not cutting deep but I don't think it's fat though , I don't know however