on a scale from 1-10 how stupid is it to SH while also recovering from surgery

[immrw]

it's a 10 isn't it, i know it's a 10. i know all my healing should be directed toward the post-op wounds but here i am, cutting because that's the only thing that makes me feel better

 

[Sleeper System]

It's contradictory but so is everything about life. So it's not stupid. It just is what it is.
Getting an open heart surgery and recovering but slitting your wrists to feel a sensation seems on brand.

 

[edu0z]

i know all my healing should be directed toward the post-op wounds

I think that if you eat well, and don't make any unnecessary effort... your body can handle both.

 

[immrw]

I think that if you eat well, and don't make any unnecessary effort... your body can handle both.

haven't been eating great but i can give it more effort in exchange for guilt free SH

 

[Rev346]

It depends what type of SH you do. You definitely don't want to do anything that can cause an infection but other types that won't trigger an immune response may be a healthy coping mechanism.

 

[immrw]

t depends what type of SH you do

cutting, unfortunately. other methods don't give the same calming feeling

 

[Rev346]

cutting, unfortunately. other methods don't give the same calming feeling

Ah, I understand. It is a unique sensation. If you have to do it just make sure to sterilize the area, blade, and wound. Unless dying from a staph infection is how you want to CTB, you want to avoid getting the area infected.