Self Inflicted Pain?

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If I were to describe what I'm going to write about in one word, it would be brutal. Yes, brutal would be the word I would use without any exaggeration and you'll see why.

With a title like that, you would think I wound need a NSFW tag, but I can assure you, it's not the case, so this is safe for work, safe for life, but it's still brutal 😂. Bear with me and I'll show you why.

I tried to Google self inflicted pain as a term, to see the proper meaning, but Google gives me self inflicted injury instead, so let's see what it means.

Nonsuicidal self-injury, often simply called self-injury, is the act of harming your own body on purpose, such as by cutting or burning yourself. It's usually not meant as a suicide attempt. This type of self-injury is a harmful way to cope with emotional pain, sadness, anger and stress.

While self-injury may bring a brief sense of calm and a release of physical and emotional tension, it's usually followed by guilt and shame and the return of painful emotions. Life-threatening injuries are usually not intended, but it's possible that more-serious and even fatal self-harm could happen. source

It's not a joke, it's actually a very serious thing. I'm lucky as I've only seen such thing in movies, when addicts (mostly), slammed the door on their hand to cause pain as the adrenaline rush that comes with such an injury helped them short term. At least that's how this terrible thing has been presented. Or others cut themselves in an attempt to deal with disappointment, anger and so on. I truly hope no one is in this situation, everyone on Hive can deal with their problems in a proper way.

So then why such a title, you may ask and rightfully so. I'll explain it in a minute, but first let me show you some photos.

In case you're wondering, these are real stones on wood and varnished. Cute, small stones you find on beaches or pretty much everywhere. But what is this thing, you may ask. So let me tell you a story. A true one.

Look at how cute these stones are 😍

The whole thing started almost two weeks ago, with this post, where I posted a photo with some wooden frames on the ground, filled with different materials, ranging from sand to rocks.

The purpose of those frames was this. Walking on those materials is therapeutic, or it supposed to be therapeutic. And those are not my feet if you're wondering.

So after I posted this photo, I had a conversation with @depressedfuckup about how healthy those acupuncture shoes are and so on. You can read the conversation here.

The truth is, I had a pair of slippers years ago, that were made of food and had a tough spiky rubber upper part that was designed in a way to massage the foot. I love those and wore them for years, but one day the tough rubber became a sticky, soft thing (nothing lasts forever by the way) and had to throw them away. It suited me nicely and was constantly searching for something similar, but never found any.

So after the conversation I had with @depressedfuckup, I had a look around to see what the market has to offer, but was not able to find any, similar to that one. However, I came across these ones.

Now you may understand why I said this at the beginning of my post:

If I were to describe what I'm going to write about in one word, it would be brutal. Yes, brutal would be the word I would use without any exaggeration and you'll see why.

😂😂😂 Absolutely brutal!

Most likely you think I have lost my mind for buying such slippers, but trust me, I did my homework and knew exactly what I'm getting myself into.

Before you jump to conclusions, these slippers are not for walking kilometers outside. The purpose of wearing these is therapeutic and for a limited time. The seller says you need to get used to them first, so don't push it.

They say use it for 10 minutes every day to get used to it. But trust me, you are a hero if you resist for 10 minutes. I tried it and gave it up after 2 minutes. The good thing is, after you take them off, you feel the effect for 10 minutes or so.

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Here's a reflexology foot chart, for those who are not familiar with how reflexology works.

Reflexologists claim that by manipulating the feet, as guided by a reflexology foot chart, they can:
Reflexology is becoming increasing popular as you can learn to do it to yourself to relieve pain and stress.

Balance Energy: the flow of Qi throughout the body

Improve Circulation: of blood, nutrients and nerve signals

Improve Health: boost the immune system

Promote Healing

Cleanse The Body: from various toxins

Release Endorphins: chemical which help to reduce pain and stress

Promote Relaxation
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Is this equal to the actual reflexology? No, not by far as you can't compare it with the actual foot massage. However, it must be good for something :)

At this phase, I'm training my feet to get used to these stones and taking it easy. Exaggerating can cause a lot of harm, so no rush as speed is not the goal here. Having positive results is.

Self Inflicted Pain? This is the title of my post and now you know why I said that. So tell me, is this self inflicted pain? 😂 Would you buy such slippers? Would you wear them? 😂 Are you brave enough?

So jokes aside, footwear is an important piece in one's life, contributing to our health in many ways. Wearing the wrong shoes can cause a lot of harm and many can't even see it. Wearing the right shoes can not only save you from pain, but can also contribute to keeping your feet, your bones and spinal cord healthy. Foot massage is also important and it can stimulate reflex areas and help in many ways.

I still want a pair of wooden slippers, just need to find the right one.

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This one is calling my name. I had an exact one when i was a kid. It's kind of retro style, but I don't mind at all, on the contrary. If the price tag is still valid, it costs around 29€, which is convenient for me.

But the ideal one would be this one combined with a spiky rubber upper part, which really massages the foot.

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This has that spiky rubber upper part, but don't like the style, it's for grannies. Scholl is a respected brand, so these are medical slippers, not stylish to show off, but still.

I think this is my reflection for today. It's a crazy post, but we can't be serious all the time, can we?

Feel free to comment below 😂🙈