Help How the hell do i stop cutting myself TvT

[WordV0mit]

I've been addicted to this shit for too long and I need to lock in. if anyone who is recovering from sh has any tips, please bestow upon me ur knowledge!! i dont want the textbook therapy shit though. like i know i need to replace it with healthier coping mechanisms. The problem isn't that i don't have the coping skills, it's that when I'm at rock bottom, Idont have the motivation to do anything besides cut myself. Throwing away the razors doesn't work either because then i just start panicing and just do smth else like bite myself or scratch myself. pain stimming doesn't work for me either. It just makes me want to hurt myself more because now i've given myself a taste of pain and i want more. I've been trying to get better but i've been relapsing really hard recently. I haven't even really been using it as a coping mechenisim, I've just been using it to feel something. i've been really empty and apathetic recently and the only time i feel something genuine is when im with my gf or im cutting myself. Today was a really good day though, and i didn't cut today so that's good :3 I just really need tips on how to stop cutting that i wouldn't hear from like a counselor.

 

[grey.skye]

I don't have any tips, as I still s/h, I just wanted to drop a note to say you're not alone and I believe you'll get through this by finding support and taking it one day at a time

 

[getoutgirl]

let me see If I can be faster than Dot

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I was, cool. forgive me that I just wanted to be the fastest gun in the west here.

Ok Hi, sorry you deal with that, it sucks indeed. I sh too but I'm not addicted to it at the moment.
Those are some resources up there, they are rather simple, not textbook things, practical I'd say. If you want to have a look maybe you find some useful :)
for more casual or just my own rant:
By pain stimming not working for you I imagine you mean using alternative sources of pain to not cut? So the old bag of cold Ice in the wrists or where you cut doesn't work? don't know if you've tried that one but it's a classic and it does for me.
Another one is tracing red lines in paper repeatedly, there is also a sh recovery pen for that that you can use on your skin and has neat bloody ink and even additional ink that simulates the healing. it's neat, link: https://judge.me/reviews/stores/symphonylightart.com/products/recovery-pen
Those are substitutes and some days work, maybe all, if not usually the best is to urge-surf, know that it will pass (tho if the addiction is advanced that wave might be pretty long by now) and try to do what you find helps you best distracting. If you find very little enjoyable at the moment, that can be hard too yeah :/, but u can try, if spending time with your gf makes you feel better hey I preinscribe you a lot of that.

also, and probably more helpful than my own advice, here is a comment from a recent post about this too, I think it was solid advice from someone who was also addicted and recovered, so sharing that experience too

still addicted to sh

i made a post maybe like 5 months ago talking ab how im quite literally addicted to sh it got better during the summer because it was just so hot i couldn't stand covering up but im back to it and i feel like no one else rly struggles with this idk that's prob dumb to assume but seriously every...

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I think that's as much I can help with this at the moment or I can think of so, hope some helps!
also glad you didn't cut today :3
hugs <3

 

[Lions303]

I'm really sorry you're dealing with this <3 want to throw in my 2 cents and up to you to decide what its worth. I had to trick myself to basically recognize when I was getting the urges and convince myself that it could wait til tomorrow by just repeating it until it was true. The hardest for me was acknowledgment (might be different for you) but when I did do that and just told myself it can wait til tomorrow. Days turned to weeks, weeks turned to months and now I cant really remember. Works for me, maybe not you, were all different. Your mileage may vary

 

[kuj00]

A lot of healthy coping mechanisms involve finding new hobbies and doing things you enjoy to neglect that feeling of doing s/h, Like drawing? Draw more, game more, keep yourself busy, that kind of how it goes. I hope you can get through this soon and I hope that this comment helps you at least a little bit, stay safe!

 

[WordV0mit]

I don't have any tips, as I still s/h, I just wanted to drop a note to say you're not alone and I believe you'll get through this by finding support and taking it one day at a time

Thank you sm!!! This means a lot <3

let me see If I can be faster than Dot

Self Harm Resources

This post is written by @Dot, I am just the messenger Self Harm It's known that there are many users on the forum who self harm for different reasons. This thread is focused mostly on habitual or impulsive/physical self harm. This thread has not been made for any glorification of self harm...

sanctioned-suicide.net

Our Organization — Self-Injury Recovery & Awareness

www.thesira.org

I was, cool. forgive me that I just wanted to be the fastest gun in the west here.

Ok Hi, sorry you deal with that, it sucks indeed. I sh too but I'm not addicted to it at the moment.
Those are some resources up there, they are rather simple, not textbook things, practical I'd say. If you want to have a look maybe you find some useful :)
for more casual or just my own rant:
By pain stimming not working for you I imagine you mean using alternative sources of pain to not cut? So the old bag of cold Ice in the wrists or where you cut doesn't work? don't know if you've tried that one but it's a classic and it does for me.
Another one is tracing red lines in paper repeatedly, there is also a sh recovery pen for that that you can use on your skin and has neat bloody ink and even additional ink that simulates the healing. it's neat, link: https://judge.me/reviews/stores/symphonylightart.com/products/recovery-pen
Those are substitutes and some days work, maybe all, if not usually the best is to urge-surf, know that it will pass (tho if the addiction is advanced that wave might be pretty long by now) and try to do what you find helps you best distracting. If you find very little enjoyable at the moment, that can be hard too yeah :/, but u can try, if spending time with your gf makes you feel better hey I preinscribe you a lot of that.

also, and probably more helpful than my own advice, here is a comment from a recent post about this too, I think it was solid advice from someone who was also addicted and recovered, so sharing that experience too

still addicted to sh

i made a post maybe like 5 months ago talking ab how im quite literally addicted to sh it got better during the summer because it was just so hot i couldn't stand covering up but im back to it and i feel like no one else rly struggles with this idk that's prob dumb to assume but seriously every...

sanctioned-suicide.net

I think that's as much I can help with this at the moment or I can think of so, hope some helps!
also glad you didn't cut today :3
hugs <3

Thank you so fucking much!! This is all really helpful :3 I will be looking into the resources you sent when I have the time. Again tysm <3

I'm really sorry you're dealing with this <3 want to throw in my 2 cents and up to you to decide what its worth. I had to trick myself to basically recognize when I was getting the urges and convince myself that it could wait til tomorrow by just repeating it until it was true. The hardest for me was acknowledgment (might be different for you) but when I did do that and just told myself it can wait til tomorrow. Days turned to weeks, weeks turned to months and now I cant really remember. Works for me, maybe not you, were all different. Your mileage may vary

Thank you!! Ive been told this by a few people but its hard for me to be patient with it TvT its good advice tho so maybe ill try harder with it >:) tysm for your response

I'm really sorry you're dealing with this <3 want to throw in my 2 cents and up to you to decide what its worth. I had to trick myself to basically recognize when I was getting the urges and convince myself that it could wait til tomorrow by just repeating it until it was true. The hardest for me was acknowledgment (might be different for you) but when I did do that and just told myself it can wait til tomorrow. Days turned to weeks, weeks turned to months and now I cant really remember. Works for me, maybe not you, were all different. Your mileage may vary

Thank you!! Ive been told this by a few people but its hard for me to be patient with it TvT its good advice tho so maybe ill try harder with it >:) tysm for your response