Is there a way to self harm without the self harm?

[lonergirl_26]

To keep it short I haven't cut in over a month and I really want/need to right now but I can't because a special person will see and I don't want to cause him negative emotions
I need something that won't leave a mark or that will leave after a few hours I don't care how bad or stupid the suggestion I just need something that will make me feel better and will settle the urges

 

[fedup1982]

Are you ok? Is there anything you'd like to talk about that might help?

This isn't the first time someone asked this so this time I decided to ask Claude AI and see what it says, maybe some of these could work for you?

- Hold ice cubes tightly in your hands

- Snap a rubber band on your wrist

- Draw red lines on your skin with a marker

- Squeeze stress balls very hard

- Do intense exercise until exhausted

I don't know if those are of any use to you? Once I went to a recovery house and they had a punching bag, I'm guessing a lot of people find that kind of thing helpful?