Help tips to stop self-harming ?

[wonderworld]

been self-harming on and off most of my life.
i use to find it kinda easy to stop myself, I guess I still had a bit of hope left...
but now I find it impossible to stop myself and it getting worse...

anyone got any tips.

Ps I'm already/engaging in mental health services

 

[Sinai Silence]

Have you tried finding substitutes for it such as flicking yourself with elastic bands or pinching. When addicts are in rehab they are always put on a less harmful substitute to whatever they are addicted to, self harm is just the same. Best of luck

 

[so tired or manic]

squeezing ice cubes was a good one for me

 

[Life_and_Death]

i personally like to draw on my wrist. maybe a basic butterfly or heart.

 

[Deleted member 17949]

I personally am stopped by being around people. This isn't accessible to everyone but when others are around regularly I find myself avoiding it.

 

[Allan that was]

Ive been selfharming for a good part of my life but ive been "clean" for lack of a better word for about six months now. And while a lot of things help me not to do it anymore, one rather suprising technique is to chock oneself out of it. Drink a bunch of coffe and blast some metal music helped me.

Hope you get better mate death by a thousand cuts doesn't seem like a go way to leave this mortal coil

 

[wonderworld]

Have you tried finding substitutes for it such as flicking yourself with elastic bands or pinching. When addicts are in rehab they are always put on a less harmful substitute to whatever they are addicted to, self harm is just the same. Best of luck

I think I might do that. As I could get away with it whilst at work where my thoughts go through the roof.

 

[Sinai Silence]

I think I might do that. As I could get away with it whilst at work where my thoughts go through the roof.

I hope it works for you, there are other methods you can try if they don't work out. Work sucks so much especially in times like these, wishing you the best of luck ❤