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littlemissy
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whenever you have/had the urge to cut, how did you supress it?? like, whenever, i have/had the urge to cut i left the house. just wondering what tips you may have that could possibly help others (and me) in the future
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Jay
To felix, mine started because i was incrediby upset about something and i just didne feel i could carry on i didnt see a point, and i just felt like no one cared. I get like this now when im stressed or angry.
mine started when i started feeling depressed. im not sure exactly why i thought it would but i did it to make me feel better and release some sort of tension. and it worked so i carried on doing it and then it became a problem along with my depression. its hard to explain (sorry for the vagueness)
i dont think i could ever just sit in my room, playing loud music or anything. i know that if i really wanted to hurt myself i would just go out and buy some more razor blades. i need to actually do something, either physical or mentally straining. i cant just sit to let it pass. but if it works for you im not going to knock it. it just wouldnt work for me
Felix: I started self harming when I was about 13. I felt very alone, and being a perfectionist, I was very hard on myself, had a very low self esteem, and felt that the only person I could take my pain out on was myself. Had a few relapses every now and again, it's never an easy thing to do, but I'm getting there. My med school is fantastic, they have walk in sessions where we can go to talk about stuff on our minds, they have all sorts of people on the course, from harmers to people with eating disorders, so it's nice to know I'm not alone, which helps a lot.
useful distractions
go into sis and then into distractions.
sorry ... this question needed to be addressed tonight for me because i was feeling the urge to cut but didnt want to. i think it would be useful for others to share the different strategies that people use against self harm
i know hun, thats why i said its not that simple for others though. x
i'm not just hurting me anymore.
when i was younger i used to make myself go somewhere where people were, even if it was just my family watching tv, and stay there, cause there was no way i could cut in front of them.
Actually, I am going to go do something else and distract myself, this isn't a good idea right now!!!
That's exactly how I feel. I know how upset it would make my family, my friends and my boyfriend if I did it again, and that stops me.