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So I have a history of self harm and lately I've really been having the urge to cut again. I've never done it very badly but along with wanting to cut again I've really been wanting to cut deeper and I have no idea why because my mental health is fairly good at the moment. My anxiety was pretty bad today but lately, I thought it was getting better but obviously not because I've been wanting to cut. Like the temptation got so bad I had to force myself to leave the kitchen to stop myself from cutting myself with a steak knife. I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas or methods to stop these urges and and ideas of ways to get it off my mind.
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I have no experience discussing 'cutting' but I can't ignore your need to talk about it. I do know a little about how the mind works and how thoughts come and go. Want to do some back and forth to see if I can Help?
ReplyI would very much appreciate that!
ReplyDid you find the comments from others who are or have been where you are helpful?
About the mind;
Thinking, this one way conversation in your head, provides all of life's details and it provides the stories about the details. Its the story part that is problematic. Thoughts come and go and most show up uninvited. Helpful ones deserve further consideration. The others, some of which are very dangerous, can't be forced from your view. All thoughts require your attention to stay and when you add emotion, they are not going anywhere soon. They all dissolve when you simply observe them without judgment or emotion. They are replaced usually by more uninvited thoughts which also may need to dissolve in the same way. Observing without judgment or emotion can include you wondering where the thought came from or counting how often this has happened today but avoid adding a story about it. Eventually, a helpful or just an interesting one will show up that is worthy of your consideration and may lead to some action.
The bottom line is that you are not your thoughts. That is enough for now from me. I want to hear from you.
Replyi go into a room where i know there's nothing i can cut myself with, or ask somebody to move any sharp objects away from where i am. i know it's really hard to distract yourself with repetitive, persistent thoughts, but it's possible. i usually listen to my favourite songs (something with enough energy to really get you into it) or play my favourite movies/youtube videos. a few times, i've taken a pen and drew crisscross lines where i wanted to cut and that surprisingly helped quite a bit, but that might just be me. i'm in the same boat with temptation when thinking it's getting better, so feel free to reach back out
ReplyThank you!
ReplyWhat I did when i had urges to self-harm was go into a safe place and do somthing to take my mind off it. I would read, draw, colour even nap if i could. It was just anything i could to take my mind off these things. I hope this helps. Stay strong there is always light at the end of the tunnel, trust me.
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