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I cut myself...
I cut myself and im trying to stop but I can't stop for a long time.. How can I stop?
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Heya,
I'm not a cutter myself so I can't offer any guaranteed 'cure', and I have heard that different things work for different people, so it's pretty much a question of trying anything and everything that could help you.
By you saying you can't stop 'for a long time', I gather you do stop sometimes? If so, I would keep trying to stop that way...and when it gets hard, think through what you are feeling (don't just label it 'anger' or 'depression', really think about what's behind that) and why. Try and figure out what is making you so unhappy and get it out of your life if you can.
To make yourself generally happier, try making a list of all the good things that happen in a day, and when you want to cut, think of how happy you are when you achieve a goal of not cutting for a month, for example. Every time that you don't cut, give yourself a reward you will love - chocolate is a very good example, as is sunbathing in the summer, because sun and chocolate both help your body to produce endorphins, the 'happy hormones'. All you can really do is talk through how you're feeling every time you want to cut (even if it's only to a diary) and give yourself a little reward every time you don't :)
Also try thinking of things you DO want to do, rather than don't.
For example - don't think, 'I DON'T want to cut', think, 'I want to stop cutting', or, 'I want to be able to go swimming in the summer holidays without being worried about all my scars'.
I hope I helped and that you feel happier soon!
Blessed Be,
Rach xxx
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