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How do I stop cutting?
How do I stop cutting myself. People say to hold ice but that doesn't work. I see a srink but nothing seems to be working. I just want to stop feeling so worthless. I want to feel good in my on skin... with out hurting myself. But it seems like that is the only way. What now???
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okay, whenever you want to harm yourself do your favorite thing that you love(listneing to music, taking pictures etc) trust me this really helps
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when you start to think about cutting yourself .. get up and start doing something else. even if it means you have to go for a walk.
Start a hobby ... join a club
Turn your bad habit into a good habit .. maybe start working out ...
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hi honey,
i know a lot of people will tell you that cutting yourself is wrong. i used to selfharm myself, so i of all people know that whenever people tell you this you're like...duh?
its very important that you come to terms with yourself when you actually cut yourself. try to force a revelation on yourself. whenever i cut myself i looked in the mirror and asked myself the question: what the fuck are you doing? why the fuck are you doing it? and i would immediatly stop cutting since i was so distracted by my own thoughts. you dont have to answer these questions to yourself, just ask them in your head, and look yourself in the eye in the mirror. what i then did, was get a piece of paper, write down the date and time, and all the things i felt bad about that day, EVERYTHING. put that piece of paper under your pillow, or beside your bed or somewhere where mommy or daddy wont find it.
after that, and i know this is hard, you HAVE to distract yourself. clean your wounds maybe? this is very important too, because i used to skip that and one of my cuts got really infected and it smelled like a dead rat.
anyway, repeat all the above things after you cut, whether its one time a day, or three times or five times.
the next morning you have to analyse the things you wrote down, drive yourself to do that. for me, it made me realise why i was cutting which was often after i was harassed, or being looked at for my somewhat plump appearance, or getting an F on something i worked really hard on. i figured i was trying to punish myself for things i couldnt really be held responsible for! i was 16 at the time, which is a vulnarable age. i stopped cutting when i was 19, and even though my body wears the scars, i never want or need to cut myself again. i know this isnt really solution to your problem, more of a self-help therapeutic tool that you can try when you cant contact your shrink.
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