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How to stop cutting myself? I want to stop cutting but I don't know how!
13/F
i cut myself, arms, wrist, legs. & i want to stop but idk how. i've tried the rubber band trick but i doesnt work it makes me want to do it more. :/ & everytime my friends confiscate my scissors, blades, etc. i get really mad and i do it even more. Help? :/
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If you haven't already you need to talk to a parent or an adult that you trust so they can help you get counseling.
you need to get rid of all the thing in your house that you can use to cut your self with. Try to keep your mind busy to keep your mind off of wanting to cut your self by doing something that you enjoy like
reading,listening to music, taking a warm shower or bath might also help. you can also write in a journal. you can try talking to friends about your feelings.
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You want to have scars the rest of your life? Just stop,look in the mirror, and ask yourself "why am I doing this?" nothing is worth hurting yourself. Find the source of why you cut yourself, identify it, and get rid of it. If someone is hurting you or has hurt you do not be afraid to get help from the local police or social services or talk to your school counselor and end this!
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don't keep any sharp objects near by you tell your family and friends to take this sharp objects far from you before you even see it and every time be with your friends and family
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Okay I've been where you are. I started cutting when I was 13 too. I'm 17 and a senior in high school and I still have problems with it but I'm getting better. When I started I didn't think I'd be doing it for so long. My parents found out and got mad at me, I was yelled at, ect.
So here's the thing, you need to get help. Trust me, you can't let this run your life because it will if you don't get help. So talk to your parents or a counselor at your school. Trying to stop yourself won't work unless you talk to someone other than your friends.
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You need to ask yourself why you are cutting. Is it because you are depressed? If it is, then you really need to talk to a parent or trusted adult that can get you the help you need before it gets to out of hand. On the other hand, it could be an addiction. In addition to getting help from people who do know you better, there are a few things that you could try.
The biggest part of stopping is self control. You need to control your urge to hurt yourself. Looking back on the times that I had cut myself, I remember that every time I had some sort of urge, I had a moment of weakness and would hurt myself with anything I could find. Now, I am able to control that because I removed all the things that I could find that could hurt me and I told myself that it wasn't healthy. Eventually, it could get worse and you might accidentally hurt yourself more than you attempted to do.
And then think about people you love. They would hate to see you in pain. That's why your friends take those things away from you. They love you and it puts them in pain to see you do something so self destructive.
Try to keep yourself busy. When you are doing other things that require you to think, you are distracted from all that. And keep a positive attitude about things. Tell yourself that you can stop, but you have to try and believe that you can. Stopping is hard to do by yourself, so don't feel like you can't turn to others around you to help. They will do the best they can to help you and will be there with you as you complete the journey to recovery.
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You need to talk to a family member or counselor so they can help you quit this. Cutting your self doesn't do anything but slowly kill your self each time, just keep that in mind. So go seek help
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