What to do instead of Self Injury

What works? What doesn't? When you feel the urge to self-injure, what can you do to overcome those feelings? Here's what works for me, and what doesn't.

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[rugrats1212]

sometimes i feel like cutting i just sit here and watch a really long video of yours and the feeling passes

[xsullengirlx]

I am glad the longer videos can be of some use to someone... I am glad you are able to resist the urge. :) Take care.

[steelstrings87]

Agreed. We need more therapists that aren't shocked/ disgusted/ confused by self injury...therapists who actually care and who don't use transparant "empathy" techniques that feel totally manipulative and empty.

...and by "we" I guess I mean me. : )

[reallyreally17]

You know, I posted once on a livejournal community, about how I want to stop cutting, and I don't know how, and all my father ever told me was that I needed Jesus, and how much that pissed me off.

And someone replied, and said "Actually, I think you do need jesus."

Haha.

I can't stand it.

No offense to people with religion, but in my opinion its just a big cover up, because of how hard it is for us to just believe in ourselves.

[ichimarukills]

I am searching for those who are lost..who feel hurt..who feel hopeless..I was put here to help others

[kotathatsme]

I totally agree that you find the root of the problem, I have previously made some "schemes" of the "cycle" I used to go through with SI. Nowdays I usually exercize, or just sing a song haha :)

[koolalice1]

i think rubber band snaping is only helpful if it is used to help while a person is getting to a point where you over do cutting constantly and should only be uesd untill a person is more mentaly stable

[mroutcast87]

I had stopped cutting sometime ago, some months actually. But naah, life is too much of a shit. When i am depressed, and when i cant say anything to anyone so i cut. Cause thats the only way to vent myself. Wrote poetry, but was even refrained from that...... Life is nothing more than me being a pet-dog, there's no such thing as freedom. I know today i cant stop myself. The way i did today.

[Turkishhuman]

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[shaydeelady]

I think the whole idea of using the ice cube or rubber band is not to recover so much as to get you through tough times until you do recover. I've used the rubber band and its' gotten me past a moment in time but the recovery part of my journey was completely separate from that.

[soarh1]

i have a friend that says she going to start cutting, im a cutter myself and i told her not to do it that she will never beable to stop. she just tells me that she can controll it and she wont to it that often i try to tell her that she wont be able to controll it and it really scares me that she say that shes going to start i dont want her to go through what i have went through.. do u have any tips on what i should say to her or any thing pleas help..

thank you for reading this..

[mysexyspongebob08]

i never did use the ice cube but when i stopped self harming i stopped imediatley! and restrained myself from doing it and when im upset now, i get urges to doit but i again restrain myself further and sumtime as a relife i pick up the blade the i use/used and hold it in my hand, put it on my arm but dont cut. it kinda gets rid of the urge just but knowing that if i move ill cut my self but at the same tim knowing i have the choice to say no and put it down. doesnt work all the time for me but..

[slipknotmaggot54]

im really glad i found this video. it really helps. thanks!

[DreamsofCentaurs]

"I don't know why, but he doesn't like me to be hurt in any way" think about that for a second.....keep thinking about what you just said about him....you still thinking? *GASP* could it be because he loves you?!