So I’ve been feeling a lot better lately than I have in years [Thank you my lovelies 🙂 ], however I still possess a strong urge to cut. And I really, really, really want to nip this habit in the bud. I am tired of leaving blood marks on my sheets and my jeans and my sweaters; I have tried replacing it with different activities (writing, jamming out to my favorite tunes) but my mind just goes back to it. Any suggestions? I am all ears.
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I’ve heard that using red marker seems to help… Like whenever you want to cut, go grab a red marker and draw a line there… You see the red, you did the cutting motion.. It seemily satifies a lot of people, and in time, some of them manage to ween it out…
The butterfly project maybe?
“The Butterfly Project is a project created to help those who want to stop self-harming. The self-harmer draws butterflies on the areas they would normally harm, and is encouraged to name them after friends and family members”
*seemingly satisfies*
Try drawing it’s really good for relaxing and it keeps you busy for quite amount of time.
Recite something like The 12 Steps. Um…
Surrender you problems to God or say the secular thing: there’s no use worrying about things you can’t control.
Forgive yourself for cutting and for wanting to cut.
Keep in mind you only have to get through this one day. Deal with tomorrow tomorrow.
Rinse. Repeat.
If the urge to cut makes you stressed, you could try an anxiety technique each time it’s there. It might help over time.
Exercising helped me start to cut less and less. It’s not the same feeling but it releases endorphins and takes away some energy, which can make you a little calmer. I used to want to cut when I was depressed or stressed and it made me more stressed, so I was always seriously stressed when was trying to fight the urge to cut.
And like SeeSmith said, forgive yourself. When you try to battle against feelings like that too much they can just get stronger. You’ll feel more control in time. 🙂
Thank you for all your advice my loves 🙂 I think I will definitely try the red marker… and I should get back into drawing Darvin thank for the idea! I used to love it so much, but inspiration has fled… And the forgiveness thing sounds like a priority, but I’m not sure if I can. I guess I can take it day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute. Thank you my loves 🙂 You always know what to say
Forgive is something you can practice. I never used to understand how you could forgive yourself, but practice makes perfect!
Forgiveness*, gah.
heh yeah that grammar struggle. And I definitely have a lot of practice in my future…