May
Any Ideas?
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I myself used to do it, and i did the Same thing. I used to feel
“Id feel relieved and less anxious after I cut. The emotional pain slowly slips away into the physical pain.”
“It’s a way to have control over my body because I can’t control anything else in my life.
It expresses emotional pain or feelings that I’m unable to put into words.”
“I usually feel like I have a black hole in the pit of my stomach. At least if I feel pain it’s better than nothing.”
Do you feel this way? If so i really do understand, but none of it is true, your mind is just telling you it is.
Throw anything that could cut you out the house, even if it means buying plastic knifes, DO IT, You will feel empowered by doing it, and will make you feel stronger. Then when you feel the 'urge' you have nothing too do it with will you!
Its allot too do to go too the shop any buy blades, by the time you are there, your urge has gone.
Its mind over matter babes. and believe it or not, you are a strong person, and your mind is a powerful thing, you just have too use it in the right way!
I know too well how hard it is, but you will do it, you just have too really want too, and be strong.
Talk to your GP he can arrange a CPN who can help you alot. You need too do it, and admit you have a problem, thats the first step, from then on its easy!
nikita
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1.Tell someone you trust about your feelings. When you feel like cutting yourself confide in a teacher, school counselor, parent, friend, relative, etc… will do just fine. If they don't know about your current struggle tell them about it and tell them you need their help to keep yourself from cutting again.
2.Talk to this person whenever you have the urge to cut. Some persons experience that a school counselor is a good choice to help with your cutting.
3.Keep a hotline number with you at all times. When you feel the urge to cut, pick up the phone and call the hotline. Crisis hotline staff are trained to provide support and offer you alternatives to cutting yourself.
4.Remember that to a professional crisis clinician it is clear that it is not their job to “talk you out of” cutting yourself - you make your own choices, and you must take responsibility for either cutting or not cutting.
5.Remove cutting tools from your immediate area. If you have to take the time to look for something with which to cut yourself, you may find you have just given yourself enough time to deal with the impulse. Also keep sharp objects away from you.
6.Scars remain foreverIdentify the 'trigger' that gives you the urge to cut. The moment you have the urge to cut, stop and think of what has just occurred. Remember it and try to avoid these situations!
7.Try to create another outlet. Walk away, eat ice cream, take a shower or bubble bath, go out for a jog, go for a swim, call a friend for coffee at the local coffeehouse but do not cut.
8.Understand that as soon as you feel the urge to cut yourself, take a deep breath, fold your arms, close your eyes and relax. Tell yourself that you are not going to cut. If possible, lie down somewhere. Stay like this until the urge goes, then quickly phone a helpline or use another means of getting help.
9.Find other ways to vent. Cutting is a way to release some type of pain or frustration. Try painting, writing about your feelings, singing, dancing, playing an instrument, or playing a sport.
10.Screaming at the top of your lungs helps. Try virtually anything you can (as long as it's legal and healthy) to stop the urge to cut.
11.Release the pain without cutting by using your voice. Talk to someone–a doctor, teacher, friends, your parents if you can. You will be surprised how relieved you will feel after you talk about it.
12.Speak out loud about what is causing you so much pain.
13.Talk about it - even to yourself, in the privacy of your bedroom: even yelling to yourself to release the tension inside of you - but do not cut or hurt yourself at all.
14.Help yourself by imagining how you are able to be like a best friend. As if a friend was just about to cut herself, what would you say to stop your good friend?
15.Recognize that cutting is just the symptom of a root problem. Now you are ready to seek and get help.
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Firstly try to ensure that all items you use are sterile, just to prevent any kind of infection, as that could end up with severe consequences. Even better you could replace the sharp objects with cold ice, this is a tip I heard from a self harm agency, as the ice creates a painfull feeling without the harmfull effects. It seems you have underlying issues which are causing you to feel self destructive in some way, and these issues need to be dealt with, perhaps with professional help such as a counsellor or pysciatrist. Have you spoken to your doctor? If not get along and speak straight away, he/she could help you to access appropiate help. If you find the thought of a doctor to scary, try searching for some local helplines who know about cutting, there are often agencies who deal with these particular issues. It must be difficult for you to deal with, try asking yourself what triggers (such as certain emotions) cause you to do it, that way you will create an awarness around your problem and can therefore start to predict a cutting episode before it actually happens and try to prevent it. Do you have anyone you could speak to friends/family? Good luck and I wish you all the best xx
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Okay I think we have more in common then I thought. I will admit that I'M A CUTTER!!! I have been cutting since 6Th grade and now I'm in 10Th and still do it every now and then. The urge will always be there if you have done it for so long but these are a few things I have done that has helped me a bit.
1. Write things on paper~it will let YOU know what your really thinking. Keep the paper for the future.
2. Put some other kind of pressure on the place your gonna cut~Like pull that part of the skin for awhile.
3. Always have a close relative on your mind~Like I always think of my oldest nephew or my great grandmother.
4. If you cant and think you need to cut. Use a rubber band and snap your wrist~ I use that unless my mother tells me to take it off. When you do it make sure you don't to hard cuz then you will end up breaking your skin open. Redness and little swelling but better than anything else
Thous are the things that I try to do. No matter what the urge to cut will ALWAYS be in your mind but it depends on if you let it take over. Mine kinda did and I'm trying to get over with it.
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View the advice on self harm, in section 16, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris and contact them, when you feel the need to self harm/cut. There are various suggestions, much information, and useful weblinks on my website: far too much to include here, which is why I needed to create it. Seek therapy, to help you address the actual cause of those problems, rather than using an inappropriate method of treating the symptoms, which others have found, doesn't work, in the longer term, and that leaves behind the extra problem of scarring to deal with, then.
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Have you had any help with this?
If not, get some. As the other person said, childline is a good place to start.
Whoever you choose to help you, can help you to understand why it is you feel the need to cut and help you deal with the underlying emotions you have.
Good luck x
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Get rid of all your blades and try to find the root of the problem. Take counselling, talk to someone. Cutting isn't the problem, it's the symptom and you need to address the problem to stop it.
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at the end of the day if ya wanna keep livin its probably a good idea to stop. after all the body isnt meant to be sliced open for no reason
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Please contact your Doctor. I once knew a young girl that always cut herself and ended up killing herself. It was very sad, she was only 15 years old. This happened 5/18/08.
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try squeezing ice cubes till they burn or put an elastic band around your arm pull back and let go and let if ping onto your arm
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Go to see doctor
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go see your doctor or someone to talk to …….. its not good to be doing this!
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try to figure out why you want to harm yourself and deal with those problems first.
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Call child line
Tell them about it they will understand