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4 months without cutting

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It's been four months without cutting for me. I have had severe flashbacks today. I want to cut very badly. I am very close to doing it tonight. I don't want to go back to cutting and ruin my streak of not cutting for 4 months. HELP!!!!!!!!!!
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Okay, breathe. Focus on breathing. The urge will pass. Or talk about it. That might help.
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Slow down your breathing, working yourself up only builds more tension. Write yourself a self harm contract and put a time limit that you won't harm yourself for 1/2 an hour - then see how you feel, if you still feel like cutting make it for 1 hour, keep distracting yourself until the urge passes (because it will). While the contract is in place go for a jog or a walk (at a pace you feel comfortable going) or seek out people you feel safe with to either talk about what's come up or just to pass the time until you feel safe.
Hope this helps and that you stay safe, you have done really well and it has been you who has kept yourself safe those 4 mths, it's in you to continue.
Best wishes
-freeflowpoet
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Go somewhere public. Even if its just to the grocery store. I went to the arcade in the bowling alley after midnight for about two weeks straight. It really helped me to be out in society, doing something, anything. Boredom was a huge trigger for me, as was being alone. Good job on not cutting for all this time... you can keep it up.