Self-Injury Support Group
Whether you or someone you know or love struggles with self-injury, this is the community to discuss your experience, find support, meet others going through the same, and get advice on how to stop. Working together, we can help find alternative coping skills to reduce the urge to self-harm.
I really want to cut...
I know I shouldn't..
What do I do?
I'm sorry no one responded to you. I hope you are ok. When I want to cut I usually try to distract myself. I make art.. I paint, write poetry or journal about how I feel. Or sometimes I do something as simple as scribbling a bunch of black or red lines on a piece of paper. If you are craving sensation holding an ice cube or pressing an ice cube to your skin can help. If it is really bad i try to write on myself with red ink. I draw lines, designs, scribble or more recently I've tried to write lines from my favorite poems on the place I usually cut, and really focus on making the words as pretty/ugly depending on how I feel.