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.

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Kimmy88 03/16/2011

how do you cope with the urges? what do you do when you get lonely scared and feel invisable and when you feel you have no control? how do you make it through the dark times without turning your body into a war zone?? please help i need stratigies

deleted_user 03/16/2011

okay there a numerous ways....i paint or listen to music or keep my hands busy-i love to write so i write stories all the time...i recommend usig a red marker if you feel like you need ot cut.....or put socks over your hands and tape them on-sounds weird, but it works....you cna lso always have a sdtressball or rock in your hands-stressball isbetter becasue it;s soft-and commit ot ALWAYS having it in your hands....someone i know colors nad other people shuffle cards....basically do whatever you cna ot keep your hdna busy.....good luck!!!!!

deleted_user 03/16/2011

Valgal81 listed some really good ones!

What I usually do is I turn up my music really loud so I can just focus on the lyrics and not my urges. I also write or paint. Or just keep my hands busy. I also stay far away from my blade or whatever I usually self injure with. Hope this helps! :D

Kimmy88 03/16/2011

thanks so much guys it helps heaps:)

GamerHero 03/16/2011

Yeah you guys are awesome. Great ideas there

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