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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I have a problem

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a couple of year ago, i used to cut myself and it felt amazing. My mum saw when she told me to chance my long sleeved top when I asked her for a couple of new ones and she was in depression at the time, so that made her alot worse. I calmed down with it and eventually stopped, but as soon as i stopped I started punching brick walls outside, not particularly hard, but i do it repeatedly to bruise my knuckles and make them bleed, and i do it for the pain when i ave any emotional pain inside... what could I do? and does anybody else have the same sort of problem?
deleted_user
deleted_user
HONEY YOU JUST SWITCHED ONE WAY FOR ANOTHER. IN MY "OPIOIN" THE CUTTING IS BETTER CAUSE YOU CAN DO IT IN PLACES THAT PEOPLE CAN'T SEE NOT TO MENTION DOESN'T DO WEAR AND TEAR TO ANY BONES! I USE TO HIT MY ANKLES WITH A HAMMER WHEN I WAS 5 OR 6. SO IF YOU DO GO BACK TO CUTTING CUT IN THE FOLDS OF YOUR SKIN LIKE YOUR BIKINI LINE ETC.AND DON'T DO DEEP AND NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW!!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
it shouldnt be about hiding it though. i agree you just switched one way for another..which is what you have to do...but you have to switch it with something that isnt harmful to you. we are all here to talk to eachother and try to get eachother to stop..even if that means talking for hours. we arent really here to exchange other or "better" ways to hurt ourselves..not to say thats what you were looking for. a lot of people cut because they dont know how to verbalize their emotional pain...so talking to someone can start to work on fixing that. plus find things to distract you..like going on the computer or listening to music, or even going out for a jog..whatever it takes to not be harmful =)
deleted_user
deleted_user
Tis indeed true that you have just xchanged one method of self harm for another..and yes cutting probably is the best option if ur self harming....however you really should try and find another way of letting everyting out...try xercising...that sometimes works for me..
but if u really have 2 cut then try and make it shallow as possible.

what u fink?

henxXx
sleepykitten
sleepykitten
I punch things too, I punch myself even. Its bad, its just as bad as cutting. If you broke your hand then what? bones are broken easier than you think, I broke my foot when a fat girl in high heels stood on it!!!
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