Google coping skills to not cut and it will give you lists of things to do instead. If I can make it over a year then I know anyone can! Try to stay calm and maybe talk to your pdoc about your depression! Good luck and feel better!

i'm so sorry that you're struggling.....try anything to occupy your hands and mind...crossword puzzles, word searches, beading, reading, writing/journaling, cat's cradle, coloring, gardening, exercising (yoga is great for winter exercise), use a rubber band....i don't know if you've heard of the red marker trick, but it works for most people i know....when you feel like cutting use a red marker instead of the razor....use that red marker....i hope this helped....if you wanna talk, feel free to message me

I totally know how that feels you start feeling like your moving steps backward. If you haven't been cutting in a long time just remember how long it took you to get to the spot of being able to go about your day without the razor.

Hello,

Sounds pretty familiar - (except I have not been as successful as you have for as long as you have)......

In the end - stopping SH will require any of us to build up the **skill** of being able to withstand the urge - until the urge passes.

distress tolerance is the term that my DBT therapist uses. each of us use different skills - so there is no one answer for you. Distraction (slow-paced-breathing, mental images of your safe place, frozen peas on your forehead) are all things that worked for me. But there are times that I know what works and I choose to "fail".

so what do i know.....