Self-Injury Support Group

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trying to fight it...

Jessielull
Jessielull
its been 29 days since I last cut myself, and the last Time I did it I ended up in the hospital. I didn't think the cuts were that bad, but everyone else was worried. Anyway, since then I made a promise to myself to never cut again, but I don't know how much longer I can resist. I keep getting frustrated because I want to cut so badly, I feel like punching walls. The other day I locked myself in the bathroom and no one noticed, I was trying to find something, anything I could use to cut myself. I had a lighter and tried burning myself, but that's not what I wanted. I got so angry I just started scratching at my arms and i didn't think it was bad until the next day i noticed it had broke skin and i had actually hurt myself. I still don't want to count it as hurting myself because it doesn't look that noticable, but I know its still not good. I don't know what to do to resist the urge anymore, and if I cant cut I just start punching myself. Can anyone help?
Thanks for reading
valgal18
valgal18
i'm sorry that you're struggling....maybe you could go for a walk or jog or something....exercise is a great relief.....stretching also works really well, because you get that burn of your muscles stretching....yoga is the same way.....wall sits work well too....you put your back flat up against a wall and then slide down until you're in a sitting position.....it works really well, because you strengthen your muscles and you get that burn in your legs.....rearranging furniture works well too....it sounds silly, but when you rearrange your furniture it kind of gives you a new way to look at things....hope this helped....if you wanna talk, please feel free to message me
Jessielull
Jessielull
thanks, I'll try some of these next time
psyko
psyko
I feel your pain. I know it's a daily struggle, but u could try a new hobby like cooking because you can cut things to get your frustration out. What I do is talk...talk to someone that I can trust like co-workers or someone that works in student services at my school, but don't hold it in because from there everything gets worse.

Think of all of the people that care for you...like us. I'm here!
Jessielull
Jessielull
thanks, I do try talking to people sometimes, but then I get too attached and I'm araid they're going to hurt me, so I push them away.I had someone that I used to talk to all the time but I pushed her away and without her to keep me calm, I can feel it getting worse. I would try cooking but I don't want to burn the house down. I'm not so good at cooking.