ways to cope..

tips on how to cope: dealing with your feelings, dealing with the consequences of self-harm in your life. share your ideas and maybe pick up some new skills, too. you don't have to want to stop to learn something new here.

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Post by cheyenne danae » Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:58 am

I've been self harming for a little over a year now. I know I have it in me to stop but if I go longer than a few days w/o self harming I get extremely frustrated and give into the urge. I've found that blasting my favorite CD and singing along usually helps me get over the urge to SI however I can only do that when I'm home alone because my aunt (who I live with) doesn't share my taste in music (I like screamo/metal/rock/ and a little rap...she likes country). I'm only home alone about once a week so the music thing doesn't help much. Snapping rubber bands when I get the urge does absolutely nothing for me and writing in a journal doesn't help much either. Does anyone have any advice on how I can cope with the urge to SI without giving into it?
last date of SI~april 1st 2008 (and I plan to keep it that way)

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I looked away, hiding my eyes as I thrilled to the word.
'What a stupid lamb', I sighed
'What a sick, masochistic lion'
He stared into the dark forest for a long moment, and I wondered where his thoughts had taken him."~Twilight pg 274
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Post by break the dayx3 » Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:04 am

Hmm have you tried any of these..........

rubber band
ice
going for a walk/run
go shopping
visit a park and read
play with pets of you have some

just remember, that urge is a feeling. A feeling this isn't going to last forever! You will eventually get over that feeling and than be proud of yourself for not giving in! :star:
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Post by the edge of the world » Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:35 am

Have you seen this thread?
http://buslist.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=34500

I don't have any ideas that aren't listed there...
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Post by disastercake » Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:53 am

that thread is excellent and some of those ideas have helped me immensely
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