How do you stop cutting yourself? help?!
Question: I'm in my late teens.
And I'm miserable. Can you help me
Answers: I'm in my late teens.
And I'm miserable. Can you help me
Throw all the evil cutting implements away. Start a fresh start off it and do better stuff, try to clean up your cutting messes. Don't think about that stuff you'll find better stuff to worry about. If you really feel the need to cut yourself, just tell yourself, you're not doin' yourself a favor. Go hang out with friends like teens do. But if your friends cut themselves as well think of something to do yourself other than cutting yourself, maybe text on cell phone, do stuff with your phone, so you won't cut yourself.
Hide all knives!
im so sorry, its very hard to help in such situations, if its very serious that i would sugest you get help from your parents, if you can handle than try to look in negative situations the most postive
go to a theripist or sign into bellinhealth.......
first of all see a doctor. there are medications that can help you cope with your problems and make you feel better about yourself. this is a common problem that you dont have to endure alone. if you are keeping this to yourself go to you counselor at school and they will lead you in the right direction. good luck.
think of all the scars you'll have, thats what I did. things will get better in the future, if I did anyone can.
Do you know why you're miserable? If you do, than fix it. Are you single? If you are, then fix it. Women are great at making men feel better (most of the time). If you have someone to tell your problems to, then a lot of times they can help you with them. If nothing else, a lot of times it just feels good to get it off your chest. Dont know why, just works that way.
Maybe a hobby would help. Its all mental. Try to find something that takes your mind off of your problems. For me, its working on my motorcycles, or watching old football game film. Sounds stupid, but I just forget about other things when I do something (or someone) I love.
People cut themselves to cope with stress and/or anxiety. Unfortunately when you cut yourself and you feel better, your problem that caused these feelings isn't going to go away. The first step is to identify why you're upset. Is it abuse? Normal teenage mood swings? Then you need to deal with this situation. Tell someone. Go see a counselor in your community or school. Then you will be able to find a healthy way of dealing with stress. It's a matter of substituting the cutting with a better coping strategy. Kind of like substituting one addiction with another. I wish you luck.
p.s. I know it's not as easy as people think. They apparently have better coping skills.
write. its the best thing. i havent cut since november now. i often want to, but ive been talking to my friend and it helps so much. listening to music also helps. its extremely hard to quit, and it will take time. you might not be able to quit right away- i know i couldnt. but just keep trying and good luck
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Just to make you try and feel better, i used to cut myself. When my dad and I got in fights. They weren't big huge scars, maybe a centimeter on my hip, three on my knees, I tried to put them in places that you would'nt think that big of a deal about. They were "scars" from shaving. No that i look back at what i did and i think that it was so stupid. I journal now. Yah, i know a little home on the prarie but it helps. I feel so much better. I can say what ever I want about anybody who i like,hate, never want to see. It's nice. Try it
I know this may sound silly, but one day i painted my nails in yellow, and everytime i wanted to cut myself i looked at them and remember that it wasnt good for me. I was in counseling at the time, also, but that really helped even if it was stupid.
these might sound gay, but try them....
if you're feeling angry then:
Try something physical and violent, something not directed at a living thing:
Slash an empty plastic soda bottle or a piece of heavy cardboard or an old shirt or sock.
Make a soft cloth doll to represent the things you are angry at. Cut and tear it instead of yourself.
Flatten aluminum cans for recycling, seeing how fast you can go.
Hit a punching bag.
Use a pillow to hit a wall, pillow-fight style.
Rip up an old newspaper or phone book.
On a sketch or photo of yourself, mark in red ink what you want to do. Cut and tear the picture.
Make Play-Doh or Sculpey or other clay models and cut or smash them.
Throw ice into the bathtub or against a brick wall hard enough to shatter it.
Break sticks.
I've found that these things work even better if I rant at the thing I am cutting/tearing/hitting. I start out slowly, explaining why I am hurt and angry, but sometimes end up swearing and crying and yelling. It helps a lot to vent like that.
Crank up the music and dance.
Clean your room (or your whole house).
Go for a walk/jog/run.
Stomp around in heavy shoes.
Play handball or tennis.
sad:
Do something slow and soothing, like taking a hot bath with bath oil or bubbles, curling up under a comforter with hot cocoa and a good book, babying yourself somehow. Do whatever makes you feel taken care of and comforted. Light sweet-smelling incense. Listen to soothing music. Smooth nice body lotion into the parts or yourself you want to hurt. Call a friend and just talk about things that you like. Make a tray of special treats and tuck yourself into bed with it and watch TV or read. Visit a friend.
feeling just-- unreal!:
Do something that creates a sharp physical sensation:
Squeeze ice hard (this really hurts). (Note: putting ice on a spot you want to burn gives you a strong painful sensation and leaves a red mark afterward, kind of like burning would.)
Put a finger into a frozen food (like ice cream) for a minute.
Bite into a hot pepper or chew a piece of ginger root.
Rub liniment under your nose.
Slap a tabletop hard.
Snap your wrist with a rubber band.
Take a cold bath.
Stomp your feet on the ground.
Focus on how it feels to breathe. Notice the way your chest and stomach move with each breath.
[NOTE: Some people report that being online while dissociating increases their sense of unreality; be cautious about logging on in a dissociative state until you know how it affects you.]
just want to see blood?
Draw on yourself with a red felt-tip pen.
Take a small bottle of liquid red food coloring and warm it slightly by dropping it into a cup of hot water for a few minutes. Uncap the bottle and press its tip against the place you want to cut. Draw the bottle in a cutting motion while squeezing it slightly to let the food color trickle out.
Draw on the areas you want to cut using ice that you've made by dropping six or seven drops of red food color into each of the ice-cube tray wells.
Paint yourself with red tempera paint.
i hope some of these work for you.
best of luck.
& i also suggest finding a therapist<3