I scratch myself instead of cutting,I don't know if i should/ can stop. Hel!


Question: I scratch myself instead of cutting,I don't know if i should/ can stop. Help?
So, i don't fully cut, i take a sharp bobby pin and scratch my ankle A LOT. I kinda wanna stop 'cuz my friend saw it today and I don't want him thinking of me like that. I'm just always depressed now... I don't know what to do 'cuz it helps to do this... If I stop... I don't know what I'll end up doing next.

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If you stop I have to say it is a hard process but well worth it after, you will have somedays when you cry all the time and some where you dont feel any emotion at all but after a while it will get better. Self-harming is a sign of suicide in the future I insist you go though the hard time now and stop before any more comes of it. If you friend saw it, he will understand talk to him/her, they will often check on you and make sure you are okay, if you are going to stop you really can not do it alone. Hope i helped and good luck! =)



Self discipline is hard work which is the reason many humans don't practice it. If you want to stop doing something that is harmful to you or others then you will stop doing it, but without the true intention it's useless to try.



You need to see your school counselor about why you're doing this. But, be aware that they're obligated by law to inform your parents if you're harming yourself in any way. If you don't want your parents to know, confide in a close friend, or find anonymous online support from http://www.teenhelp.org



Smoke the marijuana, It helps me. And trust me.

I do it.



I'll provide my usual post on self harm/cutting, and you could try out the techniques shown, but if they are insufficient, you may well require residential treatment. One form of self help is to learn, and employ emotional distress tolerance techniques; read: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, & Distress Tolerance (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) by Matthew McKay, Jeffrey C. Wood, and Jeffrey Brantley. Self harm produces opiate like endORPHINs, which, like true opiates such as heroin (diacetyl mORPHINe), make you feel better, but are just as addictive, and you develop tolerance to them, needing to cut more, and deeper, later on, just to get the same effect. Practice a relaxation method, daily, and when needed, such as: (free) http://www.drcoxconsulting.com/managing-stress.html or http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/mindbody/a/Meditation.htm

Consider taking up amateur abstract, impressionist, or surrealist art, clay modelling, designing and/or making fashion, or jewellery. Journalling those thoughts, and feelings, poetry, or story writing are some more options.No-one ever has to see them, but you may well surprise yourself at how good you become, with experience. Even if not, and you are totally dissatisfied with every single effort, it will still have served its purpose. No-one ever has to see them, but you may well surprise yourself at how good you become, with experience. Even if not, and you are totally dissatisfied with every single effort, it will still have served its purpose. Use that emotional energy, and allow it expression, through an activity other than self harm. Keep occupied; multitask, like listening to music while surfing the 'net. Join a support group, such as http://dailystrength.org and go there when you feel the urge to self harm. Books: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, & Distress Tolerance (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) by Matthew McKay, Jeffrey C. Wood, and Jeffrey Brantley, & Self-Harm: A Psychotherapeutic Approach by Fiona Gardner, & Alive and Cutting: A teenager's journey in therapy to understanding her self-harm by Richard Bryant-Jefferies, & Scars That Wound, Scars That Heal: A Journey Out of Self Injury (Live Free) & Stopping the Pain: A Workbook for Teens Who Cut & Self-Injure by Lawrence E. Shapiro & Understanding Self-Injury: A Workbook for Adults by Robin Connors and Kristy Trautmann, from your bookstore, or enter "self harm" at Amazon.com for more media. Because of the association between Borderline Personality Disorder and self harm, view http://www.essortment.com/all/borderlineperso_rnmc.htm and pages G & X at Weebly, below.

It is a good idea to have an accountability partner; someone you trust and is available anytime, so when you feel like you want to self harm, you call them and talk about why. Join a support group, such as http://dailystrength.org and go there when you feel the urge to self harm. Advice from an experienced psychotherapist is here: http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApJxmFKJU10eaPMH4ZfeYX7g5gt.;_ylv=3?qid=20070801184649AA9iH1b&show=7#profile-info-iUKGAgRjaa 85% of people are suggestible, to some degree, so you could either preferably seek professional hypnotherapy, or, if not an option, more along such lines are at http://your-mental-health.weebly.com/a.html with alternatives, self harm hotlines, chat sites & forums. If self harming from depression, see pages 3, and B, at Weebly.




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