How are you beating Self Harm?

[ILoveBlackVeilBrides]

I FOUND SOMETHING TO DO INSTEAD when I want to, I instead eat a healthy food that I hate the taste of (e.g spinach, brussel sprouts) and tell myself that I deserve the foul taste... if i want to see the blood, i just get a pen or red lipstick or something and draw a mark on my arm... c: Lol

[Celaena-Sardothian]

Listening to positive music is really helping right now. No negativity for me!

[Catharsis.]

Distracting myself by reading and listening to music. :3
Oh, and occupying myself with homework.
But, anyway, nearly at four weeks!

[oldaccount]

Wanting to hear him say he's proud of me.

[PrimadonnaQueen]

I come on TH, and write music

I've started doing it for my best friend again. Gonna get rid of my blade.

[Storyteller.]

Writing.

[oldaccount]

I can't be wearing a wristband when my dad takes me and my sister out next month, so I need to stop.

[~old~profile~]

Listening to music...it just drowns all the thoughts away for awhile until i calm down...



Wrists are for braclets
not for cutting...

[oldaccount]

Realizing what it's done to the people in my life.

[mindflower]

I'm realizing now that so many people want me to stop, even if I really... really don't want to. So I might just start posting in here, a day to day process. I've gone pretty much a month and a couple of days (I'm not counting this small scratch I made). So yeah.
What I'm doing recently is talking about my feelings, and realizing how addicted I really am. Its come to the point where I can't control my own decisions without taking into account how much I think I need SH. I'm talking to a couple of my friends about it, and I might draw a butterfly, just for the hell of it.

[Astrophile.]

By thinking about my goal.
And by thinking about my sister's wedding that's next year.

[GalacticLullaby]

Today I realized that working out makes me feel better and so now I do that instead of cutting.

[mindflower]

My friend thinks that the way to make me stop is to take away just random belongings... like jewelry, notebooks, headphones, just things I like. So yeah. I don't want him to do something that stupid so I guess... blah.

[mindflower]

Wow, I'm here again, but it has been longer than a week so....
Anyways, right now, this very moment, I'm starting to think that I want to give it up. Just to... try and be happy....
I'm going to an amusement park on Thursday, and I was trying on my brand new bikini, and I saw all of my really deep, noticeable scars on my hip and well...... now I'm just thinking....
is it worth it?
I wanna really try this time.
I'm going to fool myself into thinking that I want to give up cutting, and maybe I will just... start to believe myself?

[Evanesco]

I'm not doing very well at the moment, but I'm trying to keep myself distracted with disney movies. xD

[Catharsis.]

Listening to uplifting music, reading, writing, posting on here. :3

Posting on TeenHelp.
Talking to my best friend.
Listening to music. c:

[MBach528]

I was feeling really depressed all last week, and I was going to SH, but on Thursday I went back to visit my guidance counselor at the middle school I went to, and without even knowing she was doing it, she saved me from harming myself again.

[MBach528]

Originally Posted by LiveLongAndProsper

I'm not doing very well at the moment, but I'm trying to keep myself distracted with disney movies. xD

I actually find Disney movies VERY helpful. When I watch an old Disney movie such as Lion King (my favorite Disney movie ever) it reminds me of happier times, when I was little, and I find myself so filled with happy memories that I realize that I have good things and I don't need to hurt myself. Disney movies bring a feeling of innocence and nostalgia.

[Catharsis.]

Music, reading, posting, other stuff.

[Storyteller.]

Lots of writing, and spending as much time with other people as possible.

[*CatchingStars*]

I try to remeber what my parents will think and how will i hide it and try to talk myself thinking its too much to hide and I talk myself out of plus I don't count how manydays i been SH free because i feel that bring back memories so i just try not to think about it as long as I can i have a slip up here and there but i don't let that bring me down sometimes we have to mess up to be the best we can its part of life so dont give up yet actually dont give up at all keep on pushing you can overcome this i believe in you this goes to everyone

[Catharsis.]

I've found that immersing myself in childhood nostalgia surprisingly helps. I see a couple of people have mentioned Disney movies, I watch those sometimes as well as TV shows I used to watch as a kid.

[Evanesco]

Well I watched tarzan last night. That helped.

Lately I've been going back to playing games I used to really enjoy to distract myself in good memories. :3

[liddy]

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Spending time with my best friend.

[Jordioa18]

I never have urges now, I did it once or twice a year ago, but after that, the urges stopped.

[ILoveBlackVeilBrides]

Wow... So many posts on my post... Well I have new alternatives now music, and art. <3

[Tigereyes]

I hid my tools (sort of-at least they're out of easy reach) and I talk to a friend and/or exercise. I also try to remind myself that the scars will keep fading if I don't give in to the urges, and summer won't be as much of a problem.

[LuckyNo.Infinity]

Talked it out, danced it out, smoked it out, wrote it out.

[annaguiterrez74]

Instead of cutting I sought out help on the internet and ended up here

[Catharsis.]

Getting work done! I find there's a good feeling that accompanies being productive.

Helping my cousin through his break-up. Makes me happy making him feel less alone.

[hocus pocus]

Reading all of these posts about how such strong people have been able to resist the urge; that's what is helping me right now.

[BlueWolf]

I work on school work to feel productive or loose myself in a good book or one of my own stories that I am writing. When that does not work I try to go sleep so I can wake up and start over. When I cannot sleep I go for a walk outside to feel free.

[Catharsis.]

Looking at funny stuff on the Interwebs.

Posting around on TeenHelp threads like a crazy person.

[Tigereyes]

Going to call or video call my friend when I have strong urges instead of just texting. And actually make sure I talk to her instead of making excuses about myself being a burden. I seriously need to stop this time.