Hey everybody, I just wanted to share a technique that really worked for me. Last year I was in a really bad place and I cut pretty much every day, often more than once a day. It was all about the feeling afterward, and then, (I know this is perverse and weird) I loved to roll up my sleeves and look at my belly in the mirror with all the slashes in it. It somehow made me happy to see what I had done to my body...evidence of my pain? I don't know.
But for me, cutting was about anger. I never learned how to express anger at anyone other than myself. A great way to reduce anger and to stop cutting is to seriously break stuff. I used to have a piece of ply wood that I would drive nails into every time I got the urge to cut. It became a work of art. You could wrap ice in a towel and pound the crap out of that too. Physical activity is good!
I sometimes use little tiles to make mosaics and breaking those into smaller pieces is a great way to release anger. This really worked for me. Turn it into a project. I am a firm believer that everyone needs a creative outlet. It helps!
This is an addiction, and like anything else it can get worse. Find what's at the root of your cutting and find something healthy to substitute it. If you don't give up, the day will come when you'll look back and wonder why it ever seemed appealing. Just thought I'd put in my two cents.
Good luck!
thequietone, thanks for your advice and taking the time to write that. Next time i will try to do that, it seems like it would really help. I really appreciate you trying to help
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 7:19 am Post subject:
Hiya Lyn
Sorry for the uber late reply ive not been on much and lost tracks of this thread.And im sorry i didnt mean to imply you cut for attenion i can tell by your posts its not that tpye of self harming by the way ya do it in places no one will see and have to make excuses... lol i use to blame mine on the cat when i was younger poor thing was harmless.I do think self harming tho is like a warning we need help and are in trouble thats all i ment.
Ive got to admit im not sure understand about having to keep the razor with you but i think that is quite important and means alot... but then again ive always had a liking towards knives and often carry them (oh god i sound like a right physco) for protection and they make me feel safe 2 as ive been jumped before,so maybe i do understand.
And no worries im glad ive helped at least a little and you feel better you have a place you can talk about it,also thanks for the kind things youve said.And yeah i havnt cut for a long time now.. i wouldnt say im beating my problems but im not cutting and thats a start It really can be done ive been doing it for maybe 10 years and to the point i need stiches every time (sorry for the details) so never think its hopeless.And easy at it is to give into the impulses you do have control.
If you ever wanna talk to me about this feel free to pm me btw,to be honest im not very good at talking to people or having convo's but i do understand what your going through and if i can help even if its just by listening the offers there.
And lol yeah thequiteone... thats a good post about breaking things... tho i tended to throw my pc chair up the room and stuff to disperse the like rage... and then id be like damm i need a new chair lol.. i didnt have the hindsight to make somthing to break cos the triggers happen randomly.but yeah thats good advice its not the best way to deal with anger but its alot better than self harming.
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:54 pm Post subject: Re: Have you Ever Cut?
Descartes wrote:
Have you ever cut your wrist, arm, stomach, legs, or some other body part intentionally because of depression?
Hi Descartes,
My answer to your question is no...I haven't cut myself even how depressed I am..What I mostly do is that I cry it all out or if possible I will shout it all out to release the tension inside my chest that felt so bad...And after all of that I pray to God for guidance...And at the end of the day, everything became alright.
my friends brother noticed the slis across my wirsts.. and actually asked me about that... i had no idea what to say......and no everytime i go over to his house i feel like it just makes it worsee..
Firstly, I know this is a old thread but its a interesting discussion.
I never knew so many people does this, well I knew some people in school/college who had scars but ofc they didnt talk about it.
Personally I have rather bad excema... it prevents me from sleeping, I can't rest even if I'm free of anxieties. On bad week's I cry when I wake because of the pain, in the morning my skin needs a new layer of body cream and it can be extremely painful, cracking open with the slightest movement. I had to be wrapped up in bandages the majority of my life as up to now. And as melodramatic as it is, I am in constant physical pain with cuts/roughness/open wounds/scratching AND then the emotional phobia+depression heh, you could say I don't need to harm myself to feel physical pain.
*shrug* When I feel like doing something in anger I take it out on a punchbag, stand still and rage inside (sort of meditative thing :S) or simply run intill exhaustion. It does the same chem release and feels SO much better after.
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I used to have a piece of ply wood that I would drive nails into every time I got the urge to cut. It became a work of art. You could wrap ice in a towel and pound the crap out of that too. Physical activity is good!
poor thing was harmless.I do think self harming tho is like a warning we need help and are in trouble thats all i ment. 
