what is the best way of stopping myself from cutting?

Question

because i cut myself with scissors and i don't know how to stop!

i have been admiteed to hospital over it because one time it was that badly cut i needed stitches and pain relief and to have it bandaged and in a sling for 3 weeks lolz

Answer 1

A lot of counsellors recomment that you have a bucket of ice cold water.
I know this is hard to get together when you are feeling the desire to hurt, but it does work.

Put your arm in the waterand hold it there, the pain will cause a similar release to that which you get when self-harming.

You will need to get help to fix this, talk to your doctor, he will point you in the right direction.

I hope you get this sorted soon, when you have the scars to remind you of how you felt you will always feel sad. Jobs will be harder to get, what are your kids going to say when they start to notice in years to come?

I hope you get better soon

Answer 2

First you have to come to terms why do you cut yourself??
if it is because you are upset over something or a form of self punishment of boredom, Try and find another way of dealing with it when you get the urge to cut, try and go for a walk to clear you head away from sharp objects..or visit a friend for support..
If you can't stop this yourself then maybe it's time you go and seek help from a professional or speak to your family about this..

Answer 3

Please try and understand that cutting yourself is never the answer. There are better ways to get rid of your stress than making yourself suffer.

If you do not want to leave scars, then stop doing it all together otherwise you will end up taking it too far one day and scarring yourself for life, and I don't want you to ruin your life from doing something you will regret. Giving up self-harming is a long and hard process but with the right support you will get there. It gets addicting, and when you try to stop, you just get over powered then you do it, and afterwards you regret it.

You just gotta think that nothing is worth hurting yourself over. Nothing! You shouldn't make yourself suffer, especially since you don't really want to do it. Just try and focus and try to refrain yourself from doing it. Do other activities to take your mind of it. If you have the urge to get rid of your stress or anger get a pillow and bang it across your wall really hard, using up all your energy. Listen to some happy, cheery music, watch your favourite TV programme or channel or chat to your friends and after no time at all, you will be back to your usual happy self without having to hurt yourself.


Some applies to you. Gothics have a thing where they think cutting themselves makes them cool, or just more apart of the gothic trend but it doesn't. It achieves nothing apart from hurting themselves mentally and physically, their friends and other people that care about them.

I hope my advice helps you :)

Answer 4

well i use to have the same problem and had some of the same things happen to me and then i figured out i had a problem but it was not cutting my self it was because i had so much emotional pain that the physical was the only way to cure the emotional pain so i had to pin point the emotional pain and fix it. once it is fixed the physical asbuse to yourself will go away.and having a friend to be there for u is the best way to help.

Answer 5

Stop the self pity. Find out why you pity yourself. For me, it was visiting a care facility for people who were dying. I also met some poor people who ate the left-overs from other peoples meals. Things are never as bad as it is for some other people. Why punish yourself, it's not going to help one way or another. Find something positive to do instead of mutilation. There's nothing romantic about it. I would rather be a chronic masturbator (I'm not I swear) than a self mutilator.

Answer 6

Someone you trusted in the past has abused you in some way. You need help, your form of control has become, you, being in charge as the abuser. You need help and you need to stop the addiction. go to tut.com for some really good reason why you are here. Here's one "You are the reason the sun came up today" Be happy baby.

Answer 7

You obviously cannot trust yourself with potentially harmful or cutting objects in your home tight now. Seek psychotherapy and medical attention, like from a psychiatrist. This is a beginning.

Answer 8

What you really need to do, is get to that issue of "why you are cutting yourself" You may need more then yourself to pull it out of you. You need to face that problem, and realize what is making you want to cut yourself. Maybe see a therapist for some extra support.

Answer 9

My shrink had me wear a rubber band for a few weeks. Not to tight, just comfy. When you feel the urge to cut, snap it. Good luck hun, its a hard thing to stop.

Answer 10

cutting is a seriously dangerous activity to be indulging in. I suggest that you get professional help, there is nothing wrong with loving yourself enough to sort out your issues.

Good luck.