no one can realy give me an answer can you?
2006-08-18 12:33:29 · 6 answers · asked by angel j 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
please go see a therapist if you are doing it deliberately.
2006-08-18 15:55:10 · answer #1 · answered by Paul S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one can, not really. But here are some tips I used to stop cutting. There are tons of ways people try to stop cutting. Not everything worked well for me, however, when I tried to do it. Sooo, here are the few things that actually helped me.
First of all, keeping your mind off wanting to cut is the main thing you want to do. Which is waaayy easier said [typed?] than done, I know. Try listening to music, watching a movie you KNOW will keep your mind interested [which is actually harder than it sounds], playing games online [Sudoko always keeps my mind interested and its everywhere online], or - and this was the best one for me - exercising.
Not only does exercising keep you busy, but it gets you in shape and is good for you and all that - AND it releases the same endorphines that are released when you cut, so its vaguely the same feeling. Just be careful not to overexercise - you can fall into a whole new set of problems.
Another thing that helped me was drawing on myself with markers when I was really upset. It sounds kind of corny, but it did help a few times. Most people suggest doing it with red markers, but I used black, so I'm guessing it doesn't matter much. Red is more 'realistic', I suppose. But its the same motion, so it helped. Slashing yourself with markers isn't quite as satisfying as doing it for real, but it helped kill the urge.
ALSO! Setting goals helped a lot. First they would be short - you know, 'okay, I will wait half an hour to do it'. Then, if I could do that, I would go longer, maybe two hours? This would go on and on until I hadn't done it for weeks and didn't want to mess up my record.
Some other people do things like snapping rubber bands on their wrists, holding ice in their hands until it hurt, etc etc. None of these things ever really helped me, but I'm sure there are many websites that list other ideas that might help you. Here's just one small one that I found quickly:
http://www.psyke.org/coping/alternatives_to_selfharm/
Good luck!
2006-08-19 02:34:30 · answer #2 · answered by Mary 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not really. Just be more careful. Maybe when using a knife--put bandaids on the places most likely the knife to attack. (bandaids or tape.) I have done this.
2006-08-18 19:57:59 · answer #3 · answered by old_woman_84 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you intentially cutting yourself? if so, then see a doctor.
If these are accidents, then be more careful. I have so many scars becayse I am always falling or cutting myself.
2006-08-18 20:09:20 · answer #4 · answered by goofnwfy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
address the person that caused you all this pain....remember there the sick one... not you ...and you were the innocent one...
2006-08-19 17:06:10 · answer #5 · answered by laney45 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please, step away from the knife. You shouldn't handle kitchen cutlery
2006-08-18 20:10:17 · answer #6 · answered by m_diddy04 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋