whats a better alternative to cutting?

Question

i want to cut sometimes i feels so much agony that i almost do i get so close but i just cant i want to and don't want to at the same time i know all my friends wouldn't want me to and neither would my family i write poetry sometimes when i get close but its not helping anymore does anyone else have an idea?

the only person whos shoulder i could cry on dosent even talk to me anymore im on the verge he said he loved me and probabley dosen't shouldnt you mean it when you say something like that he made me die inside and im gonna have no heart when im done crying i need help but their is no one who i can talk to help give me ideas journals dont work anymore

Answer 1

do not cut yourself or harm yourself in anyway. I know how you feel, but what i do is a keep a journal. i write down all of my feelings and get my anger out in a positive way.

Answer 2

Cutting is a way of temporarily relieving agony, but it only deals with the current symptom (agony) rather than the cause of the agony. If you can find a good Psychotherapist or Counsellor, they should be able to help you to get to the root of the problem that makes you want to cut yourself.

I know it makes a mess of your body & hurts like hell, but quite seriously cutting is a far better & more natural way of dealing with the agony than any sort of drug treatment. But there are a few other natural temporary remedies worth a try. One is to do serious amounts of exercise until you get a high (may take a week or two of several hours a day), another is just to go somewhere alone & scream like crazy. But all of these are just ways of dealing with the symptom rather than addressing the cause.

Answer 3

Reading!!!!!!! I self harmed for years and have now started reading novels about self harm. Some suggestions;

I never promised you a rose garden, prozac nation, crosses, cutting, bodies under seige, the scarred soul, the bell jar.

It really does help aliviate the need for me, as when i am reading i can escape my own reality and put myself in someone elses. Its therapeutic for me. But hey, may not be your cup of tea.

Good luck xoxo

Answer 4

writing helps, but sometimes it's just not enough. sometimes I try to call someone...a really close friend...and just talk or cry on the phone....or I go to a friends house to do the same....or if that doesn't help, i'd find a rubber band or a thin hair tie, and snap it on your wrist....that's what I find helps the most....but please, don't hurt yourself....it's a tough habit to break, I started about two years ago, and I'm trying to get through rehab right now....good luck and God bless

Answer 5

Cutting becomes very addictive so see site below for alternatives to cutting and help for anyone that has already started cutting.

http://www.phifoundation.org/teen.html