Any form of self harm other than cutting?

[TorturedEnough]

I just wanna hurt myself without cutting/scratching. Any suggestion?

 

[justcallmeJ]

So basicly self harming without it leaving noticable or long lasting marks?
Punching yourself or hard objects, pinching, elastic bands spanking, stabbing yourself with something blunt and not eating were my to go self harm methods before I started cutting.

 

[kittyswift]

im not really sure if this counts but i used to use sleep deprivation as a form of sh. i would just stay awake for days and days until i eventually passed out from exhaustion. i also like giving myself bruises, and watching the bruises change colours over time. you could also try using an elastic band/hair tie

 

[the_path_of_sorrows]

During my rage outbursts I tend to pull my hair, also things that I tell myself hurt more than actions. My own self hatred has caused significantly more pain than cutting.

 

[pseudo_pseu]

im not really sure if this counts but i used to use sleep deprivation as a form of sh. i would just stay awake for days and days until i eventually passed out from exhaustion. i also like giving myself bruises, and watching the bruises change colours over time. you could also try using an elastic band/hair tie

Hairband with the negligent hair care, then going to sleep with it in is great accidental self-harm in my experience

 

[hi-okbye]

there are many things considered self-harm. it's basically anything that's NSSI (non-suicidal self injury). it can include:
- poisoning yourself
- over-eating or under-eating
- exercising excessively
- biting yourself
- picking or scratching at your skin
- burning your skin
- inserting objects into your body
- hitting yourself or walls
- misusing alcohol, prescription and recreational drugs
- pulling your hair
- having unsafe sex
- getting into fights where you know you will get hurt
and probably many more

 

[LaVieEnRose]

Strenuous exercise? That hurts in the process but unlike the others is more beneficial in the end.

 

[hi-okbye]

Strenuous exercise? That hurts in the process but unlike the others is more beneficial in the end.

there's a difference between strenuous exercise and exercising excessively. strenuous exercise is working out, and doing it to the point where you feel physically pushed to your limits, but you know limits and you stop when you need to. excessively exercising is more obsessive. once you get to your physical limits you keep going until you physically cannot move further. it's a common thing in eating disorders and there are many cases of people litterally passing out from exercising too much. and in the end, it can actually be more negitive than positive.

 

[Shar]

any self-inflicting pain is self-harm. I punch walls and bite my lips until they tear when angry/anxious.

 

[LaVieEnRose]

there's a difference between strenuous exercise and exercising excessively. strenuous exercise is working out, and doing it to the point where you feel physically pushed to your limits, but you know limits and you stop when you need to. excessively exercising is more obsessive. once you get to your physical limits you keep going until you physically cannot move further. it's a common thing in eating disorders and there are many cases of people litterally passing out from exercising too much. and in the end, it can actually be more negitive than positive.

I was suggesting regular intense exercise as a substitute for self-harm.

 

[Terranova]

im not really sure if this counts but i used to use sleep deprivation as a form of sh. i would just stay awake for days and days until i eventually passed out from exhaustion. i also like giving myself bruises, and watching the bruises change colours over time. you could also try using an elastic band/hair tie

how would u give urself bruises? what would u use and stuff if u dont mind me asking, was actually punching myself earlier today but i cant have anything be visible anywhere else other than like my legs, wich is where i always cut

 

[Disappointered]

Slapping/punching oneself in the face/head.

 

[slowlyrotting]

If I'm trying not to have any noticeable marks I just skip meals as a form of self-harm.

 

[Unwr!tten]

I've said this in other threads, but as self harm, I basically skin the bottom of my feet. Not visible when walking/wearing socks and it will hurt like a bitch to walk so there's the pain.

 

[mertvets]

smoking cigarettes...? definitely feels like SH to me to some extent at least...

 

[TheLastGreySky]

Personally, I've been thinking of opening a car battery and letting my hands go for a swim for a bit. I'm not sure if this will do anything really, I assume it will though.

 

[mertvets]

Personally, I've been thinking of opening a car battery and letting my hands go for a swim for a bit. I'm not sure if this will do anything really, I assume it will though.

it would zap you a little but generally nothing much should happen. car batteries have high amperage but low voltage.

the only real funky stuff that they could do is go kaputt and start releasing hydrogen... now if you have a spark, chances are it'll combust and douse you in acid... fun.

 

[TheLastGreySky]

it would zap you a little but generally nothing much should happen. car batteries have high amperage but low voltage.

the only real funky stuff that they could do is go kaputt and start releasing hydrogen... now if you have a spark, chances are it'll combust and douse you in acid... fun.

Lol, sounds neat. But, I suppose boiling water and could be more effective. It just seems so basic.

 

[kittyswift]

how would u give urself bruises? what would u use and stuff if u dont mind me asking, was actually punching myself earlier today but i cant have anything be visible anywhere else other than like my legs, wich is where i always cut

i would just punch my arms repeatedly- which was also a good way to get some anger out. It would bruise even more if i was wearing a ring while doing it. A friend of mine used to kneel a lot and fall purposely so her knees would be really bruised. I think she also used small weights or small heavy(ish) objects to give her bruises on her legs.

 

[kilowatt]

I used to punch myself or hit myself with a metal bar. I also bit myself and made self-inflicted hickeys. I'd file my nails sharp and scratch myself across my entire body, eventually bleeding. I also stabbed myself with scissors before but that was definitely not a pleasing experience. Burning myself with battery acid also repeated a few times.
Subconsciously I developed traits like fasting/starving myself for up to 12h a day. I don't know if that counts as self harm.

 

[hermestrimegistus]

Salt and ice cubes

 

[hi-okbye]

Salt and ice cubes

i used to do that too

 

[cursedcure]

burning. used to do it frequently when i was younger, stopped for a few years (mostly) as things got less worse. started again though and went kinda crazy. before, i used to just heat up a lighter for like 30 sec until it's really hot, then press it hard against my skin. it did leave some scars for years but they turned white and barely noticeable since i'm very light skinned. recently i used incense sticks which were highly effective and ravaged my wrist. i have a problem with picking at scabs too so that was a treat, kept remaking it bleed for days on end. tried and succeeded at cutting for the first time while completely blacked out too recently, so that was a fun surprise when i woke up. cutting was always too scary for me and luckily i didn't cut very deep but it's still not a good look…

 

[Kariope]

Anything that is bad for you even if it doesn't leave marks and wounds I consider self-harm. I don't physically self-harm anymore but I force myself to barely sleep, pretty much only sleeping once I pass out unwillingly. I don't go out with friends anymore. I force myself to barely eat. I don't shower everyday. I know for some people these aren't choices, I've been there, either because of poverty or just being unable to get up and do anything. But at the moment I totally can yet I willfully deprive myself. Also letting myself go back to smoking cigarettes, drug use and diving head-first into alcoholism again.

Things I used to do but have not gotten back to are watching gruesome stuff, but you get desensetized fast. When I did I switched to spending all day listening to creepypasta and true crime and I'd be paralyzed by fear sometimes. It's a good way to make the sleep deprivation work. Humiliating myself aswell, posting about me and stuff I do in anonymous forums just to see everyone judge me and make me feel like shit.

 

[embrace_release]

getting into a relationship with avoidant partners is pretty effective, will hurt for months

 

[pole]

engaging in self-defeating behavior in which you derive satisfaction and pleasure in emotional pain and suffering.

this can be done by putting yourself in situations where you intentionally elicit negative emotions, as a form of self-punishment. for example, i seek out toxic arrangements that i know will eventually hurt me, but i do so because that emotional pain (heartbreak) feels so fucking good.

physical self-harm never did anything for me. it never stung and hurt me as much as the mental anguish and heartache you feel from self-sabotage. as someone who feels deeply, i learned to weaponize those negative emotions to my advantage and use it to self-harm and put myself down.

on the other hand, i'd be cautious of going down this route. the emotional pain cuts deep and iko it's definitely more destructive than physical self-harm. i have lost myself and destroyed my self-worth and esteem, although that was already nonexistent.

 

[psp3000]

I do not encourage it and I wouldn't wish for anyone to experience such things but forming any kind of eating disorder because there are so many layers and it could include anything from physical self harm to digital self harm or psychological self harm

or

forced isolation / involuntary isolation

 

[iwantdeath6969]

I've said this in other threads, but as self harm, I basically skin the bottom of my feet. Not visible when walking/wearing socks and it will hurt like a bitch to walk so there's the pain.

woah this is a method i've never heard of before. can i ask how you do it? do you just take a knife and slice your skin off?

 

[daze]

Banging my head against the wall. Or, another one i like to do is hold a lighter/candle/or any open flame under my arms and just keep it close to my skin until i can't stand the heat anymore. It hurts but it doesn't really leave a mark. I also starve myself and throw up any meals i ate but that's some of the only methods i could think of that doesn't involve cutting or scratching.

 

[FloraKilter]

Try cold showers. I've found these to be pretty effective for "resetting" your emotional state, much like what cutting does. Also filling up a sink with ice water and dunking your face in it. This activates the mammalian dive reflex which pretty rapidly can soothe.