notsohpy
Member
- Aug 18, 2024
- 14
I cut myself often with a razor, it relieves me temporarily of the pain in my life but also leaves scars I don't want anybody to see. Is there anything else that helped you to deal with the urge of self harm?
Terramoro
Member
- Apr 8, 2023
- 16
When I did it, I always used a dull box cutter. The cuts were very shallow and therefore didn't leave any scars. It helped me when I had a really bad time, but I don't know if it would work for you.
Go cautiously with the cutting - I have a badly scarred left arm as a result of self harming with a scalpel in my teens and I've been hiding my left arm for 33 years and I really, really wish I'd never done it. It's been a pain in the ass hiding it all the time. 33 years of not being able to roll up my sleeves or wear short sleeved tops. I still self harm but I use my lower legs as they're much easier to hide than my arms. I also only go quite lightly and I only have very light scarring on my legs, it wouldn't be noticeable unless you were looking for it.
The main thing that helps me avoid self harming is food. I find that 100g of chocolate helps dampen down the urge. Yes I'm overweight but it doesn't bother me much. I used to care about my weight but I don't any more, it's just how I've become as I've got older.
I hope you will try chocolate instead, at least some of the time. I know chocolate is not healthy but it is the lesser of two evils, and chocolate will not leave you permanently disfigured.
The main thing that helps me avoid self harming is food. I find that 100g of chocolate helps dampen down the urge. Yes I'm overweight but it doesn't bother me much. I used to care about my weight but I don't any more, it's just how I've become as I've got older.
I hope you will try chocolate instead, at least some of the time. I know chocolate is not healthy but it is the lesser of two evils, and chocolate will not leave you permanently disfigured.
