does anyone else get so stressed , you physically hit yourself ?

[misguidedsatanist69]

sometimes things become really overwhelming or maybe i just suck at managing & prioritising, sometimes sensory overload happens , dont really know how to cope , and this results in a lot of hair pulling , and me hitting my head , sometimes i just want to slam my body repeatedly against a wall or something and i don't know what else to do when i feel so much anxiety or self hate ...

 

[iftheworldwasending]

just finished punching myself repeatedly so yes.

 

[Racon]

Yes... full on punching and hair pulling too.

 

[valentine]

I do this too. Mostly when things get overwhelming, like you said. I used to cut but I hate the cleanup and the scars so hitting myself is all I can do now.

 

[Stick]

Yeah, it's a lot less permanent than cutting but gives the same results.

 

[CatabolicSeed]

Yup, same here

 

[plough22]

I do hit myself repeatedly, it's a coping mechanism I think. I cut scratch and will do anything just to stop my thoughts.

 

[AmDead]

Apart from self harming, I also cry... like a lot. Especially when I go outside where I can scream without anyone hearing me (I don't live in a city) it doesn't necessarily help, but I just need to do something, anything, or else idk what will happen.

 

[262653]

I read/watched vids about monkeys who harmed themselves, presumably had something to do with living in captivity, and stressful conditions. They could as well do that in the wild because life there is stressful too.

 

[TimeToBiteTheDust]

Yes. Sometimes I slap on my face when I do something wrong.

 

[disabledandhopeless]

Yes I do this

 

[TreizKhushranata]

No, it's immoral

 

[ATownSerenity]

I try not to do it with others around these days, but when I was a child, if I was being admonished by my parents, I'd resort to hitting myself before anything else. It's almost as if I felt that if I was to be punished, I'd rather it be on my own terms. As I grew older, this continued in private and I began to do so when I'd get stressed or felt like I had failed in doing something. Sometimes, I do it in frustration of just not knowing what else to do. People always say to vent out your anger, but the only one I have with me is me, so is it surprising when I take it out on myself?

 

[LonelyNick]

I do that. Slap myself in the face a lot when I'm overwhelmed

 

[Wheelz1985]

I slap myself in the face as hard as I can, multiple times. If i Feel it wasnt hard enough, I do it again.

 

[BitterlyAlive]

Yup, I do it occassionally. It's self harm. So sad that so many people can relate.

 

[BridgeJumper]

I would take the canvases I paint on and ram the wooden frame into my stomach

 

[CrazyMary]

So anxious that I have spams and break stuff but not punching myself... yet

 

[DeathBecomesHer ☠]

I do. I hit myself in the head where my hair is so only I know of the bumps and bruises.

 

[XYZ]

Yes, I do. I've been hitting myself since I was a little child. What triggers me is very bad anxiety and stress. I often have bruises and have to cover them... Life is such a gift...

 

[esse_est_percipi]

sometimes things become really overwhelming or maybe i just suck at managing & prioritising, sometimes sensory overload happens , dont really know how to cope , and this results in a lot of hair pulling , and me hitting my head , sometimes i just want to slam my body repeatedly against a wall or something and i don't know what else to do when i feel so much anxiety or self hate ...

yes, I can relate.
Sometimes I get heavy objects and repeatedly hit myself over the head with them.
I just want to die but I don't have the willpower or means to ctb.

 

[KiraLittleOwl]

When I lived with my ex I did this on regular basis. It ended when we separated. And she called me an abuser lol

 

[Cherrypea]

Yes I hit myself, mainly on the head and also sometimes sit on the kitchen floor and bang the back of my head against a cupboard.
I fantasise sometimes about dragging my nails through my face.

 

[Deleted member 20852]

Yeah sometimes I punch myself when I'm angry or stressed. I also cut, skin pick, and throw myself against the wall. I used to pull my hair/eyelashes/eyebrows out when I was stressed too.

 

[Mr.Nobody]

I usually punch other stuff.

 

[Painless_end]

I do. I have repeatedly punched, slapped myself and banged my head against the wall many times.

Sometimes I don't hit myself but today morning I got so frustrated that I think popped a nerve near my eye and it was red even though I hadn't hit myself.

 

[lighthousekeeper]

Yes, it's almost involuntary. It's one of the things I have trouble hiding... if my parents yell at me I don't even think about it, I just get a compulsion & it just happens

 

[ScaredToLive]

Yes given myself a black eye on two separate occasions

 

[Lupgevif]

I used to do it a lot more often, now it happens rarely; I don't know if it's related to starting taking antidepressants, but this impulse reduced drastically almost at the same time. I used to hit and/or scratch my forearm and thighs. I liked specially letting my nails grow so when I scratched myself it would leave marks, since I never had the courage to cut. I also have pulled my hair and even punched myself on the face to the point my jaw hurt everytime it moved. I did it mostly out of anger and frustration.

 

[Nem]

Yes. I have head butted walls, punched myself in the head and face, broke glasses over my head, plates etc. All in a days work

peace/hugs