Help How do you make your thoughts shut up?

[princexhhn]

Somebody help me I don't have access to a razor right now self harm usually does wonders for this but I don't have it I don't have alcohol right now either what the hell am I supposed to do I just want an escape I don't want to just think about this all night and even when I try not to, I can still feel it. I just need a way to shut my head up somehow please help

 

[EmptyBottle]

play music? and sing the lyrics or similar... maybe even clap out loud too... when I have boringly annoying thoughts, listening to music tends to help me... tho having YT with lyrics to read can also be helpful vs downloaded music or similar.

 

[princexhhn]

Guys I am currently attempting to take apart this cheap facial razor that somebody left in my bathroom. Whoever this belongs to, I'm sorry but I'm taking the blades. Or, attempting to. It's not the kind that you can change the blade so I am literally just breaking it. Wish me luck!

While doing this I also accidentally cut my thumb and it is bleeding! I didn't even notice because I have a high pain tolerance, just felt the blood

 

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[princexhhn]

I got the razor! And wow it is SHARP. I've only been using box cutters until now. If I'd known that they were this much sharper and I wouldn't have to exert any effort at all to bleed I would've done this ages ago

 

[sweetcreep]

don't cut too deep if you're not used to the tool, you may go too deep and end up needing stiches. i assume you'd want to avoid having to go to the hospital.

when i can't drink or smoke the thoughts away, i try to overstimulate my brain until it feels smooth. youtube video in the background, playing a game, scrolling reddit, looking up new things to fixate on. i do that all at the same time. it's exhausting but it doesn't give me a moment to think and after a while i get so tired i'm able to fall asleep pretty quickly. sometimes doing physical things helps me, i'm a manic cleaner. at like 7 pm i'll have all this angsty energy and i'll start cleaning everything i see. i don't think, i just do it until my body hurts and my eyes feel heavy. lately i've been feeling the urge to relapse into self harming again so i've been doing everything i can think of to stay busy. it's hard to think when you're busy.

 

[princexhhn]

don't cut too deep if you're not used to the tool, you may go too deep and end up needing stiches. i assume you'd want to avoid having to go to the hospital.

Thanks, I'll keep it in mind ^-^

when i can't drink or smoke the thoughts away, i try to overstimulate my brain until it feels smooth. youtube video in the background, playing a game, scrolling reddit, looking up new things to fixate on. i do that all at the same time. it's exhausting but it doesn't give me a moment to think and after a while i get so tired i'm able to fall asleep pretty quickly. sometimes doing physical things helps me, i'm a manic cleaner. at like 7 pm i'll have all this angsty energy and i'll start cleaning everything i see. i don't think, i just do it until my body hurts and my eyes feel heavy. lately i've been feeling the urge to relapse into self harming again so i've been doing everything i can think of to stay busy. it's hard to think when you're busy.

ohhh yeah that's true, overstimulation makes your coherent thoughts shush! I hope you're alright though, or coping well at the very least

 

[cciro]

If I'm having a bad time but trying not to SH, I normally just blast music or youtube or other media. Or I practice holding my breath as long as possible. Idk if it works in general but it works pretty well for me at least for a little while. Side benefit of getting okay at breath holds, hit 3 minutes the other day.

 

[Jisatsu]

Coping with different methods and distractions.
From good ones like listening to music, watching a movie or a show , playing video games , writing or making art.
To bad ones like self harm, drinking alcohol, doing drugs and having a stupid amount of sex.

That's how I get mine to stop... sometimes...

 

[kopebaldy]

I sit alone, find one thing to hate and focus all my thoughts on that one thing.

Surprisingly calming when you ignore all your hatreds but one.

 

[eggsausagerice]

used to jerk off because it would give me brain fog afterwards and help me stop thinking, now my libido is too low for me to want to. self harm via punching my head or pulling my hair also helped, but it would always give me a headache because i did it too hard. i don't really have a coping mechanism. i often don't really know what to do with myself and just end up laying in bed until i fall asleep. all my old mechanisms end up seeming boring to me when i'm anxious about something. music helps me sometimes because i like listening to the same albums over and over.

 

[Pale_Rider]

That's what I do. Music. I have memorized a lot of lyrics.

 

[cowboypants]

I too masturbate to take off my mind, but in certain times even that is out of option as libido low, or I'm too down emotionally. My medicine helps me sleep during such times these days. I used to not be able to fall to sleep earlier and that only made it worse. I still struggle with it if my mind starts to race

 

[corpse]

What helps me every day is putting on my headphones and turning the music up so loud that I get a headache and feel like my eardrums are going to burst, but at least then I can't hear my thoughts anymore.

 

[EmptyBottle]

What helps me every day is putting on my headphones and turning the music up so loud that I get a headache and feel like my eardrums are going to burst, but at least then I can't hear my thoughts anymore.

ohhh, that is risky (can lead to hearing loss long term)

I listen at regular volume, it seems to guide thoughts to different places. Having fast-playing YT videos can help deter unwanted thoughts maybe?

 

[Forveleth]

This is going to sound weird, but I do math. Literally just start multiplying or dividing things in my head or on paper. I did it as a distraction when I was going for long runs to block out the pain in my legs. Bonus is, you start getting pretty good at doing math in your head.

For the times when your thoughts are not overwhelming, you might want to look into meditation or yoga. Both of these center around bringing your thoughts to breath or movement, teaching you to focus on a single thing. This really helps when your mind is going places you do not like.

 

[Pale_Rider]

This is going to sound weird, but I do math. Literally just start multiplying or dividing things in my head or on paper. I did it as a distraction when I was going for long runs to block out the pain in my legs. Bonus is, you start getting pretty good at doing math in your head.

For the times when your thoughts are not overwhelming, you might want to look into meditation or yoga. Both of these center around bringing your thoughts to breath or movement, teaching you to focus on a single thing. This really helps when your mind is going places you do not like.

I had a gf that would make lists of numbers. Idk what those numbers were for, but even she knew, and called it "odd", but that's what she did, and was cool with me.

 

[Whole-Ad]

I used to smoke weed every night to make them shut up but started getting paranoid so had to stop. Distracting myself by playing computer games or colouring in etc works for like 30 minutes max. I can't live a life by distracting myself all the time, it's not right. They don't shut up.

 

[peeveecee]

if music or overstimulating my brain doesn't help then self harm is the final option and then my thoughts shut up

 

[hippiedeath]

Psychiatric medication helps me. It's not the best solution, but it quiets my mind that otherwise would be out of control.