self-harm as a coping mechanism

[404]

can't really find another method to cope so i thouht of this

is it effective???

 

[magician99]

I started self harming 10 years ago to deal with the emotional stress I've been in due to my abusive parents and bullies.

I still want to day. All self harming did for me, was putting nasty scars on my arms, it never made me not want to die.

So no, not really a effective coping mechanism.

 

[dimstar]

It will give you such short term relief, and the scars are not fun hiding. I'd you do be safe and have antibiotic cream or spray and bandages. Ideally a butterfly bandage too if you go to deep.

Next time your feeling the urge try try this if open to suggestion:
Get a big bowl fill it with cold water and add some ice so its freezing cold.
Stick your whole face in the bowl and hold your breath as long as you can.
Shocks the system. I use it to not sh but is good when ever your feeling overwhelmed

 

[Scythe]

Tbh it's not that bad, if it works it works. Don't go too deep, and only cut the parts a shirt and shorts will cover up. There's usually no permanent damage if you don't make deep cuts, so that part's better than drugs.
Or if you're just looking for pain, buy a shock collar or a taser. I also suggest buying dog chew toys/treats and gnawing those, the ice method mentioned in the previous post seems nice too.

 

[90starve]

the relief you feel from cutting is only temporary, but will leave you with ugly scars for the rest of your life - i've been cutting impulsively for 6 years to feel release. i have noticed that it's getting harder to stop myself from doing it.

 

[IDIABUSE]

the relief you feel from cutting is only temporary, but will leave you with ugly scars for the rest of your life - i've been cutting impulsively for 6 years to feel release. i have noticed that it's getting harder to stop myself from doing it.

Seems drugs last longer than cutting.

Do drugs like heroin or better yet, try 300mg of DXM first. See if you still want to cut. Never been a cutter but did almost equally damaging things.


Jabbing drug filled needles is all the self harm I need but can be prohibitively expensive. Maybe methadone? Dxm, ketamine?


Or get it over forever?


In a way I feel shit parents aren't worth My life and they aren't but being disabled makes me impossible to be independent. I need money given to me.


With parents refusing to fix my physical problems I will very well be forced to shoot myself in the head. Or die of sepsis. Tooth abcesses or no joke.


Might spray bear spray in my "dads" eyes before I ctb or sulphuric acid. Or prison.


answer this, who puts a piano over their kids life? That's my dad. I might post my address before I die. Just so he gets arrested..

 

[Zero Two]

I used to self harm years ago. I stopped because well I got help for that, so I started bruising myself recently! I enjoy it but tbh it does nothing to me. It doesnt make me feel better. Getting high did help me quite a lot before I started the antidepressants though, but yeah... self harm isn't my favorite anymore.

 

[angel31]

I started cutting not long ago and im already kinda addicted. I would not recommend starting, because the relief does not last long. The ice method sounds really good but if you do cut yourself do it somewhere where you can hide it (I do it on the upper part of my legs where shorts cover it up.) and i recommend using razorblades. You dont need a lot of pressure to get blood, because razorblades are sharp as hell. So start with only applying a little pressure then you can slowly press harder and cut deeper. What I do too and did before I started cutting is just hitting myself in the face as hard as I can. You could try that too…