Self Injury: Types, Alternatives, and Where to get Help

SamsLand wrote:Hi archigallus, yes while this is an alternative to cutting it is still a significant form of SH. I am sure you bruised yourself.

No bruising, only red stripes and some welts, if my memory serves me. I hope I was clear in that I used the folded belt as a whip and not as padding for my fist. It was usually gone the next day.

SamsLand wrote:I hope this is still in your past and you are doing well.
Sam

I'm less emotional these days. I only wanted to mention this as more or less a last option in case rubber bands and such aren't enough.

/arc

I'm too busy acting like I'm not Naive. I've seen it all, I was here first.

Vincent please keep to the point of the thread. If you want to start a new discussion start a new thread. Thank you.

Cracked

amazing forum dear. I would like to share. My name is Albert. I am new to this forum.

I wanted to join up just to post this, because I've never seen it written anywhere else and it's helped me so much over the years. Lemon juice. Drinking a teaspoonful of lemon juice gives this sharp shock that takes me out of the feelings and gives a slight release because of how unpleasant it is. This forum is really helpful to me, so I hope this also helps someone

That is a cool idea!

Cracked

It's usually not considered self injury unless its repetitive and the self harm is used to ease psychological or emotional pain.

Thank-you for this thread
I'm going to let my other half read it, then, he may just understand xx

is taking excess medication, i.e, cough syrup, paracaetomols classed as self harm. not taking enough to kill but to harm. not recommending it.

I learned a very effective new one, but it hurts like hell

Get sore in the area you cut. I was doing all sorts of running and jumping and sliding on sunday and now my legs dont even wanna move, the best part is that it hurts exactly where i cut, and then some. It also requires you to go out and do something.