Somthing has to be done

[Charlotte93]

Half an houre ago i hit the blade agin hoping for somthing better. Numbness just left the building and my sholder herts like a mofo. I did it on my sholder this time, i think it herts worse there then on my wrist. Well anyway i went deep this time, really deep and before it started bleeding all i saw was wihte. I was so freeked Idk what it was but im pritty sure it wasn't bone but idk cause this cut was really wide. So I'm done I have to stop. I can't do it anymore I think i'll try all the tequneeks untill i find one. Dose anybody have any really good tequneeks. Please,..... I really need to quit this.

[Lethe]

Cutting yourself is an outlet for emotional and mental pain. You need to find for yourself an outlet that does not cause physical pain but gives you that sense of relief that cutting gives you. You need to distract yourself with things you enjoy, or things that hold your attention for extended periods of time. What do you enjoy doing? Really enjoy?

[Ambrosia]

I've done that before, and it is a really freak-out-slap-in-the-face-moment for you, I understand. I doubt it was bone, but it was probably the fatty parts under your skin you were seeing. When you cut deep enough you begin to be able to see all the gross insides of your arm and believe me, it's not pretty.

Go for the red pens when you feel you need to cut and scribble in the places you usually cut. Or red food coloring, for the blood. Get ice cubes, and squeeze them in your hands.

All sorts of stuff can help.

[ackmedsgirl666]

read a book or snap an electric band on ur wrist when u wanna cut
also draw red lines as somebody already suggested
i used to do that and my group home gave me shit and made me cover it up like fuck

[georgiamay]

For a lot of my cuts I could see white before it started bleeding. That means it'll scar, but it's not stitches bad.

For me, the rubber band thing works. It doesn't stop me from doing it all together, but it holds it off until I either can't take it anymore, or if the urge just goes away on its own, which happens a lot.

The only thing that seems to have really worked for me is professional help. I really think you should tell someone about it, maybe your parents? I know it's horrible, and no one wants their parents to find out, but would you rather you told them about it now, or waited until you had to go and ask them to take you to the hospital for stitches? Just from looking at this forum, 9 out of 10 parents find out at some point anyway, and I know that I wish I'd told them instead of waiting for them to get a phone call from my school.

But yeah, a rubber band can work well, and so can drawing red lines on your arm, if you're like me and for some odd reason feel comforted by scars. Also, writing words on your skin can help. Not in something that will break the skin, but a soft pen, and write whatever you're feeling in big capital letters. It works for me sometimes :)

[ReasonsForWeeping]

i sing , draw , read and write if i feel like it will help