There's a rather big amount of ways...

[Remora]

Self harm without... harming myself too much in the short run, yes. There's a lot of ways to do that and i caught myself doing a wide variety of them. Slamming my knee into walls, biting my wrist/arm/biceps and suffocation are among those that happen the most often.

I didn't know anything other than cutting was self harm until half a year ago and i still haven't actually cut yet, although i have tried to but i just couldn't get myself to cut trough the skin. Which i'm glad about.

I know i should stop these. I'm trying, too. Does anyone have any advice on how to prevent myself from doing them?

[Karkat]

Since these are spur of the moment and easy to shrug off sometimes (I speak from personal experience), it can be REALLY HARD.

Try to take three long, deep breaths when you feel like hurting yourself first. If you get too angry/upset/excited, just take a step back from the situation. This is the only thing that's worked for me so far.

[Miserabilia]

For most teens these things will appear from ticks, and it's often hard to determine it's seirousness; I always did these things and not because of any emotional reasons.
As a matter of fact my family sometimes talks about "self mutilation" and they are in fact not refering to self harm but to fignerbiting... A nasty habbit of mine.
(Doesn't sound particulary nasty but damn if you'd see my fingers).

What I've noticed is that these ticks are the result of anxiety or stress.
So anything that decreases these things should also decrease your self harm unless there's an emotional root.

[Remora]

Since these are spur of the moment and easy to shrug off sometimes (I speak from personal experience), it can be REALLY HARD.

Try to take three long, deep breaths when you feel like hurting yourself first. If you get too angry/upset/excited, just take a step back from the situation. This is the only thing that's worked for me so far.

Today after my older brother was being a complete idiot calling me autistic and stuff again i fled to my room and i tried what you told me to, it worked! :$

[Karkat]

Today after my older brother was being a complete idiot calling me autistic and stuff again i fled to my room and i tried what you told me to, it worked! :$

I'm glad! :hug: