relapse

[Damon16b]

Well as of today I haven't cut in 1 year, 2 months and 18 days. But its hard! I want to cut again so much!, It's like a craving, I just need that escape... :/
Any advice or similar experiences?

[queenofcontrariety]

I was never one of those people who cut everyday or even every couple of days, yes I craved it after I started but I usually do it once, crave it for about a month, and go back on my merry way for a while. My best advice is replace the action, it's easier to change what you do than change the things in your life which cause this reaction. There are plenty of other escapes, and depending on why you cut they can be pretty effective. I personally loved the rubber band snapping thing when I got real anxious, if you need the escape my best recommendation is to focus on something else (one of the best things for me is focusing on other people, like this forum or charity work) or sleep, if you're emotionally numb than try to stimulate emotion through music or movies. But the one that works the best but can be the hardest to get is physical contact, mainly hugs, so here :hug: keep your head up, you still have a whole life ahead of you and what you do with it is totally up to you, so make the best choices you can in your situation

[Damon16b]

I was never one of those people who cut everyday or even every couple of days, yes I craved it after I started but I usually do it once, crave it for about a month, and go back on my merry way for a while. My best advice is replace the action, it's easier to change what you do than change the things in your life which cause this reaction. There are plenty of other escapes, and depending on why you cut they can be pretty effective. I personally loved the rubber band snapping thing when I got real anxious, if you need the escape my best recommendation is to focus on something else (one of the best things for me is focusing on other people, like this forum or charity work) or sleep, if you're emotionally numb than try to stimulate emotion through music or movies. But the one that works the best but can be the hardest to get is physical contact, mainly hugs, so here :hug: keep your head up, you still have a whole life ahead of you and what you do with it is totally up to you, so make the best choices you can in your situation


Thanks, I have heard of the rubber band thing but I never really got into it, ill give it a go and we'll see what happens hey