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[whereismymind]

So I argue with my dad a lot and I get these times where I sorta zone out thinking about stuff usually family and then I think about the bad things. Then I start telling myself in my head things like "your nothing, your a piece of shit no wonder your dad hates you, no wonder you've got no fucking friends and your an idiot and everyone knows it." I get angry and upset and hit doors into my face or hit my head into mirrors. I keep getting tempted to cut and I know when I can easily and I feel like I'm gonna cave soon. Help?

[UnknownError]

Sounds like what I sometimes do when Im upset.
You need to be really carefull because if you hit your head to hard it can lead to concusion.
Try other things instead like drawing or listening to music or whatever.

[whereismymind]

I tried music but that doesn't seem to help too much i draw a lot anyway and that hasn't done too much to help either

[FullyAlive]

Can you try the elastic band thing, snap it hard on your wrist or arm. Or drawing in red pen wherever you want to cut (although this doesn't personally work for me but others say it does). Or you could rub ice where you want to cut.

[georgiamay]

Maybe go for a run when you feel like cutting or hurting yourself in some way. It releases anger in a much healthier way.
And then there's the 5 minutes thing. Or is it 15 minutes? I don't remember, let's say 5 for now. So, you want to cut, and you say, "I won't cut for 5 minutes," I'll do something else, like tidy your room, do some kind of work, exercise, read, watch TV, anything. And hopefully at the end of the 5 minutes, you won't want to hurt yourself anymore. It's worked for me a few times.

There are so many distractions. Type "self harm distractions" into google, and you get a load of possibilities. And I mean, there are a lot to chose from. I'd recommend trying a lot of them out until you find one that works for you. I mean, everyone's different, and just because it did or didn't work for someone else doesn't mean it'll have the same effect for you.

Good luck :)

[whereismymind]

Ok thank you everyone for your advice :)

[xgeekyrocksx]

uhm i know you already thanked people, but i wanted to add to it... i mean if you stop telling yourself all these things then maybe it won't feel like that. and stop hitting your head on things... it'll only make things worse... listen to music that sort of describes how your feeling, maybe not in words... but in sounds? try it, it could work!!! and you know i'm your friend :P

[spfreak]

Sounds kind of familiar, I don't get along with my dad either. It's no reason for you to cut yourself. Like everyone has said, try other things, there are so many other possibilities you could to, rather than cut. I'm sorry to hear about the friend situation also, but i'm sure if you be yourself and try to be as friendly as you can, you will make some quickly!