Hi, I know i’ve said talked here before about self harm but I dont seem to get around it. It will always come back and i’ll end up burning or cutting. What you guys do to stop it?
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I’ve never had self harming thoughts.
How do these thoughts appear ?
Is it a compulsion ?
Do you enjoy feeling pain ?
Either way, only a trained psychologist can really help you. Don’t hesitate to ask for help. It is dangerous.
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what is your thinking behind why you self harm? if we know that we might be able to help better?
I don’t cut or burn or ever have done myself
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I try to distract myself. But if it gets too bad, make sure to talk to your doctor or just go to the emergency room. 
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I self-harm when not on meds like trying suicide 3 times.
With meds sometimes I think about euthanasia because its legal in some countries like in Europe. I tell my self its illegal to self harm here in Canada so that works to stop these thoughts for me.
Self-harm is a crime. That’s how I see it.
I used to self-harm, but honestly the urge to do it disappeared the moment i started medication. I haven’t had a thought about self-harming for years. If this is an issue for you, i would talk about it with your pdoc or case manager to see if there are some strategies they can give you to help.
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For me, I stopped when I promised my dad I would no longer do it. He sat me down and told me point blank that if I ever died, he would kill himself before my funeral, because he couldn’t live in a world without me. He told me the only way to save his life was to stop hurting myself and promise to outlive him. I took him seriously. I don’t think he was making any of it up.
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I stopped when a psych nurse told teenage me that I could replace a broken item, or a cut one, but that I couldn’t replace Me.
For some reason I’d never thought of myself as irreplaceable and to hear someone say I was special and couldn’t be replaced stuck a chord with me. Never cut again.
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Here are two things that help me:
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When the thought appears, eat a pinch of strong chili powder (or flakes). The burning sensation will overpower everything and make you forget that you want to self-harm. Try to go as long as possible without water or milk afterwards, to make the sensation last.
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If you self harm in a specific pattern, apply lotion in that pattern and rub it in slowly.
It helps me feel like something is happening where I want it to happen, but without getting scars.
And also, remember that it’s a temporary solution to a long-lasting problem. It won’t make you feel better in the long run, and it won’t fix your problems.
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Well I do it when it hurts to much mentally or to punish myself for something I did.
Also sometimes I like the pain but I want to stop to not hurt my family.
I find it so hard to understand how it makes people feel better when they cut or burn.
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That is normal. If you have not went through it. It is hard to understand. 
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I’m trying to understand. Does it make you feel better when you cut yourself? If so how does it make you feel better?
Sorry you self harm, I knew someone who did this too. It is best to get help for this maybe talk to your pdoc. I hope you get better.
ok, I think it comes from the sub-conscious mind.
I think you cut yourself because your sub-conscious is angry. I also think, but I’m not positive your sub-conscious is bitter.
I’m trying to figure out how to stop it. I’m not positive but maybe when you feel the urge to do it you can buy a punching bag and punch the punching bag. Or punch something else soft…or a pillow when you feel the urge to harm yourself.
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i havent self harmed in like 2 years, idk what exactly made me stop, i think i just found it too hard to hide scars and i am already super self conscious
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I dreamt last night that I was suicidal and depressed again. That was scary indeed.
To prevent self harm, I keep taking my AD Celexa.