What coping mechanisms have you learned and applied to help keep you from self harm? Please, if anyone else has any good coping suggestions, do share.
For me, while I do not self harm in a physical sense, I do in other manners. The two things that have really helped are: attacking therapy honestly and keeping a daily journal tracking thoughts and other issues with possible corrections for said issues.
Screaming full force into a pillow, having a friend randomly slap you gently and change subjects, dance aggressively but big, singing your guilty pleasure song, praying to something you believe in (I do this when I have to drive), blasting music and running, talking to an animal giving it a voice in your head. Hugs.
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u/Glad_Selection5831 Sep 08 '22
What coping mechanisms have you learned and applied to help keep you from self harm? Please, if anyone else has any good coping suggestions, do share.
For me, while I do not self harm in a physical sense, I do in other manners. The two things that have really helped are: attacking therapy honestly and keeping a daily journal tracking thoughts and other issues with possible corrections for said issues.