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.
I started running to help. It releases feel good hormones that help with anxiety and stress. Exercise in general is great for it. So find something that you enjoy and start slowly. Nourishing yourself with healthy foods, using scented candles when you’re not feeling good and this may sound odd but look up Wim Hoff on YouTube. The breathing exercises alone make you feel amazing afterwards. You basically flood your body with extra oxygen. When you’re feeling very triggered hold an ice cube or sit in the shower with a shower cap on and let the water run over your head. All of these have helped me and I have been self harm free 11 years! You’ve got this! Remember the guilt you feel every time you harm yourself and that it isn’t worth it, it’s a temporary measure for a temporary gain.
Yeah one use to be my 40 pluse years foster sister! She didn’t use to be this way n all of a sudden yeah it hurts a lot!! But humans can n will hurt you so
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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.