PepsimaxSenior Contributor
Can someone help me
Can someone help me I hate everything I feel sick Overwhelmingly sad
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PepsimaxSenior Contributor
Can someone help me I hate everything I feel sick Overwhelmingly sad
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NikNikSenior Contributor
Sure @Pepsimax
There is a great resource which breaks down strategies based on the reason to self harm.
Self-harm is your way of dealing with feelings and difficult situations. So if you’re going to stop, you need to have alternative ways of coping in place so you can respond differently when you start to feel like hurting yourself.
Some of these I've shared with you, but this is the full list:
Paint, draw, or scribble on a big piece of paper with red ink or paint
Start a journal in which to express your feelings
Compose a poem or song to say what you feel
Write down any negative feelings and then rip the paper up
Listen to music that expresses what you’re feeling
Take a bath or hot shower
Pet or cuddle with a dog or cat
Wrap yourself in a warm blanket
Massage your neck, hands, and feet
Listen to calming music
Call a friend (you don’t have to talk about self-harm)
Take a cold shower
Hold an ice cube in the crook of your arm or leg
Chew something with a very strong taste, like chili peppers, peppermint, or a grapefruit peel
Go online to a self-help website, chat room, or message board
Exercise vigorously—run, dance, jump rope, or hit a punching bag
Punch a cushion or mattress or scream into your pillow
Squeeze a stress ball or squish Play-Doh or clay
Rip something up (sheets of paper, a magazine)
Make some noise (play an instrument, bang on pots and pans)
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Hi @Pepsimax
Glad to read that you are feeling calmer 🙂 That is great! I have done colouring in, in the past. or play puzzle games on my phone like mancala, sudokus and minesweeper. they make me focus and its hard to count numbers logically and worry at the same time.
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