Self harming

Hi @worried1 and @Former-Member

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Scout

Hi Trainwreck, I identify with self harm, and have recently read about some tricks and tips to try to distract onseself from following through with something that may be harmful. One really easy thing to do is when you have the urge to do something, go to your freezer, get out some ice cubes and hold them in your hand. Feel them, feel the sensation of the ice and the cold and how it makes your skin feel. Then make yourself a hot cuppa, and hold the mug - feel how the heat of the mug makes your hands feel, how the heat travels on your skin and the sensations. Alternate if you can, or simply do one of those things. Mostly we do this because we're looking for a reality, something real - and feeling pain is something real. People with BPD often get into states where we dissociate, and self harming is a way to get back. These tricks may be able to hlep you. Please let me know if you have any success with them.

I was a bit lost last week, and couldn't seem to find my way back to reality, and I did the ice cubes, and it seemed to help me a lot.