Like all urges, the urge to cut will pass if you wait it out. The more you learn about what's underneath your cutting behavior, the better you will be able to understand and develop healthy ways to heal that pain. The techniques listed on the following pages will help you think about why you might cut - as well as offer ideas on other things to do when you feel like cutting. What a person needs can vary from time to time and from situation to situation. You may also find that one of these ideas works for you sometimes but not always.
The idea is to find a substitute for cutting - something that satisfies a need you might feel without being as harmful as cutting. Or talk with your therapist to get other ideas on what could work for you. Use your creativity to find a better idea. If one tip isn't right for you, that's OK. For example, some readers have told us that snapping a rubber band works for them as a substitute for cutting but others say that the rubber band triggers an urge to snap it too hard and they end up hurting themselves. You may need to experiment because not all of these ideas will work for everyone. Look through all the tips and try the ones that you think might work for you. So certain techniques will work better for some people than others. We've put them into several categories because different people cut for different reasons. Then make a plan for what you will do instead of cutting when you feel this urge.īelow are some tips you can try when you feel the urge to cut. Make a commitment that this time you will not follow the urge, but will do something else instead. Start by being aware of which situations are likely to trigger your urge to cut. But a therapist or counselor can do more to help you heal old hurt and use your strengths to cope with life's struggles. The tips you'll see below can get you started.
Making this change can take time because you are learning new ways of dealing with the things that led you to cut. If you've been cutting and you want to stop, here are some approaches that might help you.įor people who cut, doing something different may be a big change.
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