how to stop my cutting addiction? im not even sad or anything i just love the feeling of the stinging, every time i stop i get a deep scratching sensation in my arms and thighs to do it again? any advice on how to stop?
>>34858308Therapy is the best advice.One thing that will come up in therapy is to replace the harmful gesture with something else. Like if you are always scratching, replace that with a patting or something. I don't really know how this would apply with cutting. So I strongly suggest talking to someone knowledgeable, not the present gathering of internet fuckwits.
>>34858417thank you
>>34858308Do actual physical exercise. The burn, the DOMS, the rush of fighting exhaustion are what you need to feel alive.
>>34858308Contact your local BDSM community and find a competent sadist. He can give you all kinds of pain without leaving a scar.
>>34858308Did you try the thing of wearing a rubber band (elastic band) round your wrist and snapping it against the skin? And it sounds crazy, but painting on a fake cut can sometimes help too.
>>34858308I have been in the situation where I needed pain to feel something, or at least something else. This is a coping mechanism, you need to try and replace it with something else or go about it in a less destructive way.
