This is something I found on Tumblr that seems a good way from moving past the urge to cut in the moment, I have used it once or twice and it works.
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Okay this might seem silly but I want you to read this and then follow these steps. It’s just a coping strategy that helps me when I’m triggered
Take 3 huge deep breaths
Look around the room
Notice 3 different colors. Focus on each color individually and notice details on the objects.
Take 3 more deep breaths
Now close your eyes
Focus on your hearing
Notice 3 different things you can hear. Maybe you hear the air conditioning or the buzz of your computer. Maybe you hear the tv in the other room. It can be the faint ringing you hear when it’s silent. Anyways. Just acknowledge these things. You don’t have to do anything about them, just notice that they’re there
Take 3 more deep breaths
Keep your eyes closed
I want you to notice things you can feel. Maybe you feel the scratch of your clothing against your skin. Maybe you feel a cool draft or the warmth radiating from your computer. Maybe you feel the carpet beneath your toes. Just those mundane sensations that we don’t usually acknowledge. Notice them. Feel them.
Now take 3 more huge long deep breaths
Let it out
Open your eyes
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The Science of Seduction, I decided to go a week without self-harming, to prove to myself that I could. I’m really triggered right now and don’t want to go the whole week anymore.