I have been cutting a lot lately (at least daily) and it normally takes me a minimum of an hour when i do it and i have been late to school a lot and missing classes because i have been cutting but i cant stop. i know this is not good and i can spend anywhere up to 7 hours straight cutting it is like once i start i cant stop and only manage to stop once i run out of space or if i feel like someone will come looking for me. I dont know what to do.

[ensconce]

There has to be a healthier way to release. I know how you feel I still get urges but when they get bad enough I draw what I feel on a piece of paper sometimes its a little sketch and sometimes for an hour. Listening to certain music helps sometimes also.

I know nothing seems to work though i have tried reading, painting, drawing, listening to music, exercise, writing, distractions, ice cubes, rubber bands, writing in red pen, and at least 100 other different things 80% of those things make the urge to SH stronger and the reast just dont do anything at all. Even my psychologist has run out of suggestions.

[ensconce]

I know what you mean the only thing one can do at that point is to try and resist as long or as much as possible. I know it is difficult.

I am just so tired of fighting with my head all the time.

never mind then

Nope still nothing I feel great now.

[PinkFlamingo99]

I have a compulsive self- harm thing I do too (not cutting in this case) that sucks up to 8 hours at a time, and I often put it before everything else too.

I'm not encouraging you to SH at anytime, but if you are going to, coukd you maybe work out a schedule including "blackout times" when you are not allowed to start?

[Fuzzybear]

Originally Posted by PinkFlamingo99

I have a compulsive self- harm thing I do too (not cutting in this case) that sucks up to 8 hours at a time, and I often put it before everything else too.

I'm not encouraging you to SH at anytime, but if you are going to, coukd you maybe work out a schedule including "blackout times" when you are not allowed to start?

I do try but it takes me 5 hours to go through the shower so i often dont get into bed until 3/4 am and then i still feel the need to sh but i have to get up for school at 7 and weekends are hard because people will ask what i am doing that and i have soccer and homework oh yeah and i have 2 and a half hours of homework each school day and school is 7 hours plus travel there and back 1 hour.