[michichang]

Possible trigger:

self harm

For the past few years I've been feeling urges to hurt myself on and off. They're nothing super serious like seeing blood or anything. Nothing's been really happening in life, either. So I don't think anything causes it - I think it's quite random.

Sometimes I have random urges to just pull my hair out because it would feel nice and I feel some sort of self satisfaction when I do it. So I keep doing it. I'm able to stop myself before I go bald because I don't want to so I try to find something to keep myself occupied.

But the thought never leaves my mind to keep doing it.

Recently, there's a finger of mine that still somewhat hurts when I crack it - my left middle finger. And so I keep fidgeting with it and bending it odd positions but nothing too far to break it. But I can't stop thinking of what if I break it but I still do it. In addition, I like the feel of when I apply pressure to my nail on that finger. I also can't stop thinking about what if I rip it off. I keep fidgeting with it but I don't actually do anything to far because I don't want to deal with the aftermath.

How do I stop these urges? Lately, I can't seem to stop thinking about it

can you see any blood on/ under the finger that hurts?

I ask becasue I have a few things I do that

Possible trigger:

causes bleeding around the fingers, and the fingers that bleed are the ones that hurt most (that's what I've found, anyway)

as for how to stop, is their anything you can think of that might cause the same satisfaction? (but not injuring yourself?)

something like punching a pillow, squeezing a stress ball, that kind of thing- or what about things that keep your hands busy- jigsaw puzzles, books, I own a fidget spinner and it's great, their's loads of nicer distractions you could do

[michichang]

Originally Posted by raging vortex

can you see any blood on/ under the finger that hurts?

I ask becasue I have a few things I do that

Possible trigger:

causes bleeding around the fingers, and the fingers that bleed are the ones that hurt most (that's what I've found, anyway)

as for how to stop, is their anything you can think of that might cause the same satisfaction? (but not injuring yourself?)

something like punching a pillow, squeezing a stress ball, that kind of thing- or what about things that keep your hands busy- jigsaw puzzles, books, I own a fidget spinner and it's great, their's loads of nicer distractions you could do

A fidget is a really good idea and I haven't really tried it! There isn't really any

Possible trigger:

blood underneath my nails at least.

Thank you for the idea! I didn't really think of it. But I'll try it out to see if it may possibly work! Thank you so much !

Originally Posted by michichang

A fidget is a really good idea and I haven't really tried it! There isn't really any

Possible trigger:

blood underneath my nails at least.

Thank you for the idea! I didn't really think of it. But I'll try it out to see if it may possibly work! Thank you so much !

you are welcome!

please let us know if it helps and how you're doing- loads of support here <3