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Bunbury, AU

i havent self harmed in a few weeks but the urges just keep getting stronger what can i do that have helped people overcome the urges thanks

July 2, 2017
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A MyDepressionTeam Member

One thing that helped my daughter was when she had a really strong impulse to cut she would draw it or sketch it and the impulse would seem to pass with the action

July 2, 2017
A MyDepressionTeam Member

Putting an elastic band on my wrist and pulling it as hard as I can and snapping it back on my wrist, doing this over and over until the urge stops x

July 23, 2017
A MyDepressionTeam Member

I wish I had an answer for this one - but I struggle with it as well. For me, it's making sure I have nothing around me that I use to self harm, and when the urge is to where I can't stand it anymore I go down to the beach and go for a walk and try to think of all the reasons why I work at not s/h ... that works somewhat - but this is a struggle for me as well so not a big help I'm sorry

July 8, 2017

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