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1078684 tn?1260884922

got any coping skills idias

so like started trying to stop cutting but i keep falling back i cant stop i dont now how to deal with the way i feel anyone help me with thinking of new coping idais please
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1078684 tn?1260884922
i finaly have the net again so i am back i have been doing good kinda dealling with the past and my soon to be life has been hell but i had to the past few weeks to deside what i wanted to do with my life i have not had to use the ruberband at all since i left so i think thats good
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1138674 tn?1260816231
ok..well try to write that on ur wrist, or something like that to remind u that u hav something worth stopping for..

--lemme know wen u get internet back and how you're doing!! :)
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1078684 tn?1260884922
i have been on that sigt alot in the past but having truble staying there and on recoveryourlife because nothing like that seems to help me to much and its getting harder when its around this season when the last time i ever seen my dad was x mess when i was 8 and it hurts alot i will be gone off the net for the next two week cause i have brake from school and i dont have internet at home at all
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1078684 tn?1260884922
if i new any other way to express how i was feeling i would be doing it but i dont thats why i am asking if anyone else nows anything i can do
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Try expressing pain in different ways. It really helped me.
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1138674 tn?1260816231
well this guy that i was going out with helped me alot, everytime i felt like i wanted to cut, he came over and tried to get me to not think abt it, we ended up going out for a while, but wen we broke up i was right back to where i started. now hes happy with his new girlfriend and even the littlest things like pictures of them sets me off, and its right back to the knife and the cold places.. its hard for me to think about him and not cry.. have you heard of TWLOHA? sometimes i write love. or twloha on my wrist. or someone's name who wants me to stop, and wen i go to cut i see it and it sometimes helps..you could try that.
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1078684 tn?1260884922
do you have any ideas of something that might help? and i now what you mean by not wating the rents to think its there falt thats was my reason befor now and now its just dhs i have to worrie about my family can think what they want they never belive what i try and say anyways i have tried to ask them for help and when my step dad found out he pulled out his pocket knife and told me to give him my arm and he would show me how to do it right. not saying your rents will act this way just saying its hard to ask for help
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1138674 tn?1260816231
im going through the same thing. i want to talk to someone about it but i dont want my parents to think it's their fault. ive tried the rubber band but it doesnt work for me..
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1078684 tn?1260884922
i am journaling and using a rubber band and talking to a dr i will be asking her when i go back about the CBT and DBT and see if she nows anyone that dose that here i have to tell her the truth when i see her next wich scares me cause dhs can find out anything i say to her wich is why i lied in the first place
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203342 tn?1328737207
Are you getting counseling for this? That would help tremendously. When my daughter went through this a few years ago we had a wonderful counselor who used CBT (cognitive behavioral Therapy) to help her to recognize her triggers and how to take back control. I'll give you some of the suggestions he gave her. I don't know if I remember them all but here's a few:

Put a loose rubber band around your wrist and every time you feel like cutting, snap the rubber band on your wrist. It really can help and it won't hurt you!

When the urge to cut overcomes you, get out of the house, go for a walk, call a friend, do something proactive. If you have to do this over and over then do so.

Take a hot bubble bath or hot shower.

Exercise (also falls under going out for a walk)

Start journaling and writing down all your thoughts, frustrations, etc.

Pray or meditate, practice deep breathing.

If you have to do more than one or all several times then do so. Just don't give up.

I hope some of these help. Please seriously consider a therapist who is familiar with CBT or DBT therapy because that can really help and they can give you support and keep you accountable.

Just take one day at a time and rejoice over the small steps you take and the accomplishments you are able to see in you. Be proud of yourself that you are wanting and trying to do better for yourself.

Take care & God bless!
April
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