Help unhealthy habits

[sewersliderodent]

so for the past few weeks, I've gotten myself into sh'ing as a way to release all my pent up anger towards myself. I don't know how to open up properly and...if I did, my parents would dismiss it and always told me to pray, and some of my friends are busy with their own predicaments so I don't bother them. I know cutting is an unhealthy way of coping mechanism but I just can't stop it. I want to know where can I cut safely, I want to avoid too much loss of blood and to keep my scars hidden as possible. Also, please do suggest some alternative for cutting. That would be all.

 

[ireallylikemangoes]

Some alternatives of sh I know of are snapping a rubber band on your wrist and drawing lines with a red pen whenever you get the urge to cut

I've never personally tried these methods myself, it's worth a try if you really want to stop sh'ing

 

[trist]

if you want to cut 'safely', i suggest looking at the following image and avoid places with arteries:

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i think the safest spots are the top and outer areas of the thighs (so not the inner areas), the hips and the outer areas of the upper arms. those places are also relatively easy to hide.

 

[corazon]

Another alternative to cutting I've heard is pressing an ice cube onto your skin, which gives off a simultaneously burning(ish) and numbing kind of sensation. This leaves no lasting mark or damage and easy to do.

 

[dimstar]

Definitely thighs, put your hands in your pockets and that's the area. Plus at least for me I find comfort in being able to push on fresh wounds to feel pain without having to do more sh for a bit. For alternatives I'd recommend thc if your trying not to cut, when I was I found it pretty much impossible to cut my self high so would use when the urge came or I was thinking about grabbing a blade. Alchohol has the opposite effect at least for me. Be careful sh can be extremely addicting especially if you dont have other ways to cope.