How can I stop cutting?

Cutting is used as an outlet - find another activity. Instead of cutting, keep your fingers busy with string (for example), or whenever you get the urge, come and talk to a trained listener. We can help soothe you.

distracting yourself with other thoughts or actions, like taking a shower or doing sports or reading a good book.

Self-harm is one of the hardest things to recover from. The best thing for you to do is to seek out private or group counseling and receive professional treatment for your problems. If you can't do that, try and talk to a parent of a close friend that you trust, and ask if they can help you.

I know this sounds like a very cliche answer, but go and see a therapist or a counselor. If that won't work for you, talk to a trusted adult or friends who can help you stop cutting.

Identify what makes you want to cut- the pain, the distraction, the blood, etc., and find another way to replicate that. Snap a rubber band on your wrist, draw on yourself, do something else you like when you feel the urge. That being said, you also need to find the deeper root problem that's making you want to cut, and find better ways to cope with it.

Trying alternatives to hurting yourself like using an elastic band on where you'd like to cut, drawing on yourself or using an ice cube can assist you in not cutting. Napping or even thinking on why you want to, why you need to or is it even necessary? Learning to self-love can really help in not cutting.

I used to cut before. But then I realized that it doesn't help me. It literally does nothing to get my life better. It just makes it 100x worse. I didn't do it too much, but I knew it was wrong, so I stopped. You just need to understand your priorities and you need to stop punishing yourself for the past. You have no control over it.. let it go. Cutting doesn't help at all. I understand that you're mad at yourself, but it just makes you feel worse. So please stop.

Work with friends, family, and therapists to create successful coping mechanisms to help deal with triggers.

Tell a friend you really trust, you really love, tell them how you feel, tell them why you feel that way. You most likely have a friend who will help you get through it. Don't worry, if you need help, we are ALL here for you.

That has to be you, you have to decide that cutting does not bring an end to your problems and although you may do it, whatever problem it is that is making you do it will still be there even after you do it.