How to deal with self-harm alone?

Remember that you are strong. You are strong. And if you set a goal, you can manage to stop harming yourself. You can do it. I believe in you. Just starts with small goals of not self harming for a certain amount of time, then with every new goal you set, make the amount of ime bigger. You can heal and get stronger by yourself. Because you can do this. And if it's too difficult start small as well. Start writting down your feelings instead of discharging on yourself. Write on the paper the first thing that get to your mind and don't worry, there's no wrong word of saying it. Or you can talk with someone here on 7cups, but if you want to do thid alone, it's okay. You can do it in both ways. Wish you the best of lucks! But remember that you dont have to do this alone :)

It's best to find a medium that allows you to express yourself. If you feel like harming yourself, take deep breaths. Breathe in through your nose and out your mouth. Listen to music or write about your feelings on a piece of paper then rip it up. These are merely suggestions on how you can cope with self harm, especially when you want to harm yourself, but perhaps they'll become habit and you'll have found a healthy way to cope with your emotions.

Distract your urges of harming yourself. Put a sweater on, un tie then re tie your shoe. There are many things you can do. Experiment with distracting your self and see what works best for you

I do not recommend dealing with it alone. I recommend talking to someone you trust. If you can't think of anyone you trust or just have a hard time opening up with people, I would make a list of why you self-harm. Every time you have the urge, think of the reason. Are you lonely? Did something bad happen? Once you figure out the reason, put your time and energy towards coming up with solutions to the issue and not hurting yourself. If you still have the urge after doing that or cannot find a reason why, than I recommend either snapping a rubber band on your wrist or taking a cold shower (if you have time and are in a place where you can do so). Best of luck with overcoming this.

Try to surround yourself with resources and distractions and learn mindfulness and coping mechanisms. Remember that the listeners at 7 cups are always here for you if you need a more healthy way of venting your emotions.

Don't feel guilty or be angry at yourself when it happens. Try and speak to people close to you. Talk to other self-harms for support.

I don't recommend dealing with it alone but first get rid of whatever you use to self-harm, then surround yourself with people or go somewhere where you can't self harm, Finally,get distracted by doing things you love.

I wouldn't suggest trying to cope with it alone, and I say that from experience. Support is one of the best things out there for trying to cope with self harm. Whether it's a therapist, support group, crisis chat, 7 Cups, it's best to have someone to talk to about it. It's hard at first to trust, but Soooo awesome when you can just spill out whatever you want to say.

You don't. No one should go through self-harm at all, let alone self-harm alone. Reach out to people, communicate and get your voice heard because you matter and your recovery story will be so helpful to others dealing with what you once dealt with.

There are many online resources for help out there. There is a self harm self help guide on this site. If you look up Kati Morton on YouTube, she has many videos on self harm and tips to help yourself. Her website katimorton.com also has a free downloadable workbook that many have found helpful.