I managed to stop self-harming, but then I relapsed, how can I ever stop for good?

Trying to stop relapsing is hard work. You'll always relapse- always- and sometimes it'll be for a while. Sometimes it'll be for years. But in the end, no matter how much you want to self-harm, think about all the people you're hurting.

Try and take your mind off of self-harming. Play a sport, hang out with friends or even just watch a lot of Tv. Then when you feel like self harming, instead of hurting yourself find a better alternative method like a snapping a rubber band on your wrist or putting an ice cube on your wrist instead. Then after a while the urge to do it will go away and it will all be forgotten and in your past.

Talk to someone who use to self harm and learn what they have to do to stop from self harming. And also dig in deeper within yourself to find out why they are harming themselves

You could try some coping strategies when you want to self-harm such as taking a walk, drawing, writing on yourself, or talking to a friend.

From my personal experience, the easiest way to quit is tossing out whatever item you're using at the time, and trying to stay away from said item.

Self harming has to do with yourself. You have to want to stop first of all, and I know you do but there's always that urge in the back of your mind. You have the power to decide to do it or not. You can look up coping skills because that helped me or put motavating quotes around your house/room. You can do it!

Recovery is a process. Don't focus on stopping; focus on not doing it this time, then not the next, and so on. Baby steps. Good luck! (& feel free to message anytime, I got you) ❤️

That's amazing that you were able to stop once. It's natural to have urges during a struggle such as this. It's not our urges that define us, but what we do to about those urges; even if we relapse we cannot judge or blame ourselves. We have to merely acknowledge that it happened and continue looking forward to and working towards a time in the future where it is easier for us not to relapse. We are only humans. Look at your accomplishments rather than your failures. Many would not have come as far as you have, this is amazing! You are truly brave and strong to continue seeking help with this. Simply wonderful. Continue looking for healthy distractions everywhere possible. You can do this!

I recommend seeking professional help if you haven't already. There are several useful coping mechanisms which I have adopted in the past. For example using an elastic band to 'ping' yourself gives a similar rush. Furthermore i'd suggest looking through some our our self help guides

Well I realized that the urge never goes away but it gets easier to cope when you have a coping technique. I started painting my legs or arms with watercolor.