Originally Posted by
Isoverity
Watch the urge without being for it or against it. If you get upset and struggle with it it gets worse. If you "watch" or observe any urge objectively it builds and then breaks like a fever. You learn to exceed urges by doing nothing basically. Do that enough times and one day you'll wake up and just wont have the urges. You'll quit by not trying.
Yes, this worked for me. I was surprised to find that when I stopped trying not to self-harm, and not battling the urges but acknowledging them (without doing anything) stopping became easier.
I also recommend the 'waiting' technique. It's very effective.
Best of luck.