1. Cutting, scratching, picking scabs
2. Makes me happier, don't know why
3. I'm in control of the pain, not other people
4. Don't know
5. It doesn't
6. I deserve to suffer, and because of this I do
7. Five years ago, don't know exactly why
8. It doesn't
Copy and paste this section, delete the lines that do not apply to you, leaving only the ones that do:
I hate myself
I want to distract myself from other pain
I am asking for help
I want to be rescued
I want to somehow atone for my sins
I want to express my shame
I am trying to express my pain
I am retaliating against myself for telling secrets
I am trying to bring my emotions under control
I am trying to prove that I am alive
I am trying to get "high"
I am trying to release emotional tension
I need a release valve
I am trying to buy myself time by focusing attention on physical rather than emotional pain
Now, think about your reason(s) for harming, list 3-5 things you could do instead.
1. Talk to someone
2. Write something
3. Play my flute/clarinet
Which of the following are true for you? (Again delete the ones that do not apply for you)
Self-harm doesn't hurt anyone but me and it really doesn't hurt me either
It's my body, I can do what I want with it
It's no big deal and shouldn't upset anyone
If I don't hurt myself this way, my pain will be worse
I need to be punished for what I did
It just shows how bad a person I am
The scars are there for a reason, they remind me of my shame/need for punishment
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