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Old 30-10-2020, 07:59 AM   #1
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Self-harm as a new way to cope during covid...

Hello everyone,
I am absolutely new here and almost new to self-harm, which of course I am not proud of and would like to quit. But somehow, during covid, my emotions are exacerbated and out of control and I guess cutting makes me feel like at least I can control this, I can survive the next day if I survive the pain, etc. — I imagine you know the drill...
I am looking for resources, support groups, anything to help me cope better and disengage with this behavior. Every time I have an "episode," I feel good for a few minutes and regret it immediately as I realize what I have done.
I know I am not alone, but I feel old (35...) and helpless. I guess I am posting this first message ever to an online forum in the hopes that something positive will come out of it.
Thanks for reading, and for replying if you want.
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Old 30-10-2020, 04:50 PM   #2
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i have no words right now but i'll give you hugs if thats ok with you <3
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Old 31-10-2020, 10:39 AM   #3
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Hello there, welcome to RYL!

Well done for reaching out for help, I can imagine that was a bit scary. First off, it might sound a bit silly but before covid how did you manage your emotions? I know you’ve said that your emotions are perhaps stronger than before but I’m wondering if there’s some useful coping strategies that you might not realise could be adapted to help you manage now.

Do you have anyone you can talk to about this? If not, maybe a helpline would be a useful ‘in the moment’ resource for managing crisis moments. I used to call the Samaritans when I was overwhelmed and about to self harm and generally I found that helpful just to be able to talk and I would continue talking until I’d cleared away the dangerous items.

My favourite resource in terms of distractions is this (I know it’s aimed at a younger audience but I think it’s still useful): https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/po...se-in-recovery

The person who made the above thingy also has a recent blog post and I haven’t actually watched the videos myself but she’s generally pretty good so it might be worth a look: https://www.pookyknightsmith.com/pos...ew-book-is-out

Good luck and please do keep posting here if it would help to share a bit more of what’s going on for you at the moment :)



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Old 01-11-2020, 02:11 PM   #4
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Hi

I am sorry tohear you self-harming, often the best thing that gets me through is music, just put your favourite records either through a stereo on your mobile and play it much as much as you like and on youtube/spotify you will find lots of bands/artists you haven't heard of. it could help with the self harm urges. If not have you got now tv, amazon prime or netfflix subscription, there's a load of gems on there that you would love to watch.

Perhaps have a look on amazon and see if you can order yourself something you like to do.



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Old 01-11-2020, 02:30 PM   #5
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Welcome to the forums.

It's totally understandable what you've said there - we're living in very stressful times right now.

It's good that you know you're not alone with this but I just wanted to mention that most of us here are older (late 20s or early to mid 30s). I don't know if it's helpful to know that or not, I just wanted to point it out.

When you recognise that you want to cut, is there anything you think you could do to step in and stop it happening? It can be slow here sometimes but there is the Distractions forum and usually someone around to chat with to distract until the feelings pass.

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