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What are some things to do instead of cutting?

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I've been cutting for 4 plus years and i was able to keep it a secret for most of thie time. I really want to stop but it's gotten to the point were every little thing makes me want to cut. What are some subsitutions for cutting that i can do. I've already relapsed a couple times and my friends are thinking about putting me on suicide watch.

Need lots of help

Love Forensicchik

The difficult things is... there are no substitutions. There are distractions but there is nothing that can substitute it. 

I know some people do the rubber band method or other ways involving minor bits of pain but that's not really dealing with it. They are just minor forms of self-injury. Exercise is one method that does involve pain, gets the stress out, and is healthy. 

I'd say:

running (in a safe place).
exercise
swimming
reading
movie/television
writing out your feelings
writing creatively (poetry, short story, novel, random bits of prose)
doing some other creative things like drawing, other art, playing an instrument, singing, creating a song, etc.
spending time with a safe person
talking with a safe person
going out to a place you can have fun, whatever that is for you, but is still safe for you
take a nap
give yourself a time frame of when it's ok to self-injure (three hours) and then in three hours decide whether you can go another hour or three and go from there
dance
play some sort of game, whether it be a video game or online game or card game
don't be afraid to reach out if you need it

There's a longer list under Information & Recovery.

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