Help i don't wanna relapse into self harm

[Houzor]

I stopped self-harming about two years ago, but lately I've been going through a very difficult time. Every time I tell someone in my family that I'm not feeling well, they tell me that I'm "lazy," that "it's just an excuse not to do anything," or that "you have nothing to worry about except studying, so you have no reason to feel bad." I've been feeling this way for a month and I want to start cutting again, but I don't want to hide new scars, have people look at me strangely, or judge me for my wounds. Any advice on how to stay calm and in control? I haven't been able to cry it out because I just can't cry, and trying to ask for help has given me more problems than solutions.

 

[the_v]

Went through the same thing you're going through last week. People not taking you seriously for going through shit and even blaming you for having problems. I gave into cutting and it only made things worse. It didn't work as a cry for help or even as an escape from the feeling. When my friends and famly found out they didn't do anything.

What's working better for me is writing things down and then throwing them away just to get out of it in the moment. Holding onto those thoughts only works when you want to work on them and in the moment I just want them to get out and disappear. That's what that does for me.

 

[jimmyinnout]

I don't mean to sound like one of those "use a red marker!" kinds of people, but maybe something like planking or another form of intensive workout could produce a similar pain effect without causing the scars