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CarverTea
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Coping Box!
Self-Harm Recovery / by CarverTea
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 May 21st, 2020
...See more Just came up with a way to cope with harming thoughts: the cope box! basically, I wrote a few letters to myself for when I feel like harming, listing coping mechanisms and words of encouragement in a box. then, I put a piece of paper I decorated on top. on the next layer I put some sensory stuff and essential oils in little piles as well as a lot of cards and things with words like 'I love you' and 'you are beautiful' written by family members to help with my self esteem along with a tally list of how many days clean I am. then I put the object I use to harm at the very bottom, along with a letter saying there are better ways to cope and that I'm sorry I couldn't see that. I can't bring myself to throw away the harm object as much as I really want to, sadly. by the time I've done the coping mechanisms and smelled/played with/looked at the sensory items, the urge has gone! I'm currently one week 4 days clean, the best in a while! :) If you want to use this method, feel free! If you can figure out how to do it, post a picture of your copebox on this thread. (I'll try to figure out how to put a pic of mine. stay safe! xo carver
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