How can I resist the urge to self harm to make myself feel again?

How i make myself "feel" again is to cry, as much as i want, i let it all out usually listening to meaningful music that describes the situation im experiencing at the moment

There are a number of alternatives to self harm that can be used for similar affects. These include holding an ice cube in your fist, snapping your arm with a rubber band, participating in a physical activity ect. However, it is important to remember that you are not alone, and there are always people who care about you that would love to help you when the urges hit.

There are many ways you can resist the need to self injure yourself. Here are a few: Draw a butterfly where you self harm. If you self harm then the butterfly dies. Instead of self harming you could also draw, sing, or just do what ever makes you happy. This will help you forget about your urge to self harm!

Just remember that self harm is not a means to avoid your problems. If anything, it will hurt you more.

Think of something that makes you happy, Find someone you wouldn't want to leave behind. A sibling maybe, how would they feel if you just disappeared one day. Someone loves you with all their heart you just have to find them.

from personal experience, one of the best things to do is to squeeze an ice cube in your hand, or if the red is comforting, draw lines in red pen where you would harm yourself.

I resisted the urge to self harm by playing the piano! Piano made me feel things again, I didn't have to cut :) You can also listen to music!

I self harmed off and on for many years, and during all that time, I didn't tell anyone about it because I was so ashamed. Then one day it just hit me that I should tell someone. I told my closest friend and showed that person the cuts on my arms and legs that I so carefully hid from everyone. My friend was so understanding and didn't even tell me that I was crazy, which was a major fear on my part. Since that day, I haven't harmed myself. So my suggestion would be to tell someone close to you in person, to take away the shame you feel. Hopefully it will help you to get rid of the urge like it helped me. Good luck.

I would try to reach out, but since I'm a natural loner I could distract myself by doing the things I like most. If anything, I would rather talk to someone even if it's through the internet to get my mind straight with helpful conversations and advise or something. So far, it has worked. I ended up doing it once only, I'm still not sure why I got the idea. At least I haven't done it again to say the least, I never thought about it again. But in general, distraction would be the way to go.. because in the wrong, mindset everything wrong seems like the good choice.

Although it is difficult to beat the urges at the beginning, it can be worthwhile. Activities such as taking a cold shower, rubbing an ice cube on your face (also great for your skin!!), drawing on an area that you want to self-harm on, or even do something that you've wanted to do for a while like piercing your ear, getting a tattoo or even going to a restaurant or seeing a friend that you haven't seen in a long time. Everything that you think will prevent you from self harm, do it for as long as possible until you resist the urge. you can do it!