Tell
someone about everything that is weighing on their heart and mind.
Some people need someone to help them figure out how to deal or fix
issues in their life.
Consider creating a
SECRET BOX filled with potential escapes.
What things make you
smile? You can place someone’s phone number within the box, pictures
of your favorite memories, your favorite uplifting CD, a book that
always makes you laugh, a funny movie … Anything that helps YOU feel
better. This box is used when you are struggling. You open it and
it gives you options instead of running to harm yourself.
Here is another idea
...
Hold ice.
Sounds weird?
If you are into the
"physical pain relieving the emotional pain" ideology, this idea
might work for you. It gives the sensation of physical pain holding
it in your hand or rubbing it on your skin, but it does not leave
scars, blood and it doesn’t actually hurt you or anyone in your life
as you overcome the addiction of Self Harm.
Again, like the last
page, if you have ways that you find might help you for a little
while, email us so we can make our list even longer and help even
more people that are struggling.
SELF HARM ADDICTION ORIGINS AND
SELF HARM ADDICTION SOURCES WITH
SELF HARM ADDICTION COUNSELING
TRIGGERS
What is a trigger?
It is something that
brings to mind and heart something negative which then brings forth
the concept of self harm.
Find your triggers and
avoid them.
Is there something that
typically happens BEFORE you have the desire to harm yourself?
You might even have
several triggers.
Become familiar with
ALL of them so that you can avoid them and/or be able to better deal
with them.
If listening to certain
songs triggers you, don’t listen to them. If specific kinds of
situations happen that trigger you, avoid those kind of movies or TV
shows. (Such as rape scenes might be a trigger a rape victim or
survivor, so avoid those shows or movies that talk about rape.)
Being around a certain
person or crowd might trigger you.
Try to avoid that
person or crowd.
It is really a no
brainer.
BUT ... You Do have to
CHOOSE to do so.
In short ... Take
control of your triggers.
Find the source WHY you
want to harm yourself. Attack the root of the problem.
SELF HARM ADDICTION TRUTH WITH
SELF HARM ADDICTION BLESSING BRINGING FORTH
SELF HARM ADDICTION HOPE
You CAN find
replacements all day long and keep yourself from harming, but if you
don’t attack the reason of WHY you even have the desire to self harm
in the first place, you are merely placing a band-aid on a broken
soul.