Is it Valid to Continue Self-Harming?

@Cursednoodles I haven’t heard of that before, that could definitely work. Also remember that ice cubes on the skin for long period of time feels the same as cutting

I had a friend that instead wore a rubber band with red dyed water on it and snapped it on her arm so she still got the stinging feeling and the look of the bl00d

I always suggest itching over and over on the spots that you cut as a way to slowly stop doing it. It’s valid that you don’t feel ready, but I think everyone who cuts feels that way. You should look for things to replace it with. Like the itching or developing some coping strategies like certain ways of breathing and trying to adopt different mindsets to different situations you will find yourself in