I am currently going on 1 month SI-free, but it's always something lurking in the shadows.
My spiritual advisor-slash-counselor has suggested using ice to literally numb the pain when I feel the urge to SI. I am a "scratcher" - versus cutter - and I'll leave the definition of that to you. Not sure what the mods look for in posts. At first I didn't think the ice helped much, but then I realized - bam - I had gone 3 months without SI. Then I was visiting my parents, and I wasn't able to get some ice, and long story short - I screwed up my track record...
Anyway, enough rambling. I was wondering if any of you had "alternatives" that you used to cope with those urges we have to harm ourselves. I know ice seems simplistic, and it still is far from foolproof - but just the act of numbing sensation, however fleeting, has helped. Any other ideas?
My spiritual advisor-slash-counselor has suggested using ice to literally numb the pain when I feel the urge to SI. I am a "scratcher" - versus cutter - and I'll leave the definition of that to you. Not sure what the mods look for in posts. At first I didn't think the ice helped much, but then I realized - bam - I had gone 3 months without SI. Then I was visiting my parents, and I wasn't able to get some ice, and long story short - I screwed up my track record...
Anyway, enough rambling. I was wondering if any of you had "alternatives" that you used to cope with those urges we have to harm ourselves. I know ice seems simplistic, and it still is far from foolproof - but just the act of numbing sensation, however fleeting, has helped. Any other ideas?
