Self-harm is when you hurt yourself as a way of dealing with very difficult feelings, painful memories or overwhelming situations and experiences. There are lots of different forms of self-harming. Some people use the same one all the time, other people hurt themselves in different ways at different times.
Alternatives to self harm: 
- Get outside
- Talk to a friend
- Listen to music
- Experiment with guided imagery
- Do something creative
- Sleep
- Identify your emotions and what self-harm helps you achieve
- Use harm minimization strategies
- snapping rubber bands on your wrist
- drawing or painting red lines on your skin
- holding ice
- finger paint using red paint
- eating sour or spicy candies
- squeezing a stress ball
- punching a pillow or cushion
- screaming into a pillow
- Snap sticks in half
- Tear up a magazine
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