Rubber Band Self Harm Scars

Does a rubber band on wrist count as self harm.

Rubber band self harm scars.

I was just curious are there any downsides to this method as an example i have been doing this for a week now and i have gotten a bruise on my hand it probably isn t from me snapping the rubber band but. Besides finding distraction techniques alternatives such as these rather condescending both these methods still use pain to deal with overwhelming feelings or whatever other reason people self harm. I guess it s a 50 50 thing then. Other terms such as cutting and self mutilation have been used for any self harming behavior regardless of suicidal intent.

I do this probably 5 times on each wrist multiple times a day. One day at school me and my friend thought that it was a good idea to draw self harm scars on our wrist. It s a physiological thing. So did my school counsellor in year 12.

I wish i wasn t like this. Alternatives to self harm snap a rubber band around your wrist. If you re in the same position don t be scared to reach out to. Self harm also known as self injury is defined as the intentional direct injuring of body tissue done without the intent to commit suicide.

I ve heard about wearing a rubber band on your wrist as an alternative. It s like if i lose my scars then what proof do i have that it ever really happened. It makes me want to cut more. I actually get frustrated that the rubber band won t leave lasting scars.

So far i m doing well only 1 cut in the past 14 or so days. Find a thick rubber band and put it around your wrist. Obviously you didn t self harm or you weren t a real self harmer. Alice in the past i have self mutilated and recently there has been a lot of added stress to my life.

I know that snapping a rubber band on ur wrist is a good way to help you out of self harm if you do it not too hard but that s not the case for me. I used to cut i stopped for a few months but had to start self harming again. Draw on yourself with sharpie draw pretend wounds where you want to cut. The most common form of self harm is using a sharp object to cut one s skin.

For me it s a quick fix. You didn t even go that deep that s what i keep thinking to myself. The social worker who went through the dbt handout with me suggested the rubber band method too. Am an asshole who once thought self harm is being selfish and unnecessary to do got to the point where i would self harm my self and finally understood.

I pull the band back so far to the point where it almost breaks and i snap it againt my wrist. Other forms include behaviour such as burning.