Does scratching myself with a credit card count as cutting?
Yes, I would consider scratching yourself with a credit card as a form of self harm.
Self-harm includes anything you do to intentionally injure yourself. Some of the more common ways include:
cutting or severely scratching your skin
burning or scalding yourself
hitting yourself or banging your head
punching things or throwing your body against walls and hard objects
sticking objects into your skin
intentionally preventing wounds from healing
swallowing poisonous substances or inappropriate objects
As someone who’s a recovering self harmer, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve wished I had never once started self harming. I have scars that are not going to go away ever. Honey, I don’t know how long you’ve been scratching yourself with a credit card, but please don’t continue. Self harming ruined my life and tore everything apart for me, I wouldn’t want you or anyone to ever feel like self harming is the answer, because its not!
Alternatives that will give you a sensation (other than pain) without harming yourself:
Hold ice in your hands, against your arm, or in your mouth
Run your hands under freezing cold water
Drink freezing cold water
Splash your face with cold water
Put PVA/Elmer’s glue on your hands then peel it off
Massage where you want to hurt yourself
Jump up and down to get some sensation in your feet
Write or paint on yourself
Arm wrestle with a member of your family
Bite into a hot pepper or chew a piece of ginger root
Rub liniment under your nose
Put tiger balm on the places you want to cut. (Tiger balm is a muscle relaxant cream that induces a tingly sensation. You can find it in most health food stores and vitamin stores.)
Helping to calm down: 1, 2, 3
How to fade and cover scars
What to say when someone sees
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