I have chronic depression and for the past several days I keep randomly wanting to cut. The urge just pops up for no particular reason and then won't go away. I've done it a few times before (not in a few months) but only one person knows, and I don't want to bug him about this and make him worry when my mood hasn't even been especially bad. I know I shouldn't do it and I don't want any more faint scars on my arm but the urge to do it won't leave me be... Help?
I write, play piano, play video games, but it seems like no matter what I'm doing it's still there in the back of my mind. It's getting very annoying.
There are many reasons why people self-harm. Try to find out what causes the urge for you. It will be easier to fight it then. Without knowing what the cutting can satisfy for you: excercise usually helps. Leaving home, being among people. Cutting something else. There are other techniques, but if you don't cut now I would not suggest them, because it's a mild version of selfharming for those who want to STOP cutting. Also, talk to your therapist.