What is Self-Injury
Self-harm is also known as self-injury (SI), self-inflicted violence (SIV), self-injurious behavior (SIB), and self-mutilation, although this last term has conn...
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Self-Injury Treatments
| Treatment | Description | Reviewed by | Helps | |
 | Talking | To communicate to someone else by means of voice. Read Reviews | 1688 Members | 83% of the time |
| Psychotherapy | Psychotherapy is a range of techniques which use only dialog and communication and wh... Read Reviews | 1678 Members | 75% of the time |
| Rubber Bands | A rubber band (in some regions known as a binder, elastic band, lacker band or gumban... Read Reviews | 1062 Members | 57% of the time |
| Tattoos | A tattoo, or dermal pigmentation, is a mark made by inserting pigment into the skin f... Read Reviews | 480 Members | 88% of the time |
| Group Therapy | Group therapy is a form of psychotherapy during which one or several therapists treat... Read Reviews | 468 Members | 70% of the time |
| Squeezing Ice | Using ice to create the sensation of pain as an alternative to self injury. Read Reviews | 433 Members | 54% of the time |
| Outpatient Treatment Program | Outpatient treatment programs can be part of a clinic or hospital. People receive sp... Read Reviews | 385 Members | 75% of the time |
| Red Marker | Drawing on the body with red marker as an alternative to cutting. Read Reviews | 314 Members | 43% of the time |
| Writing | "Learn as much by writing as by reading." - Lord Acton Read Reviews | 206 Members | 99% of the time |
| S.A.F.E. (Self-Abuse Finally Ends) | S.A.F.E. Alternatives® (Self-Abuse Finally Ends) is a nationally recognized treatm... Read Reviews | 84 Members | 83% of the time |
| Crying | To weep is to make less the depth of grief. - William Shakespeare, King Henry the Sixth Read Reviews | 79 Members | 77% of the time |
| Support from Friends & Family | The support and encouragement of friends and family can have a very powerful effect o... Read Reviews | 69 Members | 94% of the time |
| Prozac | Fluoxetine Hydrochloride is an antidepressant drug used medically in the treatment of... Read Reviews | 64 Members | 62% of the time |
| Prayer | Prayer is an active effort to communicate with a deity or spirit either to offer prai... Read Reviews | 56 Members | 96% of the time |
| Music | Music is an art form consisting of sound and silence expressed through time. Elements... Read Reviews | 55 Members | 100% of the time |
