sheisrecovering:

self harm alternatives

• let yourself cry
• draw on your skin with red marker
• go for a quick walk
• scribble recklessly on paper
• rip up a newspaper or magazine
• write a positive letter to yourself
• take a bath and pamper yourself
• start a journal and get creative
• cuddle with a pet
• write a list of things you like about yourself
• splatter paint on a large piece of paper
• chew a piece of ginger root
• pick a random subject and research it
• reorganize something in your room
• make a recovery playlist