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Cutting (and other types of self-harm<\/a>) may give you the sense of control you seek over your life or your body. Or maybe it helps you bury the pain that you don\u2019t want to feel. But the only way to stop harming yourself is to face the pain.<\/p>\n

This is the recovery process: face the pain, work through it, and replace it with good experiences<\/strong>. In the past, you may have turned to self-harm as a coping mechanism<\/a>, but now you\u2019ve decided to seek a different way to cope. This is an important first step in stopping self-harm. Getting better is going to take some time\u2014but it\u2019s possible.<\/p>\n

Identifying your triggers<\/h2>\n

Identifying your triggers means reflecting on the things that make you want to self-harm. Triggers can be anything tied to your past experiences\u2014big or small\u2014that makes you feel overwhelmed or uncomfortable.<\/p>\n

For example, triggers can be,<\/p>\n