• WAYS TO NOT CUT
    (Courtesy of the OPHS Counseling Department)
    1. Exercise, running, walking, sports activity you like, etc.
    2. Putting on fake tattoos
    3. Drawing on yourself (make sure it's washable)
    4. Scribbling on sheets of paper
    5. Writing (poetry, stories, journal, etc.)
    6. Cuddling with a stuffed toy
    7. Being with other people
    8. Watching a favorite TV show (preferably a comedy)
    9. Posting on web boards, and answering others' posts
    10. Thinking about how I DON"T want scars for the summer
    11. Painting your nails
    12. Going to see a movie
    13. Eating any favorite food
    14. Doing schoolwork, or something else that occupies your mind
    15. Surf the net or look for ridiculous things on the net
    16. Call a friend and ask for company
    17. Playing a musical instrument
    18. Singing
    19. Looking up at the sky (night is especially beautiful)
    20. Miking your own list of things to do instead of SI
    21. Snapping a rubber band on your wrist (or hair band)
    22. Cover yourself with band-aids where you want to cut
    23. Letting yourself cry
    24. Sleep (only if you're tired)
    25. A hot shower, or relaxing bath (no razors in the tub)
    26. Play with a pet
    27. Re-organizing your room
    28. Cleaning
    29. Have a pillow fight with the walls
    30. Reading a very good book
    31. Coloring your hair
    32. Listening to calming music
    33. Finding someone else you can help out
    34. Meditate
    35. Go to a friend's house
    36. Watch an old, happy movie
    37. Call a help Hotline or your therapist
    38. Talk to someone close to you that knows
    39. Throw a temper-tantrum
    40. Ride a bicycle
    41. gardening or watering house plants
    42. memorizing German poetry
    43. Feed teh ducks or birds or squirrels, etc.
    44. Play with face paint
    45. Color with crayons
    46. Memorize a novel or play or song
    47. Put on boots and STOMP!!
    48. Stretch
    49. Find butterflies
    50. Watch fish
    51. Come up with baby names (even if you're not pregnant)
    52. Make mashed potatoes
    53. Make a CD of your favorite songs
    54. Name all of your stuffed animals
    55. Get into your PJ's adn just veg
    56. Go to a loud concert
    57. Play the 15 minute game (say you can't cut for 15 minutes, and when the time is up, start again)
    58. Plan your wedding/prom
    59. Alphabetize your books
    60. Hunt for your perfect home in the paper
    61. Take up Tai Chi
    62. Count ceiling tiles/lights
    63. Do a home tan on yourself
    64. Sort all your photographs
    65. Color or scribble over the pretty women in magazines
    66. Plan a dinner party
    67. Play with a slinky, Play Dough
    68. buy yourself some toys and play
    69. Start collecting something
    70. Play video/games (not bloody/gory ones)
    71. Do a trash clean at your local park
    72. Play on a swing set
    73. Go out and perform a random act of kindness for someone
    74. Call up an old friend
    75. Prite yourself an "I love you because...." letter
    76. try to build something
    77. Re-arrange your house
    78. Go to a public place and "people watch"
    79. Go through all your old stuff
    80. Go bargain-hunting
    81. Smile at at-least 5 people
    82. Go to the zoo and rename all the animals
    83. Get a bag of ice and throw against an empty wall outside
    84. Make up your own!!!