Mental health issues are not discussed most often, and something devastating event happens such as suicide.
Cutting or “non-suicidal self-injury,” is a mental issue, and sometimes people might not even notice it’s happening. It’s defined as the deliberate, self-inflicted destruction of body tissue and affects almost one in five people worldwide.
People commit suicide, cutters aren’t trying to kill themselves. Self-harm is very dangerous and you can easily end your life, which is why someone took to the internet to share their coping strategy – art.
“My therapist told me instead of hurting myself I should draw something pretty were I want to cut. This is the result. And it works, honestly. If you’re struggling with self-harm I recommend this. Make sure you use a marker and not a pen cause pens can hurt you!”
“I’m reblogging this again because this technique did help me stop self-harming. Sure, I had some slip-ups at the beginning but I’m 92 days clean now.
All of the love I got from y’all certainly helped too! I hope this helped at least one other person recover or at least helped someone along the road to recovery. I would love to hear other techniques you guys have or your recovery stories! I love you all so much.
Stay strong!”
Someone else saw the post and added that the easy-to-draw pattern method of Zentangle could be particularly helpful!
“Zentangle art is non-representational and unplanned so you can focus on each stroke and not worry about the result.
There is no up or down to Zentangle art. If fact, you can most easily create Zentangle art by rotating your tile as you tangle — always keeping your hand in a relaxed position. You don’t need to know what a tangle is going to look like to draw it.
You just need to know the steps. The result is a delightful surprise,” writes their website.
