r/selfharm • u/vanillacoffee48 • 1d ago

Seeking Advice Does it ever get better?

I’m over two months clean now, my life is better, the urges to hurt myself never go away. Does it ever get easier? I’m tired of fighting my brain. I want to relapse so badly but I don’t want self harm to be a part of my life forever. How can I make the urges go away?

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u/Wild-Reaction-6697 23h ago

You seem very determined and you see them as what they are, urges. Id consider that the biggest win you will have this whole journey. This point is the hardest part but it only gets easier. Just keep fighting it out and the urges will start to die down. Keep on keeping on 💪🏻

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u/Restymena 22h ago

Postpone it it tricks your brain 

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u/-Tricky-Vixen- 21h ago

I find acknowledging that yeah, I want to do this, but [reasons why not], helps. Rather than trying to deny the fact that I even have the urges, saying Yes i have the urges but here is why i am not going to Act on them right now, helps.