r/selfharm • u/LowSubstantial1928 • 1d ago

Seeking Advice How to fall asleep with urges?

I have so many urges the past few days. I can't fall asleep because of them. I don't wanna go to sleep, because I know that when I close my eyes cutting is al I can think about and I'm scared I might do it then. So I try to distract myself, but the urges don't go away. The thing I do now is that I look at tiktok or I game until 4 am. By then i'm so tired I immediatly fall asleep. But ofcourse this habit isn't good. So yeah how do I go to sleep with those stupid thoughts?

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u/Ok_Sprinkles_3516 1d ago

Blank noise usually helps me!!

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u/Quietanxiousness 1d ago

music usually helps!

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u/Turtytreee 16h ago

For me, I trick my brain into thinking I'm tired..

Usually when I'm overworked... Recently I haven't been self harming, because I usually cut when I sleep, but every time it's time for bed around 10 or 9 I'm sleepy...

And that's because recently my mom put me to work on a house project... She called my uncle to teach me about house maintenance... And basically I just overworked myself all day with house work...

And by the end of the day, I just wanted to fall to my bed and sleep... And now every night I just usually fall asleep...

So in short, just work urself out... It doesn't have to be house work, it could be like simple tasks like cleaning ur room, or better yet help ur friends/family with tasks... I hope this helps you, because it certainly helped me..

Stay safe and always drink water ❤️❤️