Inhale through your nose for a count of six, eyes closed, mind clear. Hold the breath for a slow count of six. Exhale through your mouth for a count of 6. Episodes of free-floating fear, rage, or anxiety that are triggered by something in the present can be thought of as having recalled those emotional memory fragments. To deal with them, Carrol suggests that you think about an episode in the past when you felt as you do now.
People usually injure themselves privately.
Spend as much time as possible in public places, stay overnight with a trusted friend or family member if you can. Try to delay the act in any way you can. Favazza calls the willingness and ability to delay self injury the first step to recovery. You might try distracting yourself by calling a friend, going somewhere, writing in a journal, watching a movie, painting a picture, exercising, etc. Even if you end up hurting yourself, recognize that you made progress by delaying the act and try to delay longer in the future.