Does any one else struggle with self harm urges? To be clear, I don’t want to hurt myself, I am upset by these thoughts, but feel as though I need to act on them. 
Could anyone who has be able to give me an example of how they have utilized ERP to challenge the urges? Thank you :)

Struggling With Self Harm Urges

Harm OCD

You don’t want to challenge them you want to sit with the anxiety until it passes! Just take deep breaths and ground yourself until the anxiety settles.

Thank you :) I think my poor brain is getting a bit overwhelmed in the moment and questioning what I should be doing! 

It takes a while, I get super overwhelmed too. It gets easier!

I think I get stuck wondering if it’s actually even OCD because I feel like I want to do it, or that doing it would make the thought and distress go away!

Does any one else struggle with self harm urges? To be clear, I don’t want to hurt myself, I am upset by these thoughts, but feel as though I need to act on them. Could anyone who has be able to give me an example of how they have utilized ERP to challenge the urges? Thank you :)