You however appear to be using it as a way of not dealing with your emotions.
Snapping a rubber band on wrist.
Place a rubber band around your wrist and every time you catch yourself putting yourself down snap the rubber band and deliberately choose to replace the negative self talk with a positive statement.
Whenever an unwanted thought enters your mind.
You pull the rubber band and let go so it snaps on your wrist.
Then when you experience symptoms anxiety snap it again and repeat to yourself what you need to remember whether it s the affirmation or the tips for overcoming your panic attack or anxiety.
Being safer to sting your wrist rather than cut trying it seems to comply with the medical advisory first do no harm.
Basically when you get triggered you snap the elastic band on your wrist to snap yourself back to reality.
Repeat what you want to remember as you re snapping it.
They recommend this simple aversion therapy trick.
I knew someone whose thinking would become obsessed with some thought.
Here s what she does.
Snapping a rubber band is a technique some people use to stop a bad habit like smoking.
When katy finds herself drifting into negative thinking.
It may sting a little.
The rubber band is a pattern breaker that gets your attention and reminds you that you are choosing a new behavior.
Snap the rubber band against your wrist 3 times.
Keep it on your wrist so it is there at all times.
Will the wristband cure my compulsive behavior.
Katy has elaborated on the technique using her imagination and self knowledge to create a tool that works for her.
You ll need a rubber band or elastic band.
You don t want to be searching for a rubber band in the middle of a panic attack.
I believe it was a therapist who suggested having a rubber band on their wrist to snap themselves out of the obsessive thinking.
Also keep a bottle water available for hydrating your body.
The idea is that your brain will.
Place a rubber band on your wrist and every time that you start feeling stressed lightly snap it.
They did not cut but really needed to derail that thinking.
It might work that the snap could replace the urge to cut.