Tools of recovery

• Make attendance at meetings your first priority.

• Disclose what you do to injure and consider identifying it as an addiction. 

• Study SIRA literature.

• Be aware of your triggers. 

• Exercise regularly to relieve stress. 

• Talk to another self-injurer to short-circuit the behavior. 

• Draw or write down your feelings; don't take them out on yourself. 

• Break out of your routine. 

• Find a constructive outlet for your anger. 

• Find a creative use for your free time. 

• Write your own recovery plan. 

• Write a gratitude list. 

• Use these tools to abstain from secondary injurer behaviors too.