# Trying to distract myself
**URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/trying-to-distract-myself/206217
**Category:** Life in Recovery
**Tags:** depression, hobbies, self-harm
**Created:** [April 2, 2026, 7:05am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/trying-to-distract-myself/206217 "2026-04-02T07:05:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@ShadowMilkCookie](https://talkingsober.com/u/ShadowMilkCookie)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2026, 7:05am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/trying-to-distract-myself/206217/1 "2026-04-02T07:05:56Z")
Do you guys have any ideas of ways i can distract myself from trying to hurt myself? I’ve been struggling with that and i’d like some advice. 🙂
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### Author:  [@ICanAndWill](https://talkingsober.com/u/ICanAndWill)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2026, 7:23am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/trying-to-distract-myself/206217/2 "2026-04-02T07:23:38Z")
Welcome to our incredible community!
I’m so glad you came here. You are worthy of honoring your body.
There are many ways you can ground yourself. Search Google for mindfulness activities such as the 5 senses: 5 things you can see, 4 things you can hear, 3 things you can touch, etc. Another great way to distract yourself is by a word association game.
Think of a theme, for example “animals”.
Think of an animal the starts with the last letter of each one you think of:
Elephant
Tiger
Rabbit
Tortoise
Etc.
I hope this is a good start.
Keep us posted on how you are feeling and doing.
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### Author:  [@erntedank](https://talkingsober.com/u/erntedank)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2026, 8:01am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/trying-to-distract-myself/206217/3 "2026-04-02T08:01:26Z")
Welcome to TS 🌻
> [@Frequently asked questions about sobriety for newcomers](https://talkingsober.com/t/frequently-asked-questions-about-sobriety-for-newcomers/32401):
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### Author:  [@EarnIt](https://talkingsober.com/u/EarnIt)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/trying-to-distract-myself/206217/4 "2026-04-02T13:36:05Z")
If you are talking about self-harm, there are many here who suffer with it. When my son was intensely in that situation, we found a lot of help with apps and websites. Every person who struggles with it tends to need a different approach. He tried a lot of recommendations and a few hit the intensity appropriately.
Welcome to the group. I encourage you to use the search tool to seek those who are familiar with what you are referring to. There are thousands of people here with commonalities and differences.