Table 1. Frequency with which methods for resisting urges to self-injure were used by participants.

Coping method	% endorsed a
Keeping busy	82.4
Being around friends	80.0
Talking to someone about how you feel	74.3
Writing about how you feel	74.3
Talking to friends	71.4
Interacting with someone who is nice to you	68.6
Thinking of someone who cares about you	65.7
Finding someone who is understanding	65.7
Doing sports or exercise recreationally	65.7
Listening to music	62.9
Anticipating others' reactions to self-harm	60.0
Being around people	57.1
Doing mindless activities	48.6
Reading	42.9
Writing poetry	42.9
Finding a less chaotic environment	40.0
Taking a hot bath or shower	40.0
Thinking about how much it will hurt	39.4
Thinking about others with similar problems	37.1
Receiving outpatient counseling	37.1
Removing the means/instrument typically used to self-harm from home	35.5
Talking to your doctor/professional	34.3
Religion/spirituality	34.3
Closing eyes and thinking calming thoughts	34.3
Setting limits on frequency of self-harm	34.3
Doing household chores	34.3
Relaxing	28.6
Antidepressants	28.6
Chatting on internet	20.0
Organized sports	18.2
Working with paint, clay, play-doh	17.1
Harming objects (towels, magazine, etc)	17.1
Playing a musical instrument	14.3
Anxiety meds	14.3
Learning something new	8.6
Drawing on arms with red pen/marker	8.6
Snapping wrist with rubber band	8.6
Mood stabilizers	5.9
Massaging area you want to harm	5.7
Cooking	5.7
Spending time in psychiatric hospital	5.7
Tranquilizers	5.7
Holding ice in your hand	2.9
Mutilating fruit or vegetable or other food	2.9
Group therapy	2.9
Pastoral/religious counseling	2.9
Chiropractor	0.0
Acupuncture	0.0

^aThese figures indicate the percentage of participants who endorsed having used each method at least once for the purpose of resisting an urge to self-injure.