[Stargazed.]

It's good you've stopped cutting but if you're scratching to intentionally harm yourself, as I suspect you are since you called it an alternative, then it's still self-harm. Find something to distract yourself from urges such as drawing, writing, singing at the top of your lungs, punching a pillow, snapping a rubberband, etc. There's a thread on alternatives at the top of the self-harm forum. I wish you luck. I'm here if you need me, I'm just a PM away.