What do you think about cutting?!
Question: i've seen people leave mean or understanding comments about it in response to certain questions so i'm giving everyone a chance to share what's on their mind about it.
have at it!
and don't be too harsh!!
Answers: i've seen people leave mean or understanding comments about it in response to certain questions so i'm giving everyone a chance to share what's on their mind about it.
have at it!
and don't be too harsh!!
I have a teenage daughter who is a cutter. I never understood why she would do that to herself. She has a wonderful, loving supportive family. It wasn't until we learned she had been sexually abused by a friend of the family when she was a little girl that we put two and two together. She explained to me that when her emotional and mental anguish became too painful to bear, she would release some of that pain through the physical pain that came with cutting. It makes sense to me now. She is getting help now on how to properly cope with her pain, and talking about her past has helped release alot of her mental pain, so she doesn't need the physical release anymore.
People don't hurt themselves without a reason. Even if others think it is an attention getting behaviour. then there is still an underlying issue causing the act of cutting.
If we could all stop putting ourselves on pedestals, then we could realize that others that are acting different from us really aren't that different than us, their circumstances are affecting their behaviour, good or bad.
I think its a person who don't know how to deal with stress and they are looking for way to make them self feel good I don't think that they are crazy but it is a problem that should be treated.
I think it means they have a hard time with dealing with overwhelming emotions, and any other way isn't as relieving as cutting. But, if they're going around showing scars to everyone then they just want attention.
i hate cuttin because i was once a cutter and it was so not worth it it may take the pain awy for a sec. but actually it adds more pain.. the only way u can really stop feelin pain and really over come this is by God...
i nkow alot of people dont believe in Him but He is really real.. He has turned my life around i use to cut and i had an eatin disorder that no1 really knows about but God accepted me as i am with all my problems and He has and still is workin in my life and now i have joy... yeah sometimes i think about cuttin myself again but i know that is from the devil and i wont do it cuz i am worth way more then that and so is every1 else
It's not cool.
I think something that can get people through the pain in their lives is to just work out. It's free and helps keep you in shape. Their's always something you can do with time. Never just stay in a cave mouning in your emo.
I used to do it, but then I realized after I stopped it leaves ugly scars on your body, so I def didn't go back to that
cutting is a form of self injury. It is the most common way a person hurts themselves, but not the only way. there are many reasons why it happens, and it is as personal to the individual as to anything else. Some of the reasons are:
Self hatred, unable to express strong emotions, relieves tension, or stress, makes them feel in control, to feel alive, to cope, anger towards oneself, or others, sadness, wanting to control a part of themselves that feels totally out of control.
It is not typically done for attention, this is a common misconception people have. People who self injure hide their injuries and are embarrassed or ashamed.
There is a chemical release that happens in the body that helps a person feel better afterwords.
Self injury is typically not suicide, however, it can lead to complications. Such as infection or going to far with it and severely injuring the body.
you shouldn't think people who cut themselves are bad. most people that cut themselves do it to distract them from the pain of life. they don't want to leave the land of the living so they don't commit suicide.for those of you who like me cut or are thinking of cutting yourself don't do it. talk to the one person you trust. right don't how you feel .just don't harm yourself. when you get older and see the scares you will hate what you did. you wouldn't want your children to ask you about the scarred. just except those that cut themselves don't talk down to them.
Some cutters say they feel lots of shame, pain, anger, sadness and even that it's an addiction and that it's used as a release - I hope that they get help or learn new coping skills so that they may become healthy mind, and body
Some cutters do it for attention - I hope someone gives it to them because I gather anyone who would scar themselves to get someone to look and care about them doesn't feel as nurtured as they need to be (their next cry for attention could have tragic consequences)
Some people think it's cool. like a tatoo - Then it's cool I hope they feel that way years later when people ask or stare and they will
Some people do it because their friends do it or they think it's fashionable - Alot of people are easily influenced so I guess for some this is no different
I am a recovering cutter. I have been cut free for almost 4 years. It is my addiction. I started cutting when I was little. I was raped for years by a neighborhood boy and I grew up in a unstable home of an alcoholic father. I still deal with my past pain, just in different ways. Cutting was my way to feel numb. I had so much to bear and no where to turn. cutting to me seemed like the perfect answer, to not feel my emotional and mental pain. Cutting didn't hurt, it made me numb and that is what I needed. Now that I do have people to talk to and a home in which I feel safe, cutting doesn't seem necessary. However, because I have done it for many years I still battle with wanting to cut. Anytime I have a problem I have that urge. A lot of people have called me freak or crazy because of the scars that I bear. But I always say that my emotional scars are deeper and there are many more of them and I have survived them. I am not ashamed of my scars. I want to share my story. I want to make people understand that cutting is just another way to deal with life. It may not be a good way, but it still is a way. I look at cutting like alcohol. My father used alcohol to numb his pain of a bad childhood. I used self injury to numb mine. Neither is worse then the other or determines if that person is more crazy. It just is what helps that person whether it is a good or bad way to deal.