Cutting & stopping?!


Question: i use scissors and dig them & scrape them into my arm, not enough to bleed though. anyway, it feels good when i do it, and after i've done it, it feels kind of burning which also feels good.

when i'm angry i do it, but sometimes i just do it. i dont know why because i live well, i have good friends, good family, pretty much the only thing that has happened that is bad to me, is a LITTLE BIT of bullying in the past.

i dont want to tell anyone because they'll think i'm doing it for attention because nothing bad has ever really happened to me, and if i tell my friends im afraid they'll think i'm crazy. HELP!!


Answers: i use scissors and dig them & scrape them into my arm, not enough to bleed though. anyway, it feels good when i do it, and after i've done it, it feels kind of burning which also feels good.

when i'm angry i do it, but sometimes i just do it. i dont know why because i live well, i have good friends, good family, pretty much the only thing that has happened that is bad to me, is a LITTLE BIT of bullying in the past.

i dont want to tell anyone because they'll think i'm doing it for attention because nothing bad has ever really happened to me, and if i tell my friends im afraid they'll think i'm crazy. HELP!!

That's exactly how I felt in the beginning. I thought everything was perfect in my life...little did I realize that I was shutting out the real reason to my depression. Maybe you're doing it too.
And as for your friends, I haven't lost a single friend over cutting. If you do, they're not worth it if they can't love you through your quirks.

The reason the cutting feels so good is that the physical sensation of pain alleviates your mental pain temporarily. This process is called disassociation and is a counterproductive coping measure, because whatever is causing you to cut in the first place is still there and the pain won't go away until its resolved. You need to talk to a counselor, which is confidential who can help you deal with your issues.

i would use a rubber band and snap it instead of cutting i know people do this after rehab maybe it will work for you good luck

I don't really see a reason for you to be cutting since your life is fine..but please just don't do it to get attention if you are. Most people cut themselves because they are depressed and it makes them feel "alive". I stopped cutting about a month ago and it's hard because it gets addicting. It does feel good, but you need to stop before you start going deep. I've had a friend that died from cutting. She cut too deep and cut a vein. There are many other solutions to getting your anger out. Do not take your anger out on other people...trust me..its not nice and you feel horrible after you do it. There should be a reason to why you exactly "cut". My advice to you is to just stop doing what your doing and find another way to let your anger out. When I'm angry the best thing that helps me not to cut when I am tempted to is listening to music. :) Also, try to talk to your counselor or doctor.

It is not a normal behavior. Please do yourself a favor and stop it or see a therapist. It may lead to deeper cutting.

sccisors? I'd get a nice sized blade and run it right along ur arm. I also like to cut my jugular every other week it makes me happy............................ EMO thats wat u are why would u cut urself if ur happy seriously???? GET HELP

Why do u want 2 cut yourself with scissors?

I have been a self harmer for 4 years now, nobody except my boyfriend knows, and he only know's because he sees me with no clothes on.

Honestly i can't help you with stopping because i'm not at that point but you really need to figure out why you cut yourself. You say that nothing is really that bad in your life and it makes me wonder why you would do it?

I have problems with opening up and talking about how i feel so i bottle everything up and let ppl say whatever they want to me and then explode and take it out on myself.

I think you need to give some thought into why you do it and then change that, then you shouldn't want to do it anymore x





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