Cutting..how deep...trying to stop?!
Question: Cutting!.!.how deep!.!.!.trying to stop!?
I'm a cutter!.
I'm getting help with it but not until May!.
I cut myself today and I'm not sure if its going to scar!.
How deep does it have to be to scar!?
What will happen if I get caught at school with a razr!?
I got caught once but they didn't do anything because it was dull and small!.
I'm trying to be stong but its hard sometimes!. I want to know if I am strong!. They say I am because I told my parents and I'm wanting to go talk to someone but I'm not sure if I'm strong!. I keep questioning myself through this all!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I'm getting help with it but not until May!.
I cut myself today and I'm not sure if its going to scar!.
How deep does it have to be to scar!?
What will happen if I get caught at school with a razr!?
I got caught once but they didn't do anything because it was dull and small!.
I'm trying to be stong but its hard sometimes!. I want to know if I am strong!. They say I am because I told my parents and I'm wanting to go talk to someone but I'm not sure if I'm strong!. I keep questioning myself through this all!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
If you'd like any specific suggestions on how to stop, or want some on-line support, please e-mail me!. :)
As for your specific questions:
The amount it'll scar will vary, depending not just on how deep, but how it heals and some people just scar more easily!. The very shallow cuts that don't bleed usually fade entirely!. Ones that bleed a bit, for me, heal into white lines, while sometimes they become raised scars!. It really depends!.
One suggestion to keep the scaring down: clean them up! Don't just wash them off if they bleed, use some rubbing alcohol or disinfectant on them!. I noticed an improvement when I did this, and no infections!.
No one can say what they'll do!. It depends on the school, who catches you, and in what circumstances!. I highly suggest not bringing one, or keep it in your pocket if you absolutely must!. Though, if you don't have one on hand, it'll help a lot in the quitting department: you won't have access, the urge will pass, and perhaps you'll avoid the whole thing together!.
And yes, you are strong! It is so very difficult to admit this to somebody, anybody, especially because of all the negative stigma around it!. Be proud!
If you want more support, this is a good forum:
http://www!.sifriends!.org/category-view!.a!.!.!.
Until May, you should think a lot on why you cut!. You have to focus on the root of the self injury, as it's not the real problem!. If you heal your heart, you may not feel any need to cut!. Also, avoid your "triggers" as best you can!.
You'll probably get two suggestions a lot: rubber band around your wrist, and icecubes in your hand!. I wouldn't personally recommend the rubber band thing, but do what you feel is best!. I just found I flicked it constantly and ended up with ugly welts on my wrists; not a lot better!
As your parents know, you may be able to do this added step: make some ice cubes with red food dye to appear more like blood when it's melting, if that helps!. Some of us have a lot of connection to that aspect of cutting!.
Good luck!. I would love to hear from you ~Www@Answer-Health@Com
As for your specific questions:
The amount it'll scar will vary, depending not just on how deep, but how it heals and some people just scar more easily!. The very shallow cuts that don't bleed usually fade entirely!. Ones that bleed a bit, for me, heal into white lines, while sometimes they become raised scars!. It really depends!.
One suggestion to keep the scaring down: clean them up! Don't just wash them off if they bleed, use some rubbing alcohol or disinfectant on them!. I noticed an improvement when I did this, and no infections!.
No one can say what they'll do!. It depends on the school, who catches you, and in what circumstances!. I highly suggest not bringing one, or keep it in your pocket if you absolutely must!. Though, if you don't have one on hand, it'll help a lot in the quitting department: you won't have access, the urge will pass, and perhaps you'll avoid the whole thing together!.
And yes, you are strong! It is so very difficult to admit this to somebody, anybody, especially because of all the negative stigma around it!. Be proud!
If you want more support, this is a good forum:
http://www!.sifriends!.org/category-view!.a!.!.!.
Until May, you should think a lot on why you cut!. You have to focus on the root of the self injury, as it's not the real problem!. If you heal your heart, you may not feel any need to cut!. Also, avoid your "triggers" as best you can!.
You'll probably get two suggestions a lot: rubber band around your wrist, and icecubes in your hand!. I wouldn't personally recommend the rubber band thing, but do what you feel is best!. I just found I flicked it constantly and ended up with ugly welts on my wrists; not a lot better!
As your parents know, you may be able to do this added step: make some ice cubes with red food dye to appear more like blood when it's melting, if that helps!. Some of us have a lot of connection to that aspect of cutting!.
Good luck!. I would love to hear from you ~Www@Answer-Health@Com
Ok, think of it this way: Liberals cut themselves, so you're a liberal!. Come to our side!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It damages the skin cells and scar tissue grows instead of regular skin!.
I don't know the answers to the other questions, but my answer to the whole issue is!.!.!.!.STOP!. Go tell someone you want to cut yourself and ask to sit and talk for a while!. Play a game with them!. Write a letter!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I don't know the answers to the other questions, but my answer to the whole issue is!.!.!.!.STOP!. Go tell someone you want to cut yourself and ask to sit and talk for a while!. Play a game with them!. Write a letter!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Katie,You need to stop cutting your self its not going to solve anything! Why don't you take this what ever you feeling out on something else! Like an old doll or a tree a box other then your self! You going to get scars and your next question is going to be how to get rid of scars!You are a strong person if you told your parents thats a sign of a strong person you need to get stronger every day!Www@Answer-Health@Com
I was a cutter, but I thought I was safe from scarring because I never cut so deep that they bled!. Of course, I was stupid, and now I have the UGLIEST scars all up and down my arms!. Worst choice I ever made!.
It was hard, mostly because everybody thinks of me as the strongest (not just physically) out of all their friends, but it just burned me up every time they said that, because I feel so small and vulnerable!. I know how you feel!.
I actually stopped because I just lost interest in it!. It was kinda odd, actually!. I feel so week partly because I CAN'T talk to anybody about it!. It's just too hard!. Although I know that everybody is strong, and everybody is weak, some people just know how to voice it all!. We just do it in a different way!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It was hard, mostly because everybody thinks of me as the strongest (not just physically) out of all their friends, but it just burned me up every time they said that, because I feel so small and vulnerable!. I know how you feel!.
I actually stopped because I just lost interest in it!. It was kinda odd, actually!. I feel so week partly because I CAN'T talk to anybody about it!. It's just too hard!. Although I know that everybody is strong, and everybody is weak, some people just know how to voice it all!. We just do it in a different way!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I have some advice for I am also a cutter or was!. I stopped only 2 weeks and 3 days ago!. I honestely don't know how deep you have to cut for it to scar because mine are still healing as well!. Anyways, I have 2 counslers and they try to find alternatives for cutting!. You might try holding an ice cube against your wrist or holding it in your hand until you can't stand it anymore (haven't tryed) or taking a rubber band and put it on your wrist and snapping your wrist until the urge is gone!. I know it is hard and don't know you!.!.!.!.I don't think at least because I know many Katie's and I am one but I do know you ARE strong!!! Don't let anyone tell you otherwise!. I can almost promise you will doubt yourself at least 45% of the time!. Try talking to your school counsler that's what they are there for!. You already took the first step towards a healthier way by telling your parents!. If you want to talk a little more about anything I am here if you want my email is: Pink!.puppy07@yahoo!.com!. I hope that helped!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Pretty deep, I'm guessing!. But it also has to do with how much you pick at the scab, and how well you disinfect it!.
Just don't bring one!. Try to!.!.!.ah, 'come down from it' would be the best way to say it, like a smoker trying to quit!. Don't try to go cold turkey, but instead if you cut 5 times a day, go down to three or four, and not bringing a razor to school will help you do that!.
You don't need to do stuff like that at school, anyway!.
Find another way to let out stress!.
I know it's hard to stop and find something else, and you just want to do it again, but find something else that is productive that has the same effect!.
Find a friend, a parent, anyone that you know in real life, and tell them about it!.
Or just write it all down!.
Do anything that will let it out!.
I hate to generalize it like this, but cutting yourself is another way of expressing yourself, and there are plenty of other ways to do it!.
Try to find the reason you cut and fix it!.
Just know that it's always okay to ask for help from someone and that there are people who love you that want to help!.
And yes, you are strong!.
Admitting you have problems, especially ones of that nature, is one of the hardest things a person can go through!.
Don't question yourself, you did the right thing!.
I hope you get some help and feel better soon!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Just don't bring one!. Try to!.!.!.ah, 'come down from it' would be the best way to say it, like a smoker trying to quit!. Don't try to go cold turkey, but instead if you cut 5 times a day, go down to three or four, and not bringing a razor to school will help you do that!.
You don't need to do stuff like that at school, anyway!.
Find another way to let out stress!.
I know it's hard to stop and find something else, and you just want to do it again, but find something else that is productive that has the same effect!.
Find a friend, a parent, anyone that you know in real life, and tell them about it!.
Or just write it all down!.
Do anything that will let it out!.
I hate to generalize it like this, but cutting yourself is another way of expressing yourself, and there are plenty of other ways to do it!.
Try to find the reason you cut and fix it!.
Just know that it's always okay to ask for help from someone and that there are people who love you that want to help!.
And yes, you are strong!.
Admitting you have problems, especially ones of that nature, is one of the hardest things a person can go through!.
Don't question yourself, you did the right thing!.
I hope you get some help and feel better soon!Www@Answer-Health@Com