Self injury??!!?!


Question: Self injury!?!?!!!?
I've been cutting for 3 years!.!.!.i'm addcited to it!. =[ is there any hope of me stopping!? idk how!.!.!.!.and it seems really hopeless!. HELP!Www@Answer-Health@Com


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As with any behavior, even cutting yourself can become an obsession!.
This pattern of hurting yourself has to stop or it will only get worse!.!.!.!.!.!.here are a few tips!
Tell someone you trust about your feelings!. When you feel like cutting yourself confide in a teacher, school counselor, parent, friend, relative, etc!.!.!. will do just fine!. If they don't know about your current struggle tell them about it and tell them you need their help to keep yourself from cutting again!.
Talk to this person whenever you have the urge to cut!. Some persons experience that a school counselor is a good choice to help with your cutting!.
Keep a hotline number with you at all times!. When you feel the urge to cut, pick up the phone and call the hotline!. Crisis hotline staff are trained to provide support and offer you alternatives to cutting yourself!.
Remember that to a professional crisis clinician it is clear that it is not their job to "talk you out of" cutting yourself - you make your own choices, and you must take responsibility for either cutting or not cutting!.
Remove cutting tools from your immediate area!. If you have to take the time to look for something with which to cut yourself, you may find you have just given yourself enough time to deal with the impulse!. Also keep sharp objects away from you!.

Scars remain forever !.identify the 'trigger' that gives you the urge to cut!. The moment you have the urge to cut, stop and think of what has just occurred!. Remember it and try to avoid these situations!

Are you feeling some sort of relief from depression when you cut yourself!? If that is the case, there are many otherthing syou can do when you are feeling down!.!.!.!.Think of things {besides hurting yourself} that make you happy and maybe try to do those things rather than harming yourself!.!.!.!.
Also, if you have been on the medication for longer than 6 weeks and you don't feel it is helping you, maybe you need to be on a different one!.!.!.!.Talk to your psychiatrist and be honest that you are still hurting yourself so they can treat you properly!.!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Of course there's hope for you stopping - it's a choice that you are making!. I would start by getting a book on positive coping skills - find some that you think might work for you - when you have the urge to cut do the coping skill instead!. Take it 1 moment at a time, 1 temptation to cut at a time - every time you choose not to cut you have a victory - before you know it you'll be free from it!. Don't look ahead, it's too overwhelming - you'll beat it 1 moment at a time!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Like any other addiction it takes time, perseverance and sometimes an iron will to turn away when its the one thing you really want!. It can seem hopeless, but you have to resolve it in your mind that you really do want to stop!. Take a look at the reasons you do it- what triggers you to perform this form of self mutilation!? What do you gain from it!? Are the benefits of cutting worth it!? It may be that the anti depressants do not work, so either your doctor needs to prescribe a different one, or maybe even anti- psychotic drug therapy like my son is on!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Yes!. there is most definitely hope of you stoppping!.
Cutting is very dangerous, and its not really worth it!
you WILL get better!
Get help from someone you trust, as well as your doctor!.
good luck!
be positive!Www@Answer-Health@Com

you need to seek professional help!.!.!.!.!.i would say that you are depressed and something in you r life leads to your cutting!.!.!.once you can figure out what it is than you can take steps to correct this problem!.!.!. a close friend of mine had the same problem!. what she realized is that when she cut she felt like she was letting out all of the pain out that was bottling up in her life!. she was depressed and that was the only way that she knew how to handle it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Well, the first thing you need to figure out is why do you cut yourself!? I don't want to answer this !? for you, because the answer has to come from inside YOU! After you realize why you do this really try to be the awareness of the negative part of you inside your mind!. What are YOU telling YOURSELF!? Be aware of what you are saying!. Do not try to fight the feelings and the words that you may be telling yourself, this will only make them stronger!. Just be aware of what you are thinking and feeling then you MUST realize that these negative thoughts and feelings are only INSIDE of you!. They are NO WHERE ELSE!.!.!.!. Just thoughts!.!.!. That take over the REAL you! Just be aware and then realize that they are just thoughts! I hope this helps!Www@Answer-Health@Com

YES !! there is stop being emo its bad people get the wong idea u can passout and u can cut an arteri and die talk to people but i recomend reading CUT i recomend good luck




I read some of the Q u asked mabe u should find a great friend turn life round talk to ur dad sumWww@Answer-Health@Com

think of all the bad things!. make yourself stop! that is bad! you can seek help, your not alone!. plenty of people do it!. good luck! remember, people are here for youWww@Answer-Health@Com

i didi it for a few months about four years ago and i have to say when i did it not only waas i hurting mysellf i was hurting the ones that i loveWww@Answer-Health@Com

It really sounds to me like u need to go in the hospital and see what all is going on in your life!. Also, there are support groups, and they are good, so why don't you try that!?Www@Answer-Health@Com

your cutting to stop pain,however your causing another type of pain!.!.!.yes there is help,there are groups or even councilors!.!.!.please get help!.!.!.i know your hurting!.!.i wish you well!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

SEE a conserlor NOW! This is really bad for your body and not pleasent at all! You could really affect your body hitting veins etc!. You need to stay away from that tell someone talk to someone get HELP NOW!Www@Answer-Health@Com





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