Why do people cut themselfs. i know there depressed but whats the point?!


Question: Why do people cut themselfs!. i know there depressed but whats the point!?
my friend cut herself and i think its pointless !. she had cuts on her recently but i dont know if she did it or what!? like is there a way i can tellWww@Answer-Health@Com


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chances are your friend didn't learn very good coping mechanisms as a child!. This is the only way she knows to help herself!. Although physical selfharmer'ss are causing pain, emotionally their relieving pain!. Some even say it's a strategy of survival!. It's not always linked to depression!. Some people just can't handleemotionss!. If they get angry or upset instead of crying or screaming and shouting theyinternalisee it and cut!. It the only way to relieve the built up tension!. It brings the mind to a stop and for a few moments it feels as though your problems are gone!. It however becomes a vicious cycle as it is addictive and the guilt felt over cutting yourself makes you want to cut yourself even more, sort of as a punishment!. Just let your friend know your there for her, if she doesn't want to talk about it, just accept that and don't make her feel guilty or stupid for doing it!. She'll stop in her own time!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

People usually cut themselves to use physical pain to block out the emotional pain they are feeling!. Some use it to feel in control or to punich themselves if they feel they have done something bad!. If the cuts are all in a line or all scattered they are probably self-inflicted, but you should try asking her about it if you think she'd be willing to talk about it!. If she is cutting herself, just let her know that you are there for her!. Cutting is usually something that most people don't want to talk about and something that is very misunderstood!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

you see the blade just sinking in and slicing through so cleanly, basically the feeling's pretty surreal!.

well, that's what people supposedly feel!.
quite true though!.

basically if she's cutting her wrists, she's either pretty new at this or is trying to attracted attention and it's a good idea for you to intervene and it'll prbly work!.

if she's cutting like her thighs or is genuinely trying to hide it then she's probably really depressed about something!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

a common reason is because they see it as a form of pain that they have control over!. they also think that physical pain can block out emotional pain!. there are several other reasons!. maybe they are doing it to get attention, kind of like a cry for help or maybe they are doing it to follow a certain crowd!. it really comes down to two categories for me, self reason or others!. and you can tell if they are self inflicted if they are in straight lines!. although that doesn't necessarily mean that if they're jagged they aren't self inflicted!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Well, I would ask her about the cuts!. If she is self-inflicting them, but you know about it, it may be a cry for attention!. Cutting is a form of self-mutilation, and is very serious!. People may feel that the only way to stop their emotional pain is to cause physical pain!. I would talk with her, and her parents!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

it's stupid and seems to be a phase not assoc with depression!. But, if depressed, sometimes it's because that is the only pain they feel, or they want to cut to feel worse or sometimes it's sexual, believe it or not!. She needs help and anti depressants for her nervous system which is ill just like any other illness, it's just that depression affects emotions/mood!. go to effexor!.com and read phases of depression!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

we cut because it is the only way the we now how to get the pane out like how some ppl like cry or yell or even tell other ppl about there problems well we cut it helps use more and it is hard to stop so just tell her that you now ands is worried bout herWww@Answer-Health@Com

Have you tried asking her, quietly and tactfully!. Sometime it is self hate and sometime it can be attention seeking!. Talk to her about it and let her know that you care!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

There's tons of reasons!.

One is causing themselves physical pain takes away from the emotional pain they feel!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

you wouldn't understand

it relives stress Www@Answer-Health@Com

These people are called "Emo"
It stand for emotional!.
When they feel bad about themselves,
socially, physical,mentally or yet like i said emotionally!.
They do it when they think they have done something wrong,or they re not good enough for society!.So they cut they re wrist!.Usually it's the wrist!.
They can stop if you just talk to them about they re problems!.
if they LIKE to cut themselves!.!.well then that means 2 things!.
1!.They like to seethey ree blood!.
2!.They became emo a long time ago and they enjoyseeingg and feeling pain!.
If you want them to stop,Then talk to them about whythey ree sad!.
they lll get used to talking to you!.
They rere just afraid of being laughed at if they talked to a person!.

i meawouldn'tnt you like to be asked:

Are you okay!? (answers) Want to Talk about it!?

(after you talk about it!.)

Talking about it, is alot more Betterer then cutting youself isnt it!?

And if they already got addicted about it then

Honestly be agresive and just get the blade and yell at them:
STOP THAT! YOUR HURTING YOUSELF! IT ISNT NORMAL!



So they can !.!.!. "cut it" out!.!.!.!.

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