Why should i not cut?!


Question: Why should i not cut?
ive been getting professional help (therapy and i just started taking antidepressants for about 2 weeks), but im still so anxious and depressed and tempted to cut

Answers:

Please, I urge you not to. It may release temporary pain but does not help in the long run. You need to be able to open up and share you feelings with others. Value yourself and your opinions.

If you continue self harming, you may not be able to open up to others, you may let you your feelings with wounds, that get deeper every time.
Also:
- You hurt others around you that care for you and love you. They hate to see that you are hurting on the inside so much that you resort to harming your exterior
- You may get an infection
- You may get scars, and from these everyone will judge and ask about them
- You may cut through a tendon, if it's in your arm, and not be able to move you hand
- You may cut through an artery or vein and accidentally kill yourself.

You are a valued person. You are as important to this world as anyone else. Self harming won't solve anything, it just causes more hassle and problems. I urge you to stop. Please, look at your life differently. Life may not seem good at all now, but it's worth it in the end. Live life to it's maximum. You don't want to look back at something and regret it, do you? Good luck.



I'm sure you're feeling a lot of pain right now, but cutting isn't the best way to express your pain. Doing things to calm yourself down can help, like taking a walk or talking to someone in real life who cares. (I'm sure many of us care, but Yahoo isn't the best place to get help with feeling really anxious and depressed.)

It takes six weeks for antidepressants to take full effect. Cutting leaves scars and makes it easier to do more self-destructive behaviors. Besides it's messy and if you need to go to the ER it's a really bad scene -- you'll have to wait to be seen for a long time and they won't be very nice to you. If you're feeling overwhelmed and sad you can call your counselor and see what s/he can suggest.

There's a therapy called "dialectic behavior therapy" which can be very helpful for cutters. You might see if your therapist knows of a group you could be in for support in dealing with these intense feelings. I wish you well and hope you'll find something besides cutting to do to deal with and express your feelings.



its takes about a month or two for the medication to start 'working'.

i'm also a cutter and on different types of medication as well for my (depression, eating disorder and self- harm, PTSD, etc, etc.)

And therapy might take a year or so to work as well, i mean for you to understand why you cut and why you feel the way you do.

i don't see the harm in cutting, unless your cutting too deep or with a rusty blade. You'll stop harming yourself when your ready to stop, forcing yourself to stop will only cause you to change your addiciton to a diffferent one (like drugs, ED, and so on)



It doesn't change anything in reality. In fact, it makes things worst in reality. You end up with very real scars that will last. (Also, like the above said, there is a chance that you could get an infection, cut too deep and accidentally kill yourself, lose movement in your hand, etc.) If you're still tempted to cut yourself, tell your therapist.



because it is addicting, and will harm you more than it appears. Some day you may cut too deep, or too far, and that could be fatal. It destroys yourself, and your relationship with others as it is hard for people to understand why you would do it. (I have been on both sides of the fence.) Keep going to the help, and fight the temptation. you will be stronger in the end for it.



Go back to your Dr or therapist. Anti depressents often make self harming / depressive state's worse until there in your system, then the drug will help. Tell your proffesionals your struggling and ask for help. Cutting is very dangerous, Have you tried holding an icecube in a tight fist? or having a loose elastic band around your wrist and pinging it? They both helped me, as it gives you the same relief, but neither will scar you or risk your life.
(((((((((((Hugs)))))))))))



I, Myself, Cut. It isnt a good thing to do. The scars will never faid. And sooner or later people will notice. Cutting is like a habit... Like my OCD ( hair and skin picking) but it can be stopped. If you still feel the need to cut, go back to the GP and ask for stronger pills or more help :) Goodluck x

The dead little ghost girl....



cutting yourself will do no good. Don't even think about it.



because you will die.




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