Why do people call you emo if you cut your wrists?!

Why do people call you emo if you cut your wrists?

I think its not right how ppl call other emo if they cut their wrists. Personally I think it makes those people feel bad when they hear that stuff....some of my friends that cut, agree with me. They think its not right how they get called emo. it sounds like a really cruel word.
I don't know if u would call small, not deep cuts as a real cut. I do it because of depression. ppl making fun of me cause the way i look or just the way i am. also because of family problems. mom wanting to get divorced with my dad...and also my ex-boyfriend...stuff like that...
yess some of my close friends know about it, parents NO. i dont know what to do anymore..i know its not healthy and i should get help, but im scared to talk about. i feel like **** when i tell others about my cuts.

I know this was kinda of the question, but i know that i need to get help. this might not be the right place to seek for help, but its a start..

o and by the way, if it matter im 13, going 14 really soon.

thanks.

Hey girl. I am 21. My name is Laura. I think I understand where you are comming from. 13 is a crazy age... trust me I remember and those days- I think I'd rather not. I have, however, not cut myself... but I remember crying, alot. Withdrawing myself, feeling desperiate for attention. See... there is something so important I want to share with you. Middle school that you are in-- Its just a few years, and you are about to go to high school I imagine. 4 more years and you will be done, and the second you walk out that door, you will feel liberated. The boys you date now, the problems with your family... I know they are important. But think of it like this... these things last a fraction of a fraction of the LIFE that you have to live. This is just the beginning of a beautiful journey that you might not even notice you have the blessing of yet. But think of it like this... you WONT no matter how much you think you will, you wont marry the guy you are dating right now. Even if you do feel that you love him, things happen and people grow. Your family will get through their hard times just like you will, and there will always in life be times of harship and times of happiness. As my grandfather says, "this kind of sh*t happens". ;-) The friends you hang out with now, you wont even know if they dropped off the face of the earth later in life, and you know what, you will meet so many more people in your life that will grow with you and make you a better person. You are a beautiful person, I can tell just by the way that you write. You ARE beautiful. You need to tell yourself that, and look in the mirror and tell yourself, "Self, I will not scar this beautiful body any longer." Your body is the one thing that is yours and nobody else's. I think maybe that is why sometimes when everything else feels out of control, we feel that we must turn to the one thing we know we have control over, our body. Some people like myself, go shoe shopping... ;-). But maybe that is why you feel maybe just a little better when you cut your arm or leg? You can have control of your life tho, the part that involves how you are going to react to the situation at hand. That is a test of your character, and maybe all of the things you are going through, are lessons... you hae learned that cutting yourself is not the answer. The point is-- dont live for the moment, live for the future. Live for the life that you know you can have, instead of the life that is broken now. I know it feels sad when people call you "emo". You know what, I was picked on relentlessly in 6th grade. It was horrible. Even my teacher called me a name once accidentally, because everyone else in my class called me that name. What I am trying to say is... no matter how bad things feel they are, life is like a rollercoaster, full of ups, downs and loops.... you just need to know that if it goes down it will go up, and if it goes up it will do down. Its part of the beauty of life. BTW IM me, at ladylaurarose on AIM we can chat!