Cutting Myself addicting?!
Question: I cut myself with nail clippers this afternoon....I just pinched the skin on my wrist and pulled the skin off and let it bleed. I was so upset. this is the first time I ever used self harm on myself. I'm afraid it will become an addiction. My dad was arrested for domestic on my mom and is not living in my house anymore. I miss him so much. I cry so a lot and feel pain... What do i do?? i'm angry a lot, and the physical cutting pain seemed to hurt even less than the emotional pain did.
Answers: I cut myself with nail clippers this afternoon....I just pinched the skin on my wrist and pulled the skin off and let it bleed. I was so upset. this is the first time I ever used self harm on myself. I'm afraid it will become an addiction. My dad was arrested for domestic on my mom and is not living in my house anymore. I miss him so much. I cry so a lot and feel pain... What do i do?? i'm angry a lot, and the physical cutting pain seemed to hurt even less than the emotional pain did.
Hi Amanda.....sorry you're going thru such a difficult time. hugs. I am a lot older than you, but I did that when I was a young teenager. I carved initials on my arms. I don't know why.
Over the years, I have found to relieve some of this pain is to write it down, like a diary/journel, it really does help you thru it.
Because your parents have difficulty getting along with each other is not your fault. If your not seeing you dad, you will again. You can also write to him, that will help you feel better. Remember this will all pass.
God bless.
xoxox
Well stop unless you want to be one of those old people who are telling teens about how you wish you never started cutting yourself. I suggest calling to God that works for me.
please stop, and try to at all costs. do anything it takes, even see a counselor
It's best to do what everyone says and seek help through talking to others. Hurting yourself only makes the problem worse. Hopefully if you talk it out with someone you can trust and who knows you well, the can help you get through your struggles and stop the habit.
I use to do the same thing. I thought that cutting myself would help take away the emotional pain. But it really is better to stop. Things do get better but you might be help back by cutting yourself. New people come into your life and things get better, but not taking care of yourself will only prolong things. Its not addicting but most people stop once they discover how little it is really doing.
I would seek some help from a consuler, you shouldnt be doing those things to yourself.
I saw a show about that the other day. Statistics show that 4 out of 5 people that are into self mutilation are younger girls who often have problems in the home such as verbal, physical, alcohol or substance abuse. I used to date a girl that did that. It was weird, one time I woke up in the morning and there was blood smeared all over the walls and I mean allot and she was no where to be found. She eventually just grew out of it but I would recommend seeing a mental health professional. Especially if it progresses.
i would go see ur skool counsalor or talk to somebody you
trust who wont tell....you dont need to do that stuff because putting ugly scars on ur body dont look very pretty lol but seriously dont turn to harming urself or others or drugs or alcohol for any reason...your way to good to do that to ur self try other things !! like hanging out with friends talk to one of them that you trust they will help you good luck and remember stop doing that stuff its not good
It would seem that your addiction is related to your past experience with your father. You seek advices from a professional that have experiences on this. But you might be doing this on the fact that you feel like it your fault and cutting yourself is a way of expressing.
Always remember that you have control over yourself, including this. For me, it was very addictive, and it took me 8 years to gain control of it. You really need to find someone to talk to, if your not okay with that idea just yet, keep a journal. These feelings need to come out, the sooner the better. I don't think I can say anything to help you feel better about your dad, but maybe this...In time, everything changes, including circumstances, be as strong as you can, and stay away from hurting yourself.
dont let anyone call u names...they are just insecure...i have a friend who is deeply emotionally unstable...so i know what im talking about...surround yourself with love and kindness...dont listen to the "inner critic"...in fact kill that little bugger...u have the internal strength to overcome anything...believe in yourself and realize that you deserve to be happy...
You absolutely need to talk to someone and get your feelings out in the open. A family member, a close friend, a counseller. You HAVE to realize that cutting yourself does do nothing but lower your own self-esteem and prolong the pain. What you need to do is try to see the bigger picture, stop pointlessely hurting yourself, it's doing you and the people around you harm. I know it may seem hard, but it will never get better unless you do something about it besides cutting yourself. I know how you feel, the other day, i accidently bashed me knee and i can't walk anymore and whenever i move it, i get excruciating and undescribable pain, but I still try to ignore everything that's going wrong and see the bright side. I am definately not saying this is the same thing, but there are other people that feel what you feel. Are you just going to continue doing yourself harm? There is absolutely no point to it. Please think about it.
I really hope you'll resolve this! =]
well first of all don't feel bad about it, at least you know that this a problem. we went through this with my niece cassie she was seen by a therapist and diagnosed with bi-polar disorder. after therapy and meds it's now a thing of the past:) good luck