im a cutter but i don't think i have a problem please don't skip?!

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Cutting is dangerous and it is an addiction. You cut when you are depressed, angry or stressed. When you cut it releases feel good chemicals called Endorphins. But the relief is only for a short time. Somehow during childhood you were unable to learn healthy skills to manage your emotions. You have to tell your mom or your school counselor. There are therapies that can teach how to manage your emotions in healthy ways without ever having a need to cut again.

If you don't want to do it, but you can't seem to stop yourself, then it's a problem. I can relate with being uncomfortable talking to someone in your family. So maybe you should try talking to someone else that you can trust, who can help you through it and give you some good professional advice.

hmmmm. I remember when I was in middle school, like everyone cut themselves at least once..
cutting yourself can be very dangerous, you can accidentally cut an important artery and end up in the hospital. you should try finding another hobby or just slowly get get away from it like cutting yourself less each time you do it? try out for sport:)

gooood luck!

Well, it does sort of sound a bit like a problem. It's most likely nothing serious.
Try to stop cutting, remember: scars stay! If your mum happens to see a scar then straight away she'll know you have been cutting.
As for the fact you like to see it bleed, that sounds a little crazy but it doesn't make you crazy. I think you just enjoy the fact that you're the one in control

When you cut yourself it gives you a high and relieves stress. I say talk to your mom get professional help and get medicine to reduce your stress and anxiety.

Tell your mom or a guidance counseler. cutting yourself is not healthy.

If you are injuring yourself because you want to fit in I'm pretty sure that fits the definition of a problem. You should go for outpatient treatment in the psych dept of your local hospital

id say probably just stop. period.
if you dont need to do it, that shouldnt be hard.

it will help you fit in, Right into a Psych ward

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Wow! Im a cutter as well! Although i havent cut as often as i once did....besides tht, Paige. I wont lie, it doesnt feel wrong to me either. But it hurts the ones who love and care about you. Especially your mom. And i know wht ur thinking, "how?" Because it hurts her when you hurt yourself. She made you. When u cut its like cutting her.
And ya know, wanna know the honest truths about cutting?
1It doesnt help.
2Its crazy
3And highly dangerous.
You actually cud get an infection and they would hafta decapitate-yesss DECAPITATE ur leg or arm.
So Paige, i suggest u start a diary. Why? Cutting is a false way of releasing anger, etc. You obviously have a prob with that and a diary cud help.
But Paige, trust me. Ive been there and still kinda there and its best to stop. Hope i helped!!

Well, this is damn hard to answer because you write that you self harm by cutting your own skin and you enjoy watching yourself bleed out....but then your write that you don't "THINK" you have a problem. And you also say that you 'want to fit in" and you don't want "medical attention".

All right....so this is just about impossible to answer.....but let's try:

1) Cutting yourself is self harm and it is an outward sign of an inward mental and emotional illness. That's a psychiatric fact and I can't sugar-coat it for you. And so if you want to keep pretending that there is "no problem", I can't make you accept reality if you choose to deny it.
2) You say you started it to "fit in"...with whom? Obviously your friends are appalled and shocked at your mental illness. The permanent scars you have made on your body will be with you into old age and if you develop a permanent relationship with a mate, he and your children will see the outward sign of your mental illness. It's permanent.
3) You say that you like to watch yourself bleed out because you enjoy "the control". Doesn't this statement seem odd to you? You enjoy injuring yourself and the ability to see yourself injured. Every time you cut your skin, you invite bacteria into your body. This causes the infections and scarring that you are seeing.
4) You seem to fear your mother finding out about your mental illness? Why? She is the one person who is supposed to get you to a doctor, a therapist and get treatment for you. Why isn't she doing this?
5) Finally, what outcome do you want to see? Why did you post this? This you want someone to tell you that this is OK and there is nothing to worry about? Did you want someone to say some "magic words" to make you stop doing this? No one can sprinkle you with pixie dust and make this all better. This is a serious medical problem that you need attention for.

Whatever choice you choose to make regarding your own welfare and recovery, I wish you all the best. It's up to you.

Hi there,
I don't think it's a good way to 'fit in'. The majority of people will look down on you for it and when you leave school, become an adult and have all the scars, you may find it very embarrassing and regret it.

If you continue to cut, it may become a bad habit (if it's not already) and maybe even an addiction. If you don't try and stop it now, it will become very hard to control later on even if you want to stop.

My advice is when you feel like cutting yourself, do something else instead. What is something else you can do that makes you feel in control? Do you have a hobby? Maybe you should start one. Or maybe you could draw, write, exercise or play video games instead. All those things have you in control. At first it may be very difficult to resist the urge to cut, but if you are persistant, eventually your subconscious will take over and it will be easy to resist and do something else.

If you find it difficult to stop, talking about it really helps. If you're not comfortable talking to your mum, maybe the school councilor. They won't judge and will want to help you.

I hope that helps. Good luck! <3

if you don't think that you have a problem then why did you ask a question on here? of course you have a problem. you are self harming. you need to talk to your mom and have her seek help for you
with a child psychologist. if you were my child you would have gotten it way before now. i would have also gotten you into a talk therapist to find out why you feel the need to self harm by cutting yourself. there is a reason that you do it and you will continue to do it until you find that reason and deal with it. i wish you all the best in getting well.