Its addictive. If you haven’t started I would recommend don’t. I wish I latched onto a better way to cope. My blood is everywhere. I am constantly cleaning and hiding my cuts. The deeper they are, the more immediate relief I get, but the more itching and desire for more follows. It might be the only thing pushing me to the next day.
Idk play a video game. Read a book. If you are going to cut despite what I say, all I can recommend is cut on body or thighs. Wrists are very visible and will be seen more likely since it is the stereotyped place for cutting.
i had planned for thighs as they are easiest to hide and to answer your question i have not yet started i just want to know how badly it hurts and if it helps
I agree. Don’t start if you can help it. I haven’t done it in years and yet I still yearn for it. A latent desire to plunge a knife in deeper and deeper. Anything to take away the pain and maybe be heard.
Try to find more healthy outlets to distract you, like exercise or something.
It’s horribly addictive. I started with like one or two cuts but after awhile that turns into 70 or 80. They become hard to hide and leave scars which are hard to cover up. If you haven’t started, it’s a battle you don’t want to fight. I wish I could go back and not let myself do it. Also, they always burn and hurt really bad the day after. I just hate the scars, that’s the worst part because even on my good days they remind me that my mind is killing me.
idk really what to do anymore the one and only friend whos kept me alive anymore is gone…. forever…. i couldnt save her i couldnt get to her in time i was to late and she left so im contemplating joining her
I’d recommend finding other ways to try to cope with the stress or pain you experience that causes you to self-harm. The brain releases endorphines when one cuts themselves which leads to feelings of calm and euphoria. But I don’t think it’s worth harming yourself for that.
Perhaps there’s meds like anti-anxiety pills or sedatives which can help calm you down. Another thing to do is avoid triggers that cause you to self-harm. And as someone suggested earlier, the best thing to do is to distract yourself with exercise or some other activity.
I have moments of stress and anxiety as well but have different coping mechanisms. Mainly I just hate myself for the mistakes I’ve made and try to accept that I can’t change the past and try to move forward.
please don’t. You know how you’re feeling this pain as a result of losing her? Imagine every single person you care about feeling how you feel right now.
It does not help. It is a really silly melodramatic habit. You know why people think it helps? Because the brain does release some endorphins in response to pain, chemicals that make you feel good. Kind of like how crying is an act of sadness but we’ve all experienced how sometimes crying feels really good. If cutting truly helped, there wouldn’t be a bunch of people on this website who cut and are still dealing with all the problems that upset them in the first place. And I’m speaking from experience, I have my own large collection of scars but eventually grew up and realized how silly it is. You can get the same reaction without something as silly as cutting into your own flesh, it’s called exercise. Go sprint as hard as you can, do pushups until your arms fail and you can’t do another one, join a gym. The “pain” of exercise creates the same effect in your brain and it’s well known these days that exercise provides you with a “high”. If you’re mad or angry and want to take it out on your body, throw yourself on the floor and do pushups. Cutting is all about the temporary mental release but the feeling is temporary and the cuts stick around for a lot longer. It feels good to cut at the moment, but then for the next week it’s annoying every time you try to take a shower or try to get comfortable in bed or clothing brushes against the cuts.
The problem with being depressed and cutting is you don’t feel as much pain when sad. So cutting the pain feels good like a breath for a minute in between the whirling thoughts of pain. But its not something you should check out its not like a good book, every time you see those scars you’re transported to that feeling of pain again. The deeper the cut the longer it takes to heal up. People judge when they see them you get that awful look of pity. Though i went very for my wrist so they kinda stands out but i was going for the death cut which is very hard to get right. So dont start, its a hard thing to stop.
It isn’t something I suggest…I started last year and I am horribly addicted. there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t at least think about doing it. Once you’re in it there doesn’t seem to be much escape from it. Please don’t do it to yourself, in the end it doesn’t solve anything….
I wouldn’t recommend it. people stare at you when you forget you have a scar somewhere and they see it. It’s really addicting. I didn’t even realize it was addicting. But i just kept doing it, and not I’m laced with scars
there is an interesting article, I cannot remember where, that comments on depression and cutting, and it rings rather true for me.
Basically the article says that a lot of those who cut, do not end up committing suicide (not all, but a lot)
It states that as it is their way of coping, those who self harm do so in order to understand and cope with their depression, and thus they have this coping mechanism to stop them from killing themselves.
I’m not doing the article any justice here, but if you google something like ‘article on self harm’ you may be able to find it.
For me, cutting was my coping mechanism, a stupid and addictive one, but still one. I have many times attempted suicide, but never with my razor or scissors, because for some subconscious reason I think I have categorised these things as coping, and not ending.
I am not pro-self harm, I am against it and from experience i warn anyone against it, but for me it was never about killing myself but coping.
Do not start, it is addictive. But if nothing else has helped you cope, this may be it.
But do not start. Do not.
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Its addictive. If you haven’t started I would recommend don’t. I wish I latched onto a better way to cope. My blood is everywhere. I am constantly cleaning and hiding my cuts. The deeper they are, the more immediate relief I get, but the more itching and desire for more follows. It might be the only thing pushing me to the next day.
Idk play a video game. Read a book. If you are going to cut despite what I say, all I can recommend is cut on body or thighs. Wrists are very visible and will be seen more likely since it is the stereotyped place for cutting.
i had planned for thighs as they are easiest to hide and to answer your question i have not yet started i just want to know how badly it hurts and if it helps
I agree. Don’t start if you can help it. I haven’t done it in years and yet I still yearn for it. A latent desire to plunge a knife in deeper and deeper. Anything to take away the pain and maybe be heard.
Try to find more healthy outlets to distract you, like exercise or something.
It’s horribly addictive. I started with like one or two cuts but after awhile that turns into 70 or 80. They become hard to hide and leave scars which are hard to cover up. If you haven’t started, it’s a battle you don’t want to fight. I wish I could go back and not let myself do it. Also, they always burn and hurt really bad the day after. I just hate the scars, that’s the worst part because even on my good days they remind me that my mind is killing me.
Seems to “help.”
I don’t think it hurts, but a friend who cuts thinks it hurts a lot. Guess it depends person to person
idk really what to do anymore the one and only friend whos kept me alive anymore is gone…. forever…. i couldnt save her i couldnt get to her in time i was to late and she left so im contemplating joining her
Here’s a great source to learn more about this behavior:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-harm#Pathophysiology
I’d recommend finding other ways to try to cope with the stress or pain you experience that causes you to self-harm. The brain releases endorphines when one cuts themselves which leads to feelings of calm and euphoria. But I don’t think it’s worth harming yourself for that.
Perhaps there’s meds like anti-anxiety pills or sedatives which can help calm you down. Another thing to do is avoid triggers that cause you to self-harm. And as someone suggested earlier, the best thing to do is to distract yourself with exercise or some other activity.
I have moments of stress and anxiety as well but have different coping mechanisms. Mainly I just hate myself for the mistakes I’ve made and try to accept that I can’t change the past and try to move forward.
please don’t. You know how you’re feeling this pain as a result of losing her? Imagine every single person you care about feeling how you feel right now.
It does not help. It is a really silly melodramatic habit. You know why people think it helps? Because the brain does release some endorphins in response to pain, chemicals that make you feel good. Kind of like how crying is an act of sadness but we’ve all experienced how sometimes crying feels really good. If cutting truly helped, there wouldn’t be a bunch of people on this website who cut and are still dealing with all the problems that upset them in the first place. And I’m speaking from experience, I have my own large collection of scars but eventually grew up and realized how silly it is. You can get the same reaction without something as silly as cutting into your own flesh, it’s called exercise. Go sprint as hard as you can, do pushups until your arms fail and you can’t do another one, join a gym. The “pain” of exercise creates the same effect in your brain and it’s well known these days that exercise provides you with a “high”. If you’re mad or angry and want to take it out on your body, throw yourself on the floor and do pushups. Cutting is all about the temporary mental release but the feeling is temporary and the cuts stick around for a lot longer. It feels good to cut at the moment, but then for the next week it’s annoying every time you try to take a shower or try to get comfortable in bed or clothing brushes against the cuts.
Why would you want to? There is a reason. If you are not fully aware of it, spend time on this to become aware. How will harm help you?
Once you become aware of motive, consider other, more effective and honest means.
The problem with being depressed and cutting is you don’t feel as much pain when sad. So cutting the pain feels good like a breath for a minute in between the whirling thoughts of pain. But its not something you should check out its not like a good book, every time you see those scars you’re transported to that feeling of pain again. The deeper the cut the longer it takes to heal up. People judge when they see them you get that awful look of pity. Though i went very for my wrist so they kinda stands out but i was going for the death cut which is very hard to get right. So dont start, its a hard thing to stop.
It isn’t something I suggest…I started last year and I am horribly addicted. there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t at least think about doing it. Once you’re in it there doesn’t seem to be much escape from it. Please don’t do it to yourself, in the end it doesn’t solve anything….
I wouldn’t recommend it. people stare at you when you forget you have a scar somewhere and they see it. It’s really addicting. I didn’t even realize it was addicting. But i just kept doing it, and not I’m laced with scars
im sorry but i broke skin today and theyre right it helps
it does, but it gets addicting fast
there is an interesting article, I cannot remember where, that comments on depression and cutting, and it rings rather true for me.
Basically the article says that a lot of those who cut, do not end up committing suicide (not all, but a lot)
It states that as it is their way of coping, those who self harm do so in order to understand and cope with their depression, and thus they have this coping mechanism to stop them from killing themselves.
I’m not doing the article any justice here, but if you google something like ‘article on self harm’ you may be able to find it.
For me, cutting was my coping mechanism, a stupid and addictive one, but still one. I have many times attempted suicide, but never with my razor or scissors, because for some subconscious reason I think I have categorised these things as coping, and not ending.
I am not pro-self harm, I am against it and from experience i warn anyone against it, but for me it was never about killing myself but coping.
Do not start, it is addictive. But if nothing else has helped you cope, this may be it.
But do not start. Do not.
Smh. I dunno why the hell people do that….
well up to 14 now