I made a mistake while shaving and I started bleeding. Of course, the cut wasn’t deep and it obviously wouldn’t leave any scars. But still, I was in the middle of trying to stop cutting and seeing the blood triggered something in me.
Stress arises in every situations. But everyone’s way of coping with it is very different. I had a low stress threshold and bleeding was my way of getting the inner demon out.
Cutting is disgusting. I hate seeing my scars even now.
But how should I deal with stress? If I can’t punish myself, who’s gonna punish me?
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im addicted to cutting. you can either take it as a reason to not listen to me or a reason to listen to me because ive done a lot of research on how to stop. none of it works for me but maybe some of it helps you.
you dont need to punish yourself. mistakes. accidents. they happen in life. and youre going to make them. look at it more of a way to learn. drinking that hot coffee burnt your tongue so you wait for it to cool down next time. and its that way with everything. yes in some cases you dont have a chance to learn say if you cheated they are most likely going to leave you so you should take time to think about the consequences before you do it.
my advice on stopping. ive read where people draw a picture on their arm or where ever they cut. others put a bandaid over and skip the cutting. sometimes if i think about it ill make lines going down my arm. im scared of ink poisoning so for as long as its there i wont do anything but i cant keep it there all the time.
anyway thats my advice. i hope it helps you in some way.
I think you’re too hard on yourself. I have a very embarrassing story about my scars. I may get the nerve to share it here.