I know cuttting is bad but..?
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It's perfectly normal...I cut paper all the time. Sometimes pizza, and even a few vegtables.
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Dont do it. It is a mental disorder called masochism i believe. Talk to a psychiatrist, they can prescribe something.
It is a serious problem, it means that you have not allowed yourself to express your feelings and when you cut it is the only way you know how to express strong feelings. Find a support group that deals with this problem.
that really isn't a good habbit. i cut before and completely regret it. it just took over. its like i felt nothing. i was so low that it was like i wasn't even alive. there is no reason to cut when you are bored or actually EVER. most people who cut don't even feel pain. try and stop by snapping a rubber band on your wrist instead. the addiction will get worse if you don't stop now. good luck.
It's not because you like the pain.fact is most cuts don't really hurt that much.if you liked pain you would slam your hand in a car door. you cut because it is somewhat facinating to you and you have a complussive/obsessive disorder.
I understand why people cut themselves but as I'm sure you know it isn't a good coping mechanism. Try holding ice cubes in your hands....this is used in mental health facilities as a replacement coping skill for cutting. Some patients say they get the same satisfaction from it because it causes pain and they get the dripping from the ice melting like you would get from blood if you were cutting. I'd encourage you to try it and seek some help for whatever is causing you to want to cut.
go get help. cheer up emo kid
your not a bad person 4 doing that, some ppl have different issues then others. try not 2, but in the meantime, make sure they dont get infected.
i hope u ignore all the ppl who cant relate 2 or understand why u do this.
God bless u
I used to cut too for a number of reasons and the only reason I stopped was because my boyfriend threated to break up with me and he broke up with me a couple weeks later and sometimes I ask myself why I don't just keep doing it now..and I don't even have the same reasons as I did before so I guess I do it out of boredom too so don't feel bad. It is bad though and we both should stop and other that other blah blah blah about how bad it is...Hope you get better!
honey I think is better for you to try to talk with someone about that, maybe a phsycology or your family, ;)
take care.
I've never done it out of boredom, but I guess every cutter has different motives for cutting. You need to look deep inside yourself to see what is driving you to cut. You say you like the pain. Are you causing yourself pain to punish yourself for something you did or happened to you?
Cutting is bad. There is nothing good about it. It sucks to have to wear sweaters in the middle of summer, and to be asked about those scars. I know I hate it, don't you?
You know, I just read a question posted by someone (a teenager?) who said that she was self- conscious about going to the pool in a bikini because she has very visible scars on her belly and on her legs. From a traumatic auto accident. Her question is titled: What do men think?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...
I'm just pointing this out because there are different types of scars. I don't have any experience with what you're doing, so I might seem a bit naive on this. But.if you were to get into a bad accident and end up with scars all over (from cuts), then you'd have a lot to deal with.
Boredom, yes, that I can understand. But boredom is just a way of your mind and soul asking/ crying out for something to do. Try to feed your mind and soul. A great outlet is creative writing. I'm just saying this because you can put it all on paper, write poems or short stories, and if you put your mind to it, even get published.
...just my thoughts.
You're not super weird, you're just a normal person. Everyone cuts in some point of their life. My point is, it's wrong. Yes, indeed it is. You're not hurting anyone else, you're hurting yourself. It's a big sin. I know it's hard, but you need to take this seriously. Have you ever wondered what would happen if you cut to deep? You would die, yes. I know you don't want to die. Nobody does, they just think they do because their life is tearing apart. But, things get better, they do. When God wants you to die, he'll make you die but killing yourself is like not listening to what God wants.
I hope things get better. Good Luck.
its ok as long as your not trying to kill yourself cuz some people like pain. my sister likes pain, so she pierces herself, she has a lot of percings. if you like pain, get tattoos, there pretty painful, but enjoyable, its a different feeling
Yes, I can.
I just put a rubber band around my wrist and slap it against my wrist 'til my wrist is bright red. It helps. A lot.
Sorry.
I had to report your question to Yahoo.
I don't know if you're familiar with the concept of "triggering"...
Please think about other vulnerable people before you post stuff like that... not just here, but anywhere.
Cutting is a way of expression - it's how cutters get their feelings out, through wounds that they create.. because they don't feel they can do it as well in another form. Masochism is the word for people that enjoy pain done to themselves, either by themself or another person. This is not generally accepted in the eyes of society but many people partake in it - especially in sexual activities.
One, you do have emotional problems, that doesn't make you psycho or emo as they are saying. What it means is that you ddin't learn positive coping behaviors early on, so you are chosing a poor coping behavior. I know, I cut from the time I was 11 until I was 30 years old, so almost 20 years of it. It got me no where, only supressed the pain and you never outrun the emotional pain, sooner or later you have to stop, turn around, walk back into the pain and deal with it. You can either do it now or later.
Let me tell you what cutting did for me.
The positive at the time--Numbed me out.
ALL THE NEGATIVES
I never cut for attention, but everyone and I mean literally almost everyone assumed I did it for attention. People don't like attention seekers, so they saw me as a bad person.
You can say it's not emotional, but the world will in general judge you as emotional disturbed and won't want to hire you for jobs when they see the scares, will talk about you negatively as though they know you and why you do the things you do.
It will lose you friends, because people once you are an adult, just don't want to be friends with people who are self destructive, unless they are as well.
To this day I haven't cut in about 12 years, and yet people see my scars and judge me, talk about me, they won't hire me for jobs adn parents are so sure I'm a danger to their children, despite my having taken care of children most of my life in a very loving and caring way.
Don't cut, it's just another addiction, poor coping method like using drugs, alcohol, eating disorders, etc. You can learn now how to cope in a more productive way. Read positive self help boooks and learn to set goals that will make your life better. Express your emotions in healthy ways a little at a time until you feel comfortable doing so.
I absolutely do not beleive you like the pain; what I believe is taht you like the numbness that comes after; you may like that the initial pain makes you feel a live and you normally feel empty, maybe even a feeling of being not quit real, and when you cut, that initial pain makes you feel alive; then the endorphines kick in, making you numb to what was bothering you before. Your mind can only focus on eithr the pain or the emotional issues; when you cut, you divert the mind from the emotional issues to coping with the pain. That's why it works.
I also don't believe you cut out of boredom, bored people do a lot of things, but they don't cut. Boredom is often what teens say when really, they are depressed.
I know one thing to be true for anyone with self destructive behaviors, if you only focus on the self you'll stay sad. I'm not saying don't deal with your issues. But those who learn to do for others, to volunteer, get involved in the world around them, find that they are better able to cop with their own issues and feelings in a constructive manner.
Be honest with yourself and others. Take the time to write down all the good things in your life, from the tiny things, things you may take for granite (not sure on spelling that word). Anyway, then list the things in detail that you feel contribute to your cutting and begin to work on ways to fix those issues, problems. Listing things you are thankful for, have, is important, because so many people forget to be thankful for the small things in life. I've very poor and don't have much, but I'm thankful for the clothing I have to wear, even thougn they're just shorts and T-'s for the most part. I know others don't even have what I have. I'm thankful for the food I have, for the friends I have, for the help I get from my Heavely Father to deal with life, etc.
Don't return to cutting; it's a choice to lose. You've stopped, now get up and work on the issues and resolve them. If you need help, ask soemone who you know whose stopped cutting for a year or two to work with you on it; becuase it's like alcoholics, they need a sponsorer to be there for them, so cutters benefit from such an approach as well. If you need therapy, then seek it and be honest with them and then work to change.
Don't end up an old lady like me whose so scared up that I can't escape people's ignorant beliefs about me enough to get the help I ask for in life. They see me as a loser and don't care to know the me for the good person I am.
Take care and don't cut!
thank you for addressing that you are not emo. i really hate that stereotype. for some people assume that all cutters must be emo. anyway, i still get the urge to cut. it usually something really small that sparks it. so, yes it is normal. as for cutting when your bored, i've also done this. but, i don't get the same effect. i find no pleasure in it. therefore, i have stopped cutting during these periods. you might want to try some coping techniques when ever you feel the urge...like biting your lip.
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