Cut help: is it normal to still want to cut after you have stopped? - Help.com

Cutting is very hard. Its hard to do and to overcome. I have cut in the past. Not fun but i stopped. When i get angry or hurt and upset, i get a strong feeling to cut again. Its kind of a relief and a way to know that you are still alive. What people have told me to do is to pinch myself instead. Maybe that will help with you.

If there is nothing wrong in your life (minus regular daily drama of some sorts) then you dont need to be cutting unless deep down you are feeling alone and maybe not so alive. Then you will need to find out whats going on and talk about it. I am always here if you want to talk. Just send me a shout.

its normal to still want to do it.that thought will be in your head for awhile.for some who have been doing it for years it may never go away.you just have to fight it.

I found cutting to be like a drug. You hear ppl saying it takes away some of the pain or whatever. but u don’t wanna do it. till 1 time when ur over the egde and will do anything. and afte ru try it and find out it works for you, you rely on it for every major problem. so if you want to stop, then try pinching yourself like willard said and see if that suffices.

Its just a habit your mind got used to it and it will go away eventually. Think happy thoughts instead =D

njwingat wrote:
i didn’t even cut that long. i don’t know why i still want to cut.

Maybe your bored and need to find some new fun things to do.

i personally have not cut myself but i do have urges to
get a stress ball or you can clench your wrist with your hand so you can relieve your anger without harming yourself

When you get the urge to cut yourself find something else to occupy yourself. The best way to occupy yourself would be to hang out with your friends, so you’re not thinking about it and if you do, you would most likely be discouraged to do so in front of your friends. But if its late find something interesting to do. I like to draw. It keeps my hands doings something and I can get my feelings down on paper instead of harming myself. Let me know if this helps.

njwingat wrote:
i have to bleed to be satisfied

I know the feeling of that. for me i have to see some blood in order to feel better but i don’t want to hurt any1.but ppl don’t understand this very well.

when im happy or sad, or bored i play piano and when not satisfied, i play guitar and sometimes i spent 2 to 3 hours in the computer… i also draw pictures coz im good in drawing. Im a mom, have 2 kids but theyre not with me, i always feel sad and bored but everytime i realize i have many things to do to satisfy myself. Im always alone, i love music, i always sing to myself, i never thought of hurting myself because being sad and bored hurt me a lot. Maybe i dont understand why you cut yourself, if you are being satisfied with that i still could not understand, please TRY other things. There is always somethng new and choose something that sounds good, try hard not to hurt yourself or anyone.

wow thats good! for a week you have the urge and yet until now you havent hurt yourself.i praise you! Don’t you have a pet? Try buying one like a guinea pig, a rabbit or a dog, pets are good companions. Try having one, one only coz its messy and needs a lot of caring and time wasting if you have two or more pets. i prefer one small animal, a guinea pig or a small dog, so it wont eat much and make big poops, you can easily handle small poops. what else do you do aside playing guitar and sits on the computer?

I think the reason why we having the urges still is cause we know that its a quick way to relieve the feelings that we have. Its guranteed. thats just me though.

I used to cut myself but stopped cause not that I had an erge to but I felt it was best if I did cause I had fun with it but overdid it and I didn’t want to die or get an infection by a needle and die over nothing. I think it was best you stop and if you get a craving eat something normally choclate and talk to a friend to change the subject :o]

I haven’t cut in around three or four years, and I still get urges all the time. I just try to ignore it or do something else like clean or read. If I have to I’ll do something like snapping myself with a rubber band, but it isn’t the same thing. I’m not even thatdepressed anymore, just sometimes I get the thought “cut yourself” even though I DO NOT want scars and if anyone found out it would be hell. It’s really, really like a drug. It will nver go away. The beat you can do is have a friend you can talk to about it and who can hopefully distact you for the time being… It’s not a good thing at all amd I hope both you and I never do it again, even though it is so hard to resist.