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if i was that big a fan of blue october i would be depressed too. . . not that their a bad band - just depressing as hell.

i love blue october.and kwstar i know exactly how you feel.its a hard battle to fight and it sucks when you seem to be losing.ive been told the trick is to just keep fighting no matter how much it hurts.im here if you ever wanna talk.

you do hun.
It is your hand that holds the knife. You have the choice.
How long u been cutting?

ive always wondered why people do that.

cuting is an addiction. It releases a chemical in the body when u cut.
It often is done to ‘let pain out’.
Im a former cutter.
Unless u stop doing it.. it just gets worse n worse

Kwstar wrote:
i started in 7nth grade quite for 2 yrs, the started again this yr 10nth grade. i quite for 2monthes and just started again 2 weeks ago.

Does your gf know?

ameliaearthlin wrote:
cuting is an addiction. It releases a chemical in the body when u cut.
It often is done to ‘let pain out’.
Im a former cutter.
Unless u stop doing it.. it just gets worse n worse

doesnt it cause pain?

You gotta addess the problems with your life… cutting doesnt fix anything long term.
Are u on meds?

Fatso wrote:

ameliaearthlin wrote:
cuting is an addiction. It releases a chemical in the body when u cut.
It often is done to ‘let pain out’.
Im a former cutter.
Unless u stop doing it.. it just gets worse n worse

doesnt it cause pain?

yes but that validates the feelings inside. It is followed quickly by the numbing chemical.. so feels good.

Do u want to stop cutting?

ok hun. take care.
Here when u need us

i know you would have heard this advice before but you need to tell someone it’s very hypocritical of me to say this because i’ve just started self harming about a month ago and i can’t come over telling my parents about it because i don’t know what the reaction will be but since your parents are already aware that you have done this you can be sure that their reaction will not be as bad as the first time you told them about this problem and they will know how to get you help again. If you just don’t want to upset them what you should do is privately go to a doctor and get professional help.

i know how it feels to be depressed. i know how it feels to feel like you are trapped in a bad situation, but you dont know what around the corner (i know its cliche). i used to cut to and i know how it helps and how hard it is to stop. but you will fell better when you do. opening up to people and talking to them will help, trust me. i never used to talk to people because i didnt think i was important enough and it messed me up for a long time. i’ve not long got over that and im now trainning as a councilor. trust me you can do this. you have the stregth in you. and you will better for beating it. far stronger thatn some one who has never had to deal with it.

find something that pre occupies you that usually stops me somedays when i get really depressed and feel i need to cut just do something random that puts your mind elsewhere

none of this is your fault the more you blame yourself the more that you will harm yourself think back to the things you used to do when you weren’t doing this then try and go back to them don’t let other people influence you either try and stay in a positive mind even though it is a stuggle to do so
and also don’t try and mask the problem because if it goes on for too long you can’t get round the obstical you have created for what you think is your own pretection

well think back
whats happend that you started again? it doesn’t happen by chance something must have happend to set these feelings off again

Kwstar wrote:
About 2 weeks ago i met another cutter at Tae Kwon Do (my teacher is the dean of students at my school whom im close to, i just started) me and this girl started talking i tried to help her but then everything came back i got addicted again from seeing her cuts and scars and all i want is my teacher to save me from myself bc i love her so much but i don’t want to quit i just want to hide it. :(…

When u r ready to stop. Is when u will.