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Right, firstly tell someone, first of all what about your real dad, Where is he on the scene, or maybe a family member a close one such as someone on your mums side or Grandparents are usually a good relative to tell of problems as they know most things from a wise point of view, for the cutting please stop, self harm is not good and can be quite bad for your body, may I suggest talking to a teacher or maybe a Doctor who is bound to listen to you and can help you, remember Im still here so ask me anything you want I know how it feels.

Does your school have a counselor for the kids? That might be a good person to talk to. So would a priest or pastor, if your family is religious. Do be brave for yourself and find somebody to talk to. As you well know, the cutting is just a symptom of the larger problem with your dad. If you want a solution, you’ll need to be brave and talk about what’s going on in your family.

seek help i just moved 1900 from my home i want to go hme i know what yiu mean about cutting i talk to my counseler about my problems at school and my teacher they listen i was close to my grandma and its hard to leave her but think about yourself

You should try calling one of these free hotlines and asking for advice. Assuming you are in the USA, they can really help if you don’t know where to turn about the abuse and the cutting.

Hotline for Teens who Cut: 1-800-366-8288
National Referral Network for Kids In Crisis: 1-800-543-7283

It might seem pointless, but it’s great first step. I rally hope you’ll try to call them. It’s an increadible help to talk to somebody who understands where you are coming from.

You do need to tell some one about youer dad thats just not rigth.for the cutting i have tryed to stop too. like you i know why i cut. i hate myself i cant deel with life.i know that is weak but thats me i have been cutting for years.i’m happy that you want to stop cutting. myabe talk to youer mom so you cant get help for the cutting.maybe youer mom should tlak to some one too.you both have hade a very hard time with this. i wish you both the best of luck and things will get better…..

well i cant give much advice cause i cut my self scence i was 12 but tell your self you love your self every day and look in a mirror when you say it to

I just found a really interesting website. Check it out if you want to get some help and support for putting an end to your cutting.
http://www.palace.net/~llama/psych/in…

It’s really bad for your step dad to call you names and hurt your mom and yourself. I don’t fault you to start cutting as it’s too much for you to handle. A way to stop is to talk to someone when you’re having an urge to cut. Somebody who knows you cut and cares about you a lot might be a good example, tell him/her that you feel the need to cut and talk to the person about your problem. Tell him/her why you want to cut yourself at that moment of time.
Remember also that your mom is having many problems and you cutting is obviously going to make it worse. You should talk to your mom and each of you can share your problems.

I myself am 14(in 3 days hehe)and I’m a cutter too. I do have the urge to cut all the time. I do not know who to talk to when I feel the need to cut, and I spoke to the wrong person. As a result, I cut. My friend told me to snap rubber bands at my arms but don’t do that as I just found out you’ll get internal bleeding out of it. hehe and sry as my reply is a mth after you posted ^^

what does your stepdad do to you? cutting yourself is not healthy. trust me from experience..you have to find yourself and when you realize that u cant punish your self for other peoples actions you wil be alot stronger..this has ben a while since you haev posted this but i hope that things are better.stay in touch please..best of luck w/ur step dad

xoxo

im a cutter to and some of my reasons are very close to yours and im very lucky i have mt friends to talk to,but the thing is that you need to talk to some one who will listen because after you tell someone you feel alot better. i know im a complete stranger but if you need to talk i am here.

I am also a cutter. Nd my reason is because of my parents, nd the loss of family members. I agree with most ppl here u do need to tlk to someone. Many of us kno wht ur goin through nd it may b easier to tlk to some of us even though we don’t kno ea other.

Thts really good. Any advice on how to quit, at least for tht long. i’ve only made it a few days and then done it again.????

O im srry. I thought u said u haven’t cut in three yrs. Did u mean u’ve been cutting for three yrs?