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Don’t do this again because it becomes addictive, why did you cut in the first place? what are your reasons for doing this?

apparently it is a great release of inner hurt.

Not really. It’s a self-sabotaging activity. The arguments you hear in favor of its benefits are from cutters who fell into the cycle and think that by coming up with the reason they do it in the first place they can get free. That’s not true either, the only escape is to stop doing it and work on all the positive self-development things you’d have to do anyway.

SoRuthless-Tango wrote:

trentlover20 wrote:
Don’t do this again because it becomes addictive, why did you cut in the first place? what are your reasons for doing this?

my family is becoming hell through the divorce, etc. im on 6 different meds, have ulcers, panic attacks, bipolar disorder. id keep going but i dont want to sound like a whiny b****. yesterdays events were f***** up as well. ill sum it up as this: two cops, screaming, crying, two parents almost leaving in cuffs

You’re not whiny at all because the things you are listing sound like actual problems i don’t know much about bipolar disorder I can imagine it’s very hard to deal with but seriously I wouldn’t recommend self harming it just makes things 1000000 times worse.

So how was it? Did you get off? I had to climb through a holly bush today to put a window in someone’s house and cut the crap out of myself in several places. Not only did I not get off, it was extremely painful. The droplets of blood I licked off my arm mainly because I like the taste of blood and didn’t want to stain my shirt or pants. My dogs licked the dried blood off my legs when I got home. I think they got off…

SoRuthless-Tango wrote:

trentlover20 wrote:

SoRuthless-Tango wrote:

trentlover20 wrote:
Don’t do this again because it becomes addictive, why did you cut in the first place? what are your reasons for doing this?

my family is becoming hell through the divorce, etc. im on 6 different meds, have ulcers, panic attacks, bipolar disorder. id keep going but i dont want to sound like a whiny b****. yesterdays events were f***** up as well. ill sum it up as this: two cops, screaming, crying, two parents almost leaving in cuffs

You’re not whiny at all because the things you are listing sound like actual problems i don’t know much about bipolar disorder I can imagine it’s very hard to deal with but seriously I wouldn’t recommend self harming it just makes things 1000000 times worse.

im scarred up all over already anyway from pets and horseback riding, its not like theyll be noticed. the most release besides the blood is ripping off scabs from anything and watching the blood surface. the blood almost seems like a release of misery

Seriously do not do this to yourself, I self harmed for years and it’s not good you get to a point where you can’t stop and you find yourself cutting yourself not because it becomes a release or a distraction but because it becomes an addiction, one day you might cut too deep and hit an artery, i’m sorry about the reaction your mum had my family weren’t too happy when they found out I was self harming they don’t mean to be cold it’s just their way of coping with it I suppose, have you considered going to see a doctor about this? Maybe counselling?

That is what I meant. I know a lot of people are doing it now, but I never really understood why. Is it a different kind of pain than like stubbing your toe? Because I really can’t see getting any enjoyment from that. Do you think maybe it is just the bloodletting and not really a pain thing? A sharp blade does not really hurt a lot if you cut yourself with it.

SoRuthless-Tango wrote:

Dr. Rrrrrrr wrote:
So how was it? Did you get off? I had to climb through a holly bush today to put a window in someone’s house and cut the crap out of myself in several places. Not only did I not get off, it was extremely painful. The droplets of blood I licked off my arm mainly because I like the taste of blood and didn’t want to stain my shirt or pants. My dogs licked the dried blood off my legs when I got home. I think they got off…

dr. ralph (rrrrrrr doesnt work for me)i did get off from it if by getting off you meant a high, it felt like a release

mental disorder, its not a real feeling

Yeah I don’t like the rrrrr thing either. I am just really bored with the Ralph crap. I’m not a doctor or a Ralph but everyone gets mad when I change my name. I get four or five shouts telling me to change it back every time. I guess I’m stuck with it. The book the real Dr. Ralph wrote is still my favorite though.

SoRuthless-Tango wrote:

Dr. Rrrrrrr wrote:
That is what I meant. I know a lot of people are doing it now, but I never really understood why. Is it a different kind of pain than like stubbing your toe? Because I really can’t see getting any enjoyment from that. Do you think maybe it is just the bloodletting and not really a pain thing? A sharp blade does not really hurt a lot if you cut yourself with it.

it wasnt pain inducing really,theyre really shallow. the first three were a little stingy but the next three were clean and blood rose to the surface quicker

ooooh read what you just said…. really read it

SoRuthless-Tango,

I so do not get this whole cutting scence at all! I had parents fighting, yelling cops mom getting bloody beat up by my dad…..messed up child hood etc…..but never thought or considered resorting to self harming myself. The way I saw it was I was dealing with enough abuse I had to watch and endure growing up that I couldn’t ahndle any more pain inflicted upon myself.

I hear so much about this cutting these days that I jaust can’t help but feel it’s some sort of fad! Feed back welcome on that one…

I have met so many beautiful girls that later out of embarrasment had to cober their wrist from going through this. Is it really worth it.

Don’t put this on your self you can’t control what goes on in your home but you can control what you do to your self. The attention you will get from this will all be negative…..PERIOD! The is no positive to this. Find something that can help you escape that is POSITIVE! Be strong and be the person that people respect and can admire coming through a bad situation and being a stronger better person for it.

Please don’t tear your life and hurt yourself because those around you are destroying theirs. PLEASE!

Look in the mirrow and become someone that you are proud to look at everyday……seek counselors at school, talk to people here on help find an adult you can trust and talk to them…maybe a family member maybe a friends parent someone you can trust and who will listen.

Don’t resort to somethinmg you will only end up being ashamed of. There are many people who deal with dis orders bi polar etc and multiple things along with it that have found healthy ways to release their feelings.

So do you think maybe you are hurting yourself to get back at your parents for not caring enough and showing you more attention? I can see that. Unfortunately it does not work. Hurting yourself never gets you even with them for being jerks. Living well is the best revenge. Succeeding will make you feel better and put them to shame when suddenly they start trying to be your friend and you ignore them. Besides that, making something of yourself is a lot like inducing pain, it is hard f-ing work.

Then seek counseling when hurting yourself is giving you a high you really need to seek professional help.

Why does it seem like you are winning this argument? But where can you cut so that no one knows and it doesn’t leave an ugly scar? It just seems like the negatives outweigh the positives by a huge margin.

You should consider what the consequences of this could be. There are many other ways to release anger in your life. Hell, i’ve had to release anger so many times its not even countable. When i’m pissed at the world, i do something vigorusly. I go for a 10 mile run or a 3 hour bike ride. I walk by the river listening to the worst possible music. Think of what your doing to your inside: your putting yourself even lower by feeling like crap. Btw, Dr. Ralph, change the name back

Btw, Dr. Ralph, change the name back????????????????

Funny you should mention that…. I just tried and it said that name is taken. I guess someone stole it. Oh well.

I am a former cutter. People know about the self-mutilation I did and it sticks with me for the rest of my life, along with the scars. I got older and as things got better and I realized it wasn’t worth it. Things that seemed so horrible passed. I came to a point of wondering why I even did it.

The little short rush…the scars have to remain there for years, maybe even the rest of your life.

I got a very awful wound years after my self-mutilation. The wound made me have a realization. Like why would I do something like this intentionally? Ever? It seriously is not worth it. I tell you this as someone who experienced it. Please find something positive instead.