there are soo many of my friends that get soo depressed that they cut themselves constantly on their wrists..i think it`s reallyy dangerous but i can`t get through to them ..what do you guys think about people slitting their wrists?

theres nothing wrong with cutting. honestly, whats so bad about it? society makes people think cutting is bad because of all the blood and stuff but seriously, wahts wrong with that? why should people be afraid of their own bodily fluids?

I don't do it. But they locked the bathrooms at our school because goths went in there and did it with razors

well .. i USED to cut .. its jus a way to express their feelings .. like when they have no one to trust or turn to .. but yeahs .. it aint stupid though .. its jus what most people doo ..

I really really agree with you there...Although in truth the reason why people think it's bad because sometimes, when you cut wrong, the slit can be fatal... but really, if someone WANTS to die, let them die. If someone wants to get hurt, let them get hurt. People who think cutting is wrong have no right to judge them whatsoever. If someone thinks it's wrong and you're talking to a person who does cut him/herself, be kind because really, the reason why people cut themselves in the first place is because they get hurt from other people's close-minded scarring emotions (well that's the reason why I did).

People at my school brag that they cut themselves...
That's a serious problem and they should seek help right away.
I'm sorry but I see no good in it at all.

Some people can't help it that they're depressed, but they still need help to get through it...cutting won't solve anything...

It just hurts the other people around them.

But it's still stupid. Dammit, deal with your stress in a rational way like the rest of us sane people

QUOTE(tweeak @ Oct 1 2005, 11:53 PM)

But it's still stupid. Dammit, deal with your stress in a rational way like the rest of us sane people

I agree with you right there.

Cutting has now become a fad. People don't really do it because they're "depressed." That's just what they want you to think. I'm not saying that everyone does it for attention, though.

I don't see why people have to turn to cutting to solve their own problems. It's just dumb. If you truly want to feel better, tell atleast SOMEBODY you can trust about your problems.

And if you're going to defend cutting, that's even worse. Show some remorse, something? Don't be an attention whore.

I used to cut... but I sorta stopped... I don't do it a lot anymore

I've seen that it has sorta become a fad as some ppl have already mentioned... why something like this would ever become a fad I have no clue... yea I do it, and i'm not proud of it at all =/

QUOTE(ursedonah)

but they can't stop as easily as you think

^^ true... I've tried to stop.. and usually i'm fine, untill I get really depressed/pissed off....

Hey-
cutting is a tough topic. People do it for all different reasons. I used to... sometimes still do ..but uhh yeah lots of people at my school do.
I did it because i was so depressed. It always gave me this calming feeling. I always tried to keep it hidden- long sleeves, wrist bands... I've moved to my legs.
But i also know that people do it for other reasons- like attention. This doesn't mean they are a bad person, most likely they get stressed and feel like there is no one to talk to. So if they do that and someone notices, someone will finally worry and they don't feel so alone.
If you wanna talk more to me you can reply to me err... IM me at Bo28x... stay strong and don't obsess over these people because that will just make them thrive on it more if it's due to attention issues.
Much love--
carly

Depression is self-inflicted. If you're so concerned about not being able to stop cutting, don't start. Stupidity, stupidty, stupidity.

You all are a bunch of f**king P**sy ass fakers. I stand people like you. Cutting is a f**king addiction. You don't f**king cut because you want to or your "depressed". Once you start you f**king can't stop. Yeah I know all about this. I've been to f**king psychologists and a shit load of other doctors for help. I want to f**king stop. Do you know what it feels like to look into the only person in your life's eyes and tell them you couldn't stop yourself and you slit your f**king wrist? It's f**king hell. Don't give me this bullshit about being depressed or because you want to. People like all of you guys make me sick. veryberri if you want to help your friends, tell them how much you love them andhow much them cutting hurts you. Tell them how much it hurts to know that the might "slip" and kill themselves and tell them your f**king scared. Then tell an adult about it. Cutting is no laughing f**king matter.

wow.
there r ppl like this n im afraid of getting a paper cut??
anyways... it will damage themselves, not watever makes them feel bad (besides if they hate themselvs). i think ppl like that should stay healthy n strong to show ppl that their word dont hurt them n they can liv on nomatter wat other ppl says... as in, dont make ppl feel bad for u, but awed by u.

I quit. I haven't cut in monthes. It was hard, but I got through it.

um how many f**king times are you gonna swear? this post simply screams newbie. Depression is often what causes cutting, at least, thats how I got on to it, it helped me feel better, just seeing the blood and tainting my white sheets somehow was like an antidepressant to me.

im going through so much shit with my dad in the pst month so i would cut but im not going to

are you joking? what's so bad about it? hmm...maybe because you're INFLICTING PAIN ON YOURSELF PURPOSELY. that in itself is wrong. you're taking your life for granted.

First of all, is it really necessary to cuss that much? No, it's not. Honestly, extend your vocabulary a bit so you don't have to use the 'f' word so frequently. And if you want to get technical, we don't encourage such language here on createBlog.

Secondly, you're making it seem like you're one of a rare breed. Believe me, you're not the only one on here that understands the art of self-mutilation. There are plenty of other people out there on this site that do, whether they've done it personally or not, and whether they've spoken about it or not. Don't make it sound so complex, because it really isn't.

Thirdly, many people posted that it's "disgusting" and that it's becoming a "trend" or that people are doing it "just because they want to" because that's what they've been exposed to. Stop and think about it for a moment---Since the new 'emo' trend came along, self-mutilation has grown quite a bit, or at least it's surfaced. The people that posted such things in this thread are only posting about what they've experienced, so you might want to back off a little bit there.

Fourthly, you're treating self-mutilation like you just simply can't stop. What great advice, first of all, but secondly, it's possible to stop. In fact, it's very possible. I'm not going to name anything specific here due to matters of respect, but I know of a few people that used to practice self-mutilation very often and have now quit. They are now happy people, and they're not the only people that have been able to quit. If you'd stop and think about what you're doing to yourself and if you'd stop feeling so sorry for yourself all of the time, maybe YOU could quit too.

And lastly, no one's laughing. The majority of the replies have been calm and mature replies, even if they're anti-cutting posts.

Just some words of advice. Take them or leave them.... I don't care.

And don't tell me I don't know what I'm talking about, because even though I haven't told my personal story, I do know what I'm talking about with all conceited tones aside.


Nicely spoken. I hope some people take the time to read your post.


Hey, good on you!


Good. I suggest you don't ever try it.

i feel bad for people who cut....I think they shouldn't do it; they're harming themselves. i knew a girl who did it, and I couldn't believe the front she put on. And I just can't even imagine being so depressed that I'm reduced to cutting myself to get rid of emotional pain...

My friend started to cut herself. She was changing so much. She used to be such a good girl, getting straight A's and acedemic awards and such, but then she started failing classes and having boy trouble, and she started to cut. So I told the guidence counselor, and she has to go to four months of therapy.

I dunno, but if you have a friend cutting him/herself then maybe you could encourage them into something they're good at. One of my friends was cutting herself and wrote a poem on her xanga about it. It was a great poem. Maybe if we enouraged her to write poems like that (not about cutting) then she could have focused more on that. She wouldn't be going to theraphy and she would still be allowed contact to the human world. I dunno it's just my opinion.

UM because you can bleed to death and when you cut your obviously not feeling right , depressed and cutting isnt normal to me and to society. Cutting is like slow suicide. 0__________________________________________________________________o

theres nothing wrong with cutting and i respect people who do it.

CUTTiNG-The New Cool


WARNING:: Said following expresses Cathy's beliefs on cutting. If you're offended by things easily, don't read. They're my opinions and my opinions only. I'm not here to defend them. Read only if you can handle. I don't care if you disagree, just don't be immature.

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"The Cutting Culture"

"the cutting culture" is filled by many people. they don't all cut, but they are part of "the cutting culture". lets take a look at who those are...

1. The Addicted This batch of cutters is filled by those who at one point or another had a reason to cut and found cutting as a way to cope. They kept coming back to cutting and found it as the only reason to cope. Now, they're addicted. Pretty much just like I'm addicted to apple juice. When it's there, you can't say no. "When opportunity comes knockin at your door, open it."

2. The Followers These are 'cutters' who are doing it because they think it's cool. They might have heard it as set as the new fad by the popular people. TV probably had something to do with it too. Remember last year when emo was IN and everyone had to have converse, otherwise you weren't cool? Apparently, cutting is a set in fad and begins in high school. You meet people who cut here and the popular kids assert the need for you to cut to be considered a part of the 'in crowd'. You CANNOT be pressured into becoming a cutter. You just can't.

3. The Accesorized Apparently cuts look cool. Cuts do not look cool. They never have. Scars are awesome. I love being able to tell what's behind every scar I have. All the stupidities of my childhood. Your body tells a story but purposely cutting because it looks cool...what in the name of god will people think of next...

4. The Suicidal You know, those kids who walk around saying that they wish they were dead and blah blah blah. Sadly, they are not suicidal. You cannot be suicidal. Really, if you were said suicidal, you'd be dead. The said Suicidal walk around, strutting that they lead such a bad life and actually pick a date when they expect to die. Unfortunately, I know people like these.

5. The Daredevils "Hey look! I cut myself here with a razor! Aren't I just crazy?" Yes, as a matter of fact you are. "I dare you to cut yourself!" What the f**k? These are different from the Followers. To the Followers, cutting is a fad. To the Daredevils, cutting is extreme. Kind of like skateboarding down an icy hill so you get thrown into the air at the end. Something crazy, tough, rebellious and daring.

6. The Typicals These are the people who have absolutely no reason to cut. They say they do it because no one understands them. Of course we don't, maybe it would help if you'd tell us what exactly we don't understand. Not everyone is gonna understand every thought you think, every word you say or every move you make. I've done countless things people can't understand but that's no reason to cut. Gee, no one understands why I broke up with my boyfriend. Let me go cut...

7. The Attention-Wanters You know, these are the people who cut for attention. Not to be confused with the Daredevils. They actually think it's cool themselves. The Attention-Wanters, on the other hand, probably hate cutting but when someone sees their cuts and they're showered with all these "are you okay?" "what happened?" Those people feed the Attention-Wanters. And in turn, the Attention Wanters continue with their new form of getting others concerned about them.

8. The Tramautized Cutting may feel like a way of "waking up" from a sense of numbness after a traumatic experience. Or it may be a way of reinflicting the pain they went through, expressing anger over it, or trying to get control of it. These are the people who cut in order to relieve themselves whenever they think back to such said traumatic event. These cutters are very hard to stop.

9. The Said-Posers Not to be confused with the Typicals or the Attention-Wanters. These are the people that cut because they think they have to. Kind of like when girls have their time of the month, some mark their calendar to keep track of it. The Said-Posers cut whenever their current dating partner (who they've been with 3 days) breaks up with them, when they get yelled at, when they get into an argument with a friend and think it's the end of the world, in a way to mark a bad experience.

10. The Problematics These cutters have so many problems, cutting just seems like another notch on the headboard. The Problematics might have eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders, drug/alcohol abuse...etc. Cutting isn't a major thing. For all they know, they cut when they're drunk/high. These people don't give a shit about anyone and expect no one to give a shit about them.

11. The Lonely Not to be confused with the Traumatized. The Lonely have a sense of feeling empty at times. When they feel no one's there even though their friends are a phone call away. The Lonely absolutely hate feeling alone, but it's just the way they feel. They also feel as if they're a burden to their friends, family, etc. Instead of trying to go and get their mind off of being empty, they cut. The only solution they see is eating, in order to get a sense of feeling "full". Unfortunately, they'll eat and eat and eat and then feel as if they're fat and stop eating and develop and eating disorder.

12. The Self-Harmers Not to be confused with any of the other cutters. The Self-Harmers have a desire to harm themselves. Cutting is just a minor little stepping stone. These people tend to kill themselves but not because they were taunted at school, not because they cut, not because of any other reason except the fact that they had a little chip engraved in their mind that said "you are gonna kill yourself." I strongly believe that those who commit suicide do it because they have to, not because they want to.

13. The Cutters These are the only people who can be considered actual cutters. Not because they think its cool, not because they think its daring, not because they saw someone else do it...just because. They can't explain why. Cutting is similar to love. Neither can be explained when you've experienced both. When you look at it, Cutters have less of a problem than all the others. They don't follow a fad, they don't feel the need to do something because of others. They're not addicted. These are the people that tend to hide their cuts, not because they're embarrassed. Because they know the first question they'll be asked is the only one they can't answer...why?

Anyone said to be considered a cutter will fit one or more of the above categories. It's not guaranteed but it's a very likely.

You can't force someone who self-injures to stop. It doesn't help to get mad at a friend who cuts, reject that person, lecture her, or beg him to stop. Instead, let your friend know that you care, that he or she deserves to be healthy and happy, and that no one needs to bear their troubles alone.

Eh, I don`t cut, i`m probably going to be on the verge to, but then again, i`m trying to urge myself not to. I don`t know what to say, just to talk to your friends personally and ask them what is wrong. if they don`t want to talk about it, ignore that subject, and suggest something fun to do, just you guys.