cutting? Options

[cyber]

two of my friends do that. one of them jus started once and she cant stp, the other1 got her started and she has been doing it for a couple of years and ppl have tried to convince her to stop and she wont listen. her dad and 2 families and her pastor tried to talk to her and she hasnt stopped. the one that jus started havent been doing it for 3 weeks now and she said that she is trying to stop 4 good. but i dont know what to do...i havent done it...so yeah...

[dreamerOi]

Yeah, I read some articles about teens who were really depressed, so just slit their wrists.
..Why their wrists? Why not any other part?!

some people do the arms, legs thighs everywer. pretty weird. plus if you slit your wrists deep enough you can end up in the hosp or maybeee even die but thats if you can cut the entire vein itself or seomthing. so yea

[J.K]

some girl at my school slit her wrist in the bathroom. it wasnt pretty...and she ended up at a mental asylum O_o..
-J.K

[melface]

If you're depressed... get on meds instead of cutting yourself... it's a lot better if you're on meds, really.

[imm]

Honestly, I think it's effing stupid. Seriously, more than half the people who cut themselves do it to make people think they're "cool". I mean, how is self-mutilation cool? The other part actually have some kind of disorder e.g. bipolar and such.

[faithin_felix]

i think it is stupid. if your hurt go punch a locker or something. like my friend says physical pain hurts more than emotional pain. GO BRUISE UR KNUCKLES! it's better than slitting the wrist.

[x emo screamo x]

some people do the arms, legs thighs everywer. pretty weird. plus if you slit your wrists deep enough you can end up in the hosp or maybeee even die but thats if you can cut the entire vein itself or seomthing. so yea

If you cut down instead of across you'd loose blood quicker and you'll have a greater risk of hitting a vein.

[smthngcrprategrl...]

like you can't just force them not to cut but just let them know you care. i mean i cut but am trying to stop. to me it doesn't hurt it's just kinda lik addicting. but yeah my friend pulled me aside and told me how much my cutting scared him and how he wanted me to stop. to me that's more motivation to stop.

[azn_r4pf4n]

some girl at my school slit her wrist in the bathroom. it wasnt pretty...and she ended up at a mental asylum O_o..
-J.K

whoahh... cutting urself... eh, i dont like doin that kind of stuff.. it hurts badly, but some pplz use it as a way to relive depression. it just gets more addictive, and it doesnt work. dont do it, trust me

[WhiteLotus*]

Cutting is so sad....


EVERYBODY IN THIS FORUMN: READ THE BOOK, CUT

[xj_liana_tx]

my friend once cut her arm, and like she engraved words "fuk life" on it.. i had a picture of it but now i ve got to find it.. well.. i guess its just one of thes times when we r down

[LivinInTheShadow...]

i'm not getting the cutting thing. why do people do it? i'm not trying to be mean but i just want to know why they do it? please answer me back.

[_sarcastic_]

ppl want to do it maybe because, they're angry at sth, pissed of at parents, under stress etc etc. and they wnat to get rid of that pain. so i guess they resolve to cutting themselves

i think

[Gypsy Eyes]

there have been a million topics on this.. but to answer your question people have different reasons for doing it. Some do it to relieve some pain, or to take out anger. Others do it because they feel that there is no hope (normally suffering from some sort of chronic depression). But there are many other reason, its generally different for each person.

i hope that answered your question. Next time please try to look for past topics on the topic before you post it

[LivinInTheShadow...]

okay i think that pretty much clears it. but if anyone else has anything els to say please say it

[vickiwang123]

Well, ppl get frustrated and mad in there lives...and sumtimes they just can't stand it, so they hurt themselves to let the pain get out...and it's not a bad thing to do. And ppl shouldn't really tell a friend or anytone about it, because that person can tell sumone and u can end up being in a institution! and its juss a way of expressing youself. most cutters are punks, sk8ter punks, goths, or metal..they mostly express themselves in a way

[monkigurl77]

A lot of my friends do that. It freaks me out, like if they will do that what will stop them from going further? I get mad and fusterated ad like want to pull out my hair but sometimes it is out of my control and hurting myself won't make it better.

[ilauqh]

i would never cut myself. id make myself throw up before id cut myself. i think it hurts too much for me to ever do it.

[elaboratedream]

eh, don't worry about it. It's not dangerous really. It helps people deal with emotions and in some cases, it's the only thing that keeps them alive. besides that, it's an addiction and really hard to stop.

I cut... I've been diagnosed with depression... it sucks.

Cutting is so sad....
EVERYBODY IN THIS FORUMN: READ THE BOOK, CUT

I've read it. good book

[Olive]

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This post has been edited by mzkandi: Oct 1 2005, 01:20 AM

[*tweeak*]

You know what the logical solution to cutting is? Don't.

I swear, I don't understand people at all. You can cause your own depression. And I mean really, cutting is obviously not going to help anything. It's only causing yourself more problems.

You know, cutting has only really become an issue because of the media telling you not to do it, but they give reasons why people do. So stupid, impressionable people read it, think, hey, I have those problems too so I'll give it a try, and then you miss the entire point of it. Teenagers are rebellious. By nature, many are going to contradict common sense and do dumb things just because they're told not to. Don't fall into the trap. Be smarter than the average moron. (this has nothing to do with grades or how smart you think you are. just be smart and make good decisions because it's idiots like you who cause adults to think that teenagers don't deserve any real rights...anyway, I'll save the rant, just don't be dumb. Cutting is dumb, so don't do it. Yeah. There.)

[ichiban]

sometimes i feel like cutting, like when i'm just pissed off at everything around me and i'm in that little depression mood .. but i'm scared of blades and sharp objects so i don't do it, and plus it hurts like a motherrrr.

[*tweeak*]

But does it not occur to you that it cannot possibly make anything better?

[actionaction]

i did a few times..

honestly, i did it for attention.

and its stupid too, now that i think of it. it didnt "make the pain go away" or "help me to be sure i was alive" honey, wanna know if youre alive? take a breath.

i think people juss make up reasons theyre too ashamed to admit that theyre doing it for attention.

but whatever, i have no simpathy for people who cut.

sorry, you can say whatever you want but thats my opinion.

[elaboratedream]

But does it not occur to you that it cannot possibly make anything better?

it makes you feel better. Maybe it's the endorphin rush, or maybe it's that it's redirection of pain or it's the release of it... or maybe I just like pain like that... I don't know what it is, but it makes you feel better...

but warning to all of you who think that you want to start this: once you start its hard to stop. Once you make that first cut, you're trapped. You won't believe me of course. You won't believe me that it's addicting. If you're already thinking of cutting, chances are you know someone who cuts or have heard about ppl who cut. and you'll never think you'll be as bad as the next person. You'll think that you can stop. You'll think that the addiction will never happen to you. I was like you. I thought that. And, like everyone who thinks that, I was wrong. Once you make the first cut you're sent on a downward spiral... and you may never get back up.

anywho, had to rant there... but believe me, the best thing to do when you have a friend who cuts is to let you know that you're there for them. Don't say it like that though. Just treat them like you would any other friend and make sure that they know that you luv them. Don't tell them that they should stop. I mean, you can say it every once in awhile, and sometimes point out some problems with it, but chances are, they know it already... but they can't stop as easily as you think