I needed to get that off my chest.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

What is the point?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Of what?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Cutting yourself. I know people that do it and they are still miserable

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It just lets the pain out.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yeah, that's true. People first do it to let the pain out because they think they're going to explode. And for the 5 seconds after it feels nice, then you feel like shit. People continue doing it for the nice 5 seconds/it's really addicting. It's a way to express your feelings without really expressing them.. It's hard to explain. But mostly, if you've never done it before DO NOT go down this path.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It releases natural painkillers and endorphins (to help with physical pain), and they act like anti-depressants in the brain. That's why people say it helps them to feel better. It's all to do with body chemistry. Also, some people say that it distracts their mind from how horrible they're feeling if they're hurting physically. </scientist mode>

by Anonymous 12 years ago

i did it once and all it did was add to the pain. Never doing it again.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That means you weren't in enough pain initially. Because it only takes away pain if the total wound from the cut is equal to or smaller than your previous pain. If it were bigger, then it means you were just being a wuss about a tiny problem.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

What the hell is wrong with you? Who do you think you are to tell anyone how big a problem is, and how they should react to it?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I cut for the first time after nine years of informing the urge tonight. I feel a little bit better.

by Anonymous 4 years ago

some people cut to let the pain out, because they feel emotionally numb, personally i cut to show myself it's not just in my head, and some cut as punishment, because they hate something about themselves, others just need to see the blood.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Exactly. 2 years and 100+ scars later. . .

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i cut but it doesn't help...tonight i was told by my coach i was to fat...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

i dont remember the first time i cut when i was definatly in elementary school my first suicide attempt was in grade four i think so probably before that but i also bruise myself as well as other stuff i remember bruising and cutting myself for like an hour in grade 5 because everyone hated me and i was fat and my eating disorder was really awful at that time i think i have bipolar but i havent been diagnosed yet. so the first time i remember doing it i was so mad at myself and was looking at all the bruises and scrapes from being beat up at school and kind of thought.. i should just do it for themif you havent hurt yourself yet please dont like someone said you promise yourself you wont do it but deep inside you know its bull shit

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I think I just wanted to match the pain on the inside with physical pain.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Cutters can do what they want and all but it's when they show it off to everyone that it starts getting annoying.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

thats the people whojust want to get attention... they piss me off

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Whenever I get mad/sad/depressed I just punch myself in the head or someplace else. Then I feel like an idiot for acting out and start crying uncontrollably. I have problems :/

by Anonymous 12 years ago

i can tell

by Anonymous 11 years ago

that is not okay to tell a person especially if they have been depressed, speaking of experience from trying to kill myself by overdosing on Advil in the bathtub, and yes you can OD on Advil, but my boyfriend agreed with me when I told him I had problems but then he told me "even though you have problems we can still work this out together and get through this with both of us still alive and together and fuck what everyone else is/has been saying to/about you because I love you and that is all that should matter!" and I was already taken 8 Advil out 38 and then I took 3 more and he told me " If you don't stop I am either gonna call somebody even though I know you will hate me for it or I am gonna break up with you," he told me that he would break up with me if I didn't stop because he knew I loved him and would never want that no matter what and it got me stop. And also from having experience with cutters because two of best friends are cutters well one used to be a cutter but they both used to say they had problems and shit like that and the only way I could get them to stop was to disagree with them. Now do me a favor and ask yourself the following question, How would you feel if that person went and cut themselves because your comment was their breaking point? Or what if they were only wanting to cut because of the previous reason I just gave but they ended up cutting a main artery or vein and died? So think about that shit before you comment.

by Anonymous 5 years ago

Cutting myself was one of the most stupid things I've ever done. There was pain, there was depression, and the small release of chemicals helped but still. I never went for a suicide attempt, life is great even if it sucked for me. I thought I was "deep" and "poetic" and now I think I was "pathetic" and "acompletefuckingidiot. Don't do it, cherish your body; and it doesn't help much anyways.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

the first time i cut i was very stressed... i just go into a fight with one of my best friends... in my opinion it helped me a lot.... i felt as if a huge load of stress was released...

by Anonymous 11 years ago

i keep trying to cut myself but I just hate blood Im so depressed though and I have no way of releasing my pain I get endless shit at school and more when I get home, I feel like I want to commit suicide and I have spent an hour staring at this giant knife I took from our kitchen, any suggestions on what I can do? and I dont mean talk to a therapist or a friend, like what can i use to cut myself with that isnt going to require putting alot of presure on it and well cut quick so I dont have time to think about the blood.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I use a mirror....I think its better.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

scru your fear of blood just use the antidepressant known as cutting yourself

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I use a broken mirror...its fast and easy

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I used a safety pin. In seventh grade. I did it to see if it would do anything. I was scared to do it, because I hate blood. I tried, and it didn't work. The I wanted to see blood. Now I'm addicted. Don't cut if you haven't.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

going to cut myself

by Anonymous 11 years ago

if I read this an hour ago I wouldn't have done it I just cut for the first time it hurt but gave me pleasure at the same time.its hard to explain unless u just cut yourself with a reason .

by Anonymous 9 years ago

*then

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I don't lie to my self I'm going to keep cutting my self

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I say if u want to cut yourself thts u u might not have a perfect life im.not going to say anything about my life to ppl I dnt kno but I hope u get better(=<3

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I was feeling empty and useless one night and my mom gave me this eyebrow razor thing to trim them with ... I picked it up and starting giving myself small cuts ... It triggered nothing .. All it did was make me feel stupid for using my moms present to harm myself. All it did was numb my arm and hurt.. Im nsver doing it again .. I realized I was never really sad i just looked for ways to cry because crying makes me feel better

by Anonymous 10 years ago

I JUST cut myself for the first time. And my head went all fuzzy & static like. My missus is my safety blanket. I struggle with the consistent urge to end my life. Can anyone here help me? I was diagnosed with anxiety, depression and PTSD.

by Anonymous 8 years ago

I cut myself lastnight to feel a pain more intense than I’m feeling inside. It didn’t work, when I did it I started uncontrollably crying & blood started slowly pissing out of each new cut one by one. I felt stupid so I stopped, I grabbed the first aid kit & wrapped up my arm. I tried to sleep it off.. my sadness & now the pain on my arm. I woke to a wrap reminding myself how stupid I made myself feel. I’m now googling self harm & ended up on this site, on this thread, writing this post. I don’t think I’ll do that again, well I’m definitely hoping not to.

by Anonymous 3 years ago