-78 You cut yourself once when you were upset to see what all the hype was about. It went something like this: "Sob sob I'm sad cause my boyfriend/girlfriend did something or whatever blah. I'm going to see if this really hel--OUCH! WHAT THE HELL! WHO DOES THIS!? MAN THAT WAS DUMB!" and that was the end of that. amirite?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I've never done this, but I just almost fell out of my chair laughing so I'm homepaging it. My mom told me to be quiet.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I actually considered it... Wow, I was really pathetic in 7th grade.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Right there with you. All of middle school was a drag, really. I'm almost embarassed about how I handled myself, haha.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Same here. Seventh grade, too.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Pffft. In fifth grade I was going to kill myself. I was ten! Ten! Really, a suicidal ten-year-old. I backed out at the last minute though but I was really close to doing it. I was a weird, depressed kid. It makes me laugh.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Yeah, I considered it for almost all of my sixth grade year, but I never did it because I knew that it would just hurt. I hate pain.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Haha, I was in 9th grade, so you're less pathetic than I am. Ah, childhood.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I'm probably more pathetic because I considered it so that i could be "Cool."

by Anonymous 14 years ago

My logic was that everyone else did it so it MUST help. I've never been more wrong.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Hahahahaha I've never done this but I YYA and homepaged it cause it's freaking hilarious :)

by Anonymous 14 years ago

This is hilarious haha!

by Anonymous 14 years ago

And then there are the people, like myself, who tried it and got themselves addicted. o_o

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Hopefully you've stopped

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I have.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Well good for you. It's a hard habit to break.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Believe me, I know.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I haven't.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

(Your+name+(optional)): Haven't what? Stopped cutting?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Yep

by Anonymous 14 years ago

(Your+name+(optional)): Oh. Yeah, it's can become a serious mental addiction. I needed a lot of support from friends in order to stop. :/

by Anonymous 14 years ago

(Your name (optional)): I hope that you can get over that...

by Anonymous 14 years ago

:( But you're so pretty.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Thanks, haha, but that doesn't mean I couldn't get depressed, unfortunately. :/

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Just what I was thinking. :(

by Anonymous 14 years ago

:/

by Anonymous 14 years ago

have you stopped? and if you need anyone to talk to just let me know i'll always be there!

by Anonymous 14 years ago

In the process of stopping. Thank you. :)

by Anonymous 14 years ago

good its not healthy and there are so many better ways to deal with everything. i have been depressed before too and luckily never resorted to cutting but i did attempt suicide. i am now feeling much better but there are still those days so i know how you feel! but really talk to me if you ever need to. i worked out my depression on my own but if there were someone to help me it would of been so much better. so really let me know if you need to talk.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Thanks, I will. I haven't gone that far and things are starting to get better so I don't think I ever will go that far, which is great. I've found what helps me other than that so I just blare my music instead. Its nice to know that even random strangers care! :)

by Anonymous 14 years ago

music helped me too. it was actually Wrock that helped me xD wizard rock a genre about harry potter music xD it really does suck getting that far because i am just young i am only 15 for gods sake! its always good to know people care it was a guy off the internet that first brought it to my attention that i needed to get better. i was talking to him about how his fiance killed herself and how it left him a wreck i just didn't want to do that to anyone and thats really why i tried hard to get better. so thats why i try to reach out to people because i know a stranger helped me and i would love to be that stranger to someone :D

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Yeah I know. I'm 15 too and my boyfriend is who made me realize that I'm too young to feel so depressed and he's the one who has helped me to stop. I haven't cut in almost a month.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

thats really good! its always great to find that one person who gives you that reality check you needed!

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Yeah, he really put things in perspective for me. Its a great feeling when you finally realize that everything truly is going to get better!

by Anonymous 14 years ago

everything is going to get better thats the best part!

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Yeah it is. :)

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Never done it (or will) but this post madey day :).

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Ummmmm no

by Anonymous 14 years ago

3rd grade. I was one depressed little gradeschooler, man.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

This post = freaking hilarious (even if I would never cut, there are better ways to let out my depression, which involve reading Harry Potter and punching things and swimming, for those of you who are cutting and would like to stop)

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Man, I read Harry Potter when I'm sad, happy, angry, confused, hyper, lonely. You get the idea. I read Harry Potter a lot.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

It's the best cure for anything.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

True. I'm getting a Harry Potter tattoo soon. Nerds FTW.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

That is awesome :D I would never do that simply because my aunt is a tattoo artist and scares me with horror stories about tattoos, but that is badass.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I've looked into it a lot. It's just going to be small, like a lightning bolt or something.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

"Man, I read Harry Potter when I'm sad, happy, angry, confused, hyper, lonely." dude!! You shouldve more! Like - hungry, tired, pooping, on crack, off crack, sleeping, watching TV, eating... Idk I thoguht that whould made me laugh harder..

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Well, all those things are true. I mean I don't do crack. Drugs are bad, kids.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Seventh grade, my awkward year.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I can press the knife to my skin, but I could never bring myself to drag it across.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I don't mean to offend, but I find it hard to sympathize with people who cut. I know a few people who do or did, and it seems counterproductive. You're hurting emotionally, so why would you want to hurt physically, too? I also know plenty of people who don't cut who I WOULD sympathize with, because their lives are awful. Because of these people, I don't sympathize with cutters. But people are all different. I hesitate posting this because I know people will jump down my throat.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

nah...you said it nice. i agreee now...but i had it rough for five years so...i can see both sides of it...

by Anonymous 14 years ago

the thing is it just feels really, really good. i did for a while and then stopped (i didn't want to be part of another statistic haha). you know how when you get poison oak and it itches soo much? and then you scratch it really hard and it hurts, but feels so so good at the same time? that's what it feels like sometimes. just like scratching an itch under your skin or something.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Okay I never understood this at all. wouldn't blood be squirting everywhere? So do you do it in the shower so you can clean it up easier or...? I think this post explains it though, idk get why it would help is all. Its seems to painful to be effective.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Hooked for 5 years and in 14... Just stopped 15 days ago.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

it can be rough...i did it for five years too...its hard to get out of...good luck to you.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

...You were nine?!

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I cut myself once not for emotional reasons but because I was freaking retarded and wanted a cool scar ono

by Anonymous 14 years ago

My friend did this. He was disappointed that he didn't get a scar, hah. But I consider him lucky, because he was in like 6th grade and the cut was in the shape of a stick figure masturbating. He's a weirdo.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I did an M for my initial on my hand but thankfully it didn't scar, and omg that would have been terribly hilarious if his actually had scarred,

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I know right? He's so dumb.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

When i was in 6th grade thyere was this group of girls cutting so they could have scars in the shape of little hearts and stars! I thought it was incredibly stupid!

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I did when I was 13 and it felt great and haven't stopped since. I try my hardest to stop, alas, I can't bring my self to it. Anyone have any tips? :/

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Dea@907140 (TheLorax): Get support from someone you can trust. Be it a friend, a guidance counselor, or even a parent. It's nearly impossible to stop on your own.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Thanks. Now I just need to find a way around my trust issues. But I'll try.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

getting someone to help is good and the rubber band works for some but in truth you have to find what works for you. Some read, some run, some swim, some punch things, some do drugs (that's not what I would recommend), I myself sit in a rom by myself or put in some headphones and blast some music really loud. You really just have to find what works best for you.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I've never had to experience this, but I've heard some good tips. Each time you go to cut, look at the body part that you are about to harm and imagine that it is the body of someone that you love or that loves you like a family member or a friend. Another thing I've heard is to just take a red marker and draw with it or dip it in water so that the ink swirls. I've heard that the illusion of blood can help sometimes. I don't know how well these work, but I hope you can get past this :)

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Dear OP, I am sorry for raping the comments section of your post. Love, Annika.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Nooo kidding, I had no idea this would cause so much controversy. I like it.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Wow, apparently cutting makes for some very stimulating conversation. In all honesty, I'd really rather people cut to deal with their problems than turn to smoking or drinking to deal with stress. Sure, it's bodily harm, but does it really cause any long term damage? Best case scenario, though, I think people should turn to drugs. Not crack or heroin or anything, I mean the safe stuff. Cannabis, MDMA, LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline. (Weed, ecstasy, acid, shrooms, and peyote) They can certainly help with problems, and most have been used in therapy.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I did it.. in 6th Grade.. I wasn't depressed or anything.. I got bored while watching Epic Movie and decided that i should just start cutting myself for no reason what so ever. The next day I went to school dressed like an emo telling everyone I was emo showing them my 'cuts'... I barley did anything, but I still did cut myself.. It was a REALLY stupid idea...

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I cut for a few years, because it made my emotional pain physical, and because of the release I felt after. I don't think you can really explain the feeling unless you've been there yourself. I hid it from everyone, but an incident landed me in hospital and I was forced to go to a psychologist and psychiatrist. It was honestly the best thing for me and I would recommended it for anyone who's in a similar situation. It might be hard to ask for help, but you owe it to yourself to get better.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I cut myself once, to see what it was like. I was feeling down that night, but the cut somehow made me feel better. It hurt when I did it, but the thing I noticed, was that the pain felt addictive...like nicotine...I wanted more of it. Ever since then, I've been craving the pain of cutting again, but I've managed to overcome it.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

For me... it was not the end of that.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Just puttin' out a relevant song :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfpcxU2DK-E People are gonna get offended...

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I was really depressed in fourth grade, I thought about suicide and whether anyone would miss me. I never ayyempted this year I have had really bad moments. I sometimes poke myself with neelds when I'm really upset it , it doesn't leave noticble scars. But now I'm better butimes I just get so sad and depressed. My mom makes me this way and I recently ttalked to her.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

GarrettsHotBabe: Do you have someone you can talk to when she makes you upset? Finding someone who can easily cheer you up and forget about it is always a good thing. It helps me.

by Anonymous 14 years ago