Cutting

Dont worry i wont as long as they stop cutting theirselves thats what matters since if you habe the ability to hurt yourself you will also have it to hurt others from what i know.

@Gudmoore You may *think* you're coming off as an asshole, but I see a concerned individual who's frustrated because they've seen too many people ruin their shit over the years. I woulda killed for a friend like that back then!

I've been avoiding this topic for some time, because every time I think about cutters I get so angry. Now, I think I've finally got the willpower to contribute. I lost 4 friends to such self-mutilation, and know of 2 more who commit it now. It hurts to know that people cut, to draw their own blood, and truthfully, I think it quite selfish. I've heard the same excuse more times than I could count. "I think it's selfish of you to force me to continue living when I don't want to be." Seems to be most often connected with cutting from my own experience. Everyone has gone through the same thing in life, everyone has some sort of chemical imbalance that affects us in different ways, we all have gotten bullied in school, yet then why is it some people think the only way to deal with it is to hurt yourself? I can't quite understand it. When you cut, you don't just physically hurt yourself, but you put so much emotional strain on your fiends and family. no one is completely alone. And what pisses me off even more is when a friend tells me they cut, but then refuse any help I offer. To me that means they're using a serious problem in order to whore some attention. I sympathize with any of you who cut, I'm not her to condemn any of you. But I just want you to know that cutting is not the answer, it doesn't solve anything. It creates more pain and anguish, and that is something we don't need in this world. So I beg you, please please please, find your true friends, the ones who are willing to talk, or give you a shoulder to cry on. Don't hold your emotions back, don't be afraid to show weakness to your friends and family, because that is what we are here for, to be there and support you. To pick you up when you fall, to carry you when you can't walk. Find something, ANYTHING that can help you smile without causing harm to your body.

@drako2k0 I'm sorry to hear you've had such experiences :( and I've never been unfortunate enough to lose a close one like that. I appologize for making light of what I did..and I know the pain it causes the people around me, when they know. which is why I've never told them since the incident in high school 5yrs ago. It's an extremely rare thing for me and I don't want to make people worry on here, bc otaku people seem more caring then the rest of the world. :) i have people who i care deeply for and who do them same for me i am precious too my family as they are to me. I do not take for granted my life nor anyone else's. I know it's hard to understand, but after i first quit I had a bf who was very much into biting hard...and I found out that I'm a bit Masochistic..Feeling that sort of "pain" is something I enjoy and when i was younger (while i was doing most of the cutting) I didn't have any of that kind of experience ^^. So when I am uhh...satisfied....haha..this is kinda weird for me...anyway when i am satisfied. even pain (migraines etc.) go away...so I'm not sure if that makes me any better off or whatever..but i didnt want to leave you in the dark about my persona experience in it...

Like I said before I'm not here to condemn you. and as far as masochism goes, I know a good friend who gets sexually excited when someone claws the shit out of his back til it's bleeding. I know that's a different situation than usual. I'm glad you take care of yourself in the long run. All I can say is, if it's something that arouses you, try to avoid locations where major arteries are present. I'll be happy as long as you are able to avoid permanent damage and threat to your life.

indeed, never in my life have i intentionally put myself in danger, and the cuts used are more like cat scratches if u've ever seen them. enough to hurt enough to feel the release, sometimes enough to scar, NEVER ABSOLUTELY NEVER deep enough to take any sort of chance :)

:) quite so ^^ i can't go dying on my family...they need me. and i doubt my friends would ever forgive me and i don't want my soul to rot. annnnd I am christian enough not to want to go to hell for such a dumbshit reason XD

Hahaha, all quite sound reasons. And since I see us becoming friends in the near future, I feel obligated to warn you, that if perchance you do happen end up killing yourself and going to hell, I'll be forced to drag you back from the depths and bitch slap some sense into you :P