Is it normal to feel like cutting yourself for no reason?

Question

Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night feeling disturbed...almost as if there is something I need to do (other than use the bathroom)
my appetite has been steadily shrinking and I stopped eating lunch a month ago, but now I eat salads since my friends force me
I've been overly sensitive recently, and I start crying when a flower looks beautiful or somethin
Everytime I see something sharp like a kitchen knife or a shaving razor, I feel like another part of me is taking over and I struggle to keep my self from cutting my wrists or even thinking about it.
I'm really starting to hate myself because I've always loved life, and I never thought I'd feel like this, cuz it just seems like no one cares about me and I just feel so worthless...


Are these feelings normal (cuz I thought my crush liked me, but I found out he might like some other girl)?

Please help, I'm so confused and all the while the blade is looking more and more friendly...

One more thing....these feelings come and go...its like:

one night I feel depressed, the next night suicidal, the night after that I feel nothing...its so weird

Answer 1

hey..its nt the end of the world.. you shldnt blame ur self for wad happened.. and killing urself is nvr the solution..think abt ur family..ur frends.. how wld they feel.. may be its bst if you cld talk to someone who wld really listen to u..maybe a close frend.. and hey..remember..ur nvr worthless.. so dnt hate urself.. just take a deep breath..and start everything slowly.. over time..u'll feel way better.. alrite..;)..

Answer 2

My daughter had a friend, she cut herself every time she felt the way you do!!! And yes she had alot to handle in her life that was not fair and she took it out on herself. She ended up at many shrinks offices and never did what they said, she has 24 piercings and many tatoos, She also has those holes put in her back so she can hang by chains, She was a topless dancer and had alot of drug problem that she got from those doctors she seen. She shaved her head and kept it like that for years, she lost alot of weight and never ate. Now she is the mother of 2 and has a good life, it was very hard on her and her family, She stills every year just once hangs from those chains and how she stands that who knows. It took her a long time to learn to deal with this problem, But the key word here is you can do it!!! I don't know how bad you are or if you have the same thing she went thru, But Find a happy point and work with it, don't let it get out of control like my daughters friend did, cause she made her own self have a harder time of it, not counting the scars she carries all over her body from the cuttings, May God Be With You and Your Family!!!

Answer 3

Cutting is a behavior often done as a response to blank our other kinds of pain - such as emotional pain. If the tornado in your head becomes out of control, the body's natural gating mechanism will respond to the more immediate threat of the cut and the head storm vanishes. Cutting however, leaves scars that, trust me, you can't hide forever, and they will be there forever or at least a very long time. If cutting is your way to stop the emotional pain in your head, consider other, less permanent methods to create sudden pain to break the cycle. A therapist once recommended tying a rubber band tight around my wrist, but I found beating my legs hard with the edge of a metal ruler a pretty good substitute, and bruises heal a lot faster. In the long run, psychiatric help would be useful in finding chemical methods to ease the pain in your self thus ending the need to cut as a last resort to turn off the racing thoughts.

Answer 4

NO NO NO NO..you need help if you are feeling this way..do not cut yourself. i havent seen you and i dont know you but im sure you are beautiful and i know you think right now that its the way to go but you will look back and regret it if you do. If you loved life once you can do it again. Hun it sounds to me like depression and if you see a doc he can fix that. talk to friends..support can help you through it too. you should never cut yourself over a crush or lost love or any reason. in the end the only one you hurt is you. that person will go on with no remorse or feeling about you cutting yourself. you will always know and wear the scar and you dont need that burden all your life!please dont do it!

Answer 5

It is not normal to feel like cutting yourself!
It is a straight signal of depression, as is your crying, not eating and waking up at night.
You are beautiful! and it is brave of you to ask this question on line.
But, honey, you need to talk to someone and soon, like your family doctor and your mother if you have one. Any wise older woman.
Depression is sort of normal when you loose something or someone. You have to be very patient with yourself and good to yourself, when you are depressed. Try to relax, breath and realize that this will pass. Get Help though as soon as you can.
Love,
Hecate

Answer 6

you might want to go find yourself a "nut doctor" before you end up doing something that, you know for a fact, your going to regret later in life. stop thinking about cutting yourself, and think about fixing your problems. hun, you know cutting yourself isn't going to make anything better...so, don't consider it or do it. one problem leads to another if you dont deal with it right the first time.

Answer 7

girl you are extremely deppressed, you need to talk 2 someone that can help you understand why you feel this way. your not crazy, dont ever think that, everybody goes through bullshit, thats life, but for this you need to talk 2 someone your mom, a friend, anyone. even me, i'm a young mom, maybe i can help... email me

Answer 8

All these things are normal til a certain limit but if ur gettin such feelings again n again daily its not normal....share ur feelings wit someone.....keep urself busy.....do Yoga...meditate,it will help!

Answer 9

Don't abuse yourself. Don't allow others to abuse you. Don't cut yourself. Exercise, eat right, cherish yourself and most of all...LIVE.

"Nobody, as long as he moves about among the chaotic currents of life, is without trouble." - Carl Jung

Answer 10

no itsa not normal and refffering to your answer on my last question..im in love with them because i love htier music and the ay they write..im not in love as in sexual..cos yea i dont know them,and if ur pyscic..then...whats tthe name of my las boyfriedn and the guy who im seeing at the min