Is it true that if you cut yourself you will always be cutter?
2006-07-08 22:27:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
I already got help for it and have not done it since, but when some one asked if i was cutter becuase of scars, i said i was and he said no, that i am and always will be
2006-07-08 23:08:10 · update #1
NO! But the desire to want to inflict harm to oneself or cope with stress in this way needs to be addressed. I worked at a mental health hospital where many teens and a few adults were brought in for this behavior. I don't know your age but I do feel that this is a trend and a learned behavior. Youths' peers and media have highlighted cutting in recent years.
As for therapy, I highly recommend the behavioral-cognitive type, which encourages personal responsibility and analyzes the thoughts behind a behavior. Reordering my thoughts was key in giving me victory over depression, so I can vouch for it. See the second online resource for more info.
I am a Christian and I know for a fact that the sinner I was is not the person I am today. I was also a very depressed individual for years. No more. Please never accept a defeatist attitude about anything.
The first listing below is an excellent resource for anyone with a concern about this issue. It is faith-based but includes book titles, support groups and secular online resources, as well. Many blessings. Buttercup
2006-07-08 22:56:29 · answer #1 · answered by Buttercup 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you address the cause of the problem, then you can make it stop. It was 4 years ago that I last cut myself.
I refused to deal with emotions, I bottled things up until they got to be too much. Since I was told "Stop crying or I'll give you a reason to cry" growing up, I found it easier to deal with a physical pain rather than an emotional one.
After some counseling with my priest I realized that my dad was wrong on that account and that he just didn't know how to deal with a daughter (he didn't have sisters). It was okay to have emotions.
From the point that I decided to stop, and fully addressed the cause it took a few weeks. I wore a red rubberband and resisted the urge as long as I could, then popped it. I also stopped being around people who made me want to hurt myself, like my boss who called me "stupid."
2006-07-09 13:47:02 · answer #2 · answered by Jamie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once you cut yourself, it's easy to do it again. It's not true, however. You can always stop cutting, but it may take a counselor or a good friend to stop you.
2006-07-08 22:32:03 · answer #3 · answered by rath 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everybody is different. Some ppl stop some ppl don't.
2006-07-08 22:30:39 · answer #4 · answered by greatchez 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not neccessarily. I used to cut, but I outgrew it.
2006-07-08 22:32:52 · answer #5 · answered by Rinoa 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not really.
I used to but I don't anymore.
2006-07-09 08:57:45 · answer #6 · answered by Lycrester 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So true.
2006-07-08 22:30:36 · answer #7 · answered by lelekid4ever 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea i think
2006-07-09 06:50:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋