Cutting ?'s?

Question

1) If you're going to make fun of/lecture/yell at me, dont even answer.
2) I've tried getting help before, didnt work.

I'm trying a different aproach now.

I'm a compulsive cutter. I do it when I'm sad, happy, bored, everything. I'm not suicidal or looking for attention. The cuts are only about 1/4 inch or less on my arm, not wrist. I dont WANT to stop, but I was wondering if I should seek medical/mental help for this or does it matter or not?

Answer 1

If I were you I would still seek help. maybe a counsellor? I find that even if you don't want to stop it can still help. Sometimes cutting is a part of a bigger problem that an individual can't deal with by themselves. so by addressing the bigger it may lessen the need to cut without actually working on not cutting. It's just that sometime you can forget how dangerous it is unitl you do some major damage (unfortuanately speaking from personal experience). Just be careful.

Answer 2

I had a friend at college who cut herself. Like you described yourself as being, she was a compulsive cutter. In fact, if her hands weren't busy she would start to get antsy and feel the urge to cut herself and she would start shaking if someone tried to stop her.
I think you should seek help. With this friend it got to the point where she gave me every sharp object she had and asked me to keep them for her. She continued by using her nails. A few days later checked herself into a hospital because she couldn't take it anymore. It was a tough choice and a very emotional one but she stayed in the hospital for a bit, she was put on some impulse reducers and now she's doing good.
If you seek some help from a psychiatrist they can fgive you something like Seroquil to reduce the impulse to cut. Even though you say you don't want to stop I'm wondering if a part of you does and maybe you just feel scared or hopeless. I say talk to someone. You always have the option to refuse treatment, but why let this go on?

Answer 3

you probably received't like this answer, yet i visit inform you besides. unload the boyfriend. If he's slicing himself and also you're slicing your self "to make issues honest", then he isn't any longer truly the kind of guy you go with to affiliate with. Spend a even as attending to understand your self, yet you won't be able to attempt this once you're putting out with detrimental people. slicing your self would not sparkling up the topic matters, does it? What you want to do is discover out what's making you go with to shrink your self to experience the discomfort, and then manage that situation.

Answer 4

I used to cut for no reason at all. I did it about 5 times a day. I was addicted.

I don't really see any problem with it, at least not in YOUR head. However, it's always about the people around you, and how THEY feel about it.

I ended up being forced to quit once, when my mother threatened to Baker-act me.

I was forced to quit again, when the Army threatened to put me on suicide watch.

I was forced to quit again, when my (ex) husband became emotionally abusive towards me because of my "psycho" behaviour.

I was forced to quit again, when I got sick and tired of trying to hide it or explain it away.

And now, I've been forced to quit for the last time, because my current husband (EVEN THOUGH HE IS A RECOVERED CUTTER), said one self-inflicted mark on my body, and he WILL leave me.

I think people can't accept it. Whether or not you do is obviously not the point.

I was completely content and happy to cut myself, I saw nothing wrong with it. To me, it was a quiet way to keep things in check, to get the emotions out before I bottled them up and ended up in alot more pain.

I think it is possible to cut yourself, and have no repercussions from it. The cutting itself isn't the problem. Maybe it's a Symptom, but it can't be the Cause. If you're fine, don't worry about it. Maybe do a little self-research to find out Why you do it, but if you're ok, then don't worry about it.

Answer 5

My husband did the same thing, I used to hit myself with hammers. My guess is it's a way to make you feel...anything. Almost always there is an underlining cause that may require help. I was raped when I was a kid and shut off for the most part and my husband was beaten as a kid and started acting out. It's just your way of dealing with life. Honestly I wouldn't be too worried unless you feel like you want to kill yourself.

Answer 6

is this something you do and don't relay know the exact reason?,or do you actually like pain? or maybe both ?
not trying to be sarcastic at all
i used to do the cigarette and cigar burn thing or cause impact pain
part of it was depression and anxiety ,but there was another part of me that thrived on intense pain the sudden burst of feeling it was almost enjoyable
what i was dealing with was self abusiveness bordering on masochism i did seek help and am on a scrip that helps with depresion and anxiety and helps to curb the obsesion with pain
plese do get help before you hurt your self

Answer 7

I use to do the same thing, only when I was mad. Most people can't stop on their own. I did cause my bf helped me and I made a promise I wont do it again. You should seek help. It is very very hard to stop just on your own. If ya wanna talk, email me. I'll be glad to help you.

Answer 8

your actions are the result of a more deep seated problem, seek the help of a mental health professional, if the first one doesn't make any advancement ask for a referral to another, DON'T give up!!!

Answer 9

wow doesnt it hurt ? wenever i get a cut i amost cry an get all scared that im bleed to death


it matters get some help just make sure the sessions wit the shrink are free of charge like a group therepy u get to meat alot of cool people

Answer 10

Yes you should seek medical and mental help for it and YES it does matter!