Why do emo's cut themselves?

Question

I mean there are other way to handle your depression.

Answer 1

Flare for the dramatic. They love the attention it gets them.

Answer 2

some do it for attention. Others do it because it release pain. I have aalso met preps and jocks and people that seam happy cut themselves too. So don't just blame it on the emos. I have also met emos that only think about what death is like... they don't go as far as to hurt themselves. by the way I have also met emos that are anti-drug both legal and ilegal for those who say otherwise

Answer 3

i was a self-mutilator for a while and to Pancakes and crew it has very little to do with attention, most cutters try despretley to hide the cuts and scars. It is a bout being depressed and preferring to focus your attention on a physical and real pain rather than a scary internal pain that you are unsure of. It's a horrible thing to go through and i hope that everyone who critizes cutters one feel like they do!

Answer 4

what pancakes said.....It's like a point system. They try to make up bullshit to make it seem like there life sucks. The worst your life is the cooler you are. Cutting yourself, drugs both illegal and legal, suicidal poetry and crap like that, and counseling just add points on. Most of them don't even know what depresion feels like. Sister is emo. It's just 100 percent grade A bullshit that people do to try and get attention and be cool.

Answer 5

there are many forms of depression, and each has a different symptom, or reaction, cuttin is self harming, because you are unhappy with yourself and its that particular persons way of punishing themself, there are other ways of handling depression.. medication being the most effective, ..but not always guarenteed to work, straight away ...medication is a personal thing, and has to be formulated to you...and that takes time... being diagnosed is a long process too

Answer 6

they same reason that the "gothic" kids did about 8 years ago. Emo's are the exact same thing just with a different name with guys in girl pants

Answer 7

Um, being emo doesn't make you a cutter. Cheerleaders cut themselves too.

Answer 8

It´s because the pain it´s a relief for them. I´ve heard that,´it´s like a new kind of syndrome , and it impulsses to hurt yourself with whatever they could find and might work. My ex-boyfriend found out I have done it and made me promise not to do it. He says it´s stupid and I know he´s afraid of me to do it and get myself killed or something. But we don´t mean to kill ourselves. It´s an impulse.

Answer 9

I've never had that problem, but people I know who have say they do it just so they can feel something other than the depression. They say the pain makes them feel alive.

Answer 10

because the physical pain feels better than the emotional pain they are feeling