i used to cut myself?

Question

and im over it im not depressed now but i still feel the urge to cut. what should i do???

Answer 1

sorry to read this! There are better ways to deal with troubles than cutting yourself!! Here's a website you might want to check out: http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/men...

Answer 2

Some of the best advice anyone ever gave me was that every time you feel the urge to cut tell your self you can't for 15 minutes and after 15 minutes tell your self just to wait 15 more minutes until it goes away. Keeping busy helps too and so will exercise because when you cut endorphins are released into your body giving you something like a natural high it's the same idea as runners high really so exercising can help reduce urges as well. Best of luck!

Answer 3

I have heard of this, and have seen it firsthand from a few of our daughter's friends. I know that there is a natural hormonal release when you cut, to make you feel that you are free of what is on your mind, in your heart. However, it is temporary, and then you are there with this wound, that may not heal right and then what? I say, even though you are no longer depressed, you may have some issues that have not come out yet, that need to be talked about, yelled about, something. You need behavioral therapy, talk therapy with a good therapist. It doesn't matter if it is a psychologist, social worker, counselor, Pastor, or Priest. Its just so important to talk to others, have the support. Please ask around and find yourself somebody good to talk to. Also are you still on medication for Depression? For if you are, you may want to tell that doctor what you are feeling and you may need a medication change. There is always help and answers, and the answer is not to cut yourself!!!! Please know that you are never alone, and my thoughts will be with you. Take care of YOU!!!!

Answer 4

thats a tough1 i find it really hard not to cuz if i cut myself by accident then i have major urges to just get a razor or scysors and make some art on my wrists if u no wat i mean...just remember that cutting your wrists will make you depressed you're lucky to be over the depressed phase not every1 can say that what i'd do is when your tempted then go hang around with some1 cuz u wouldnt cut yourself in front of them would you?

Answer 5

Keep your hands and mind busy. I get the urge but less often when I'm working on things.

Answer 6

why did u use to cut urself? once u figure out y, then write about it in a journal everytime u get an urge

Answer 7

stop cutting join a support group, it helps. scars are ugly on hot guys anyway! plus you could get a really bad infection, like staph or something crazy like gangreen, then you'll loose a limb or something crazy, you don't want that, and neither does anyone else around you.

Answer 8

Talk to someone. I never cut, but my ex boyfriend used to. He would never talk about it. I would just always see self inflicted cuts on his body and it bothered me. I talked to him about it, and at first, he would clam up about it. I finally got him to open up and he talked to me about his problems at home. That's what cutting is. You inflict physical pain so you don't have to deal with emotional pain because you don't know how to deal with it. If you talk to someone about what is bothering you, you will feel a weight lift off your chest. Talk to a close friend, a relative or a counselor. They will tell you how to deal with your problems and you won't want to hurt yourself. Talking is always the key to everything.

Answer 9

Try exercising. It keeps your mind off cutting and it releases the same chemicals in your brain, so it helped me.

Answer 10

hey i feel like cutting myself to , but i dont know were too start . it sounds crazy ,but i dont like pain & so im stuck in the real world which is just as painful to