Why do people cut themselves, specifically why I need this for a papaer for school please help?
2006-12-05 11:03:30 · 8 answers · asked by sam_roxmysox 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Probably to get attention, the same type of person probably say they are going to kill themselves frequently also.
2006-12-05 11:08:41 · answer #1 · answered by Sean 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I have read and studied some on this specifically in children for what I had to research this for. There are more reasons then what I know I'm sure but often ppl cut themselves because they have experienced something that causes them pain emotionally and therefor when they cut themselves according to my research feel a pain more direct and obvious then what they are dealing with emotionally and in some way can stop feeling the pain they feel over their tragedy and focus on the physical pain they then feel, this comforts some children who has as a example lost a parent or been abused by a loved one. Also it may be a sign that someone is very depressed or in a unhealthy state and they do not know how to ask for help or feel like anyone could help them, so they do this as a cry for help without knowing why they do it. It is a very serious problem and usually if not treated it will continue to get worse from what I understand or my progress to more self destructive levels and should be taken very seriously.
2006-12-05 11:15:40 · answer #2 · answered by unsure 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is scratching the same as cutting if you only draw blood some of the time? Most of the lines I do are gone within a week or 2. For me, there is a response from the body that is somewhere between pleasure and pain, but is neither at the same time. Kinda like a gray that is clear. I just like it. No, I don't have anything to be guilty about. No, I don't want attention. No, I'm not going through a difficult time. No, I don't need to find god. No, I don't want to, nor have I ever thought about cutting deeper to commit suicide. I'm happy with my life, and am in no mood to end it. By the way, I'm 23 and no longer a teenager, so i don't know if that will help you or not. Please no flames to my e-mail for this comment, I really don't feel like telling someone my feelings when they have already made up their mind about me from reading this comment.
2006-12-07 04:26:10 · answer #3 · answered by defrost1983 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think people cut themselves because when they have low self-esteem they find comfort in harming themselves in a way it makes them feel at peace.
2006-12-05 11:06:39 · answer #4 · answered by Monique M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its because they feel that pain is beetere than suffering i should know
2006-12-05 11:07:01 · answer #5 · answered by blondebeauty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"To release the pain", a psych patient once said.
Peace
2006-12-05 11:07:35 · answer #6 · answered by James S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what r u talking about? paper cuts, suicide attempts, kitchen knife.......be speciific (add detail to ur question) then I could answer/
2006-12-05 11:07:45 · answer #7 · answered by mike 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ask yourself why you moght and im SURE you will find some answers
2006-12-05 11:06:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋