If someone scraches shapes or anything on your arms does that make you emo?

Question

Ok i did this i scrached my initals and a heart into my skin cause i was bored one day!Does that make me Emo?not that i want to be im just wondering..

Answer 1

When i get bored I sweep my garage. You need another outlet. I wouldn't think you are "EMO" I would think you were either a disturbed psycho, or a brat looking for attention. Get a grip.

Answer 2

No. Emo stands for emotional, mneaning that people who consider themselves "emo" have an easier time with emotions than others. Usually the main emotion referred to is depression, but I know tons of emo kids who aren't depressed. Emo is also a style of music and a type of fashion, although both of those are rather recent definitions.

Did the scratching of your initials make you feel depressed or sad? If so, you may need to see a psychologist. I used to self mutilate with a razor and I cut my own intials and a few simple shapes into my skin. I was NOT emo and never self-identified as emo. I considered myself one of the "athletic" girls - ski team, track team, soccer team, horseback riding during the summer, etc etc. I listened to NSync and Backstreet Boys and wore preppy clothing. Yet some people would consider me "emo" because I cut myself.

Emo is more than cutting. It is the ability to reveal your emotions to other people through outlets such as poetry, music, speaking, fashion, etc etc.

If you feel depressed, though, I suggest going to a psychologist and talking it out with them.

Answer 3

No, emo is just a music genre that has since died out in the mid-90s, not the crap that MTV says it is...ok not short for emotional, its short for "emotive hardcore" ok. NOT emotional, this word is SO meaningless now a days.

So no it doesn't make you emo, it makes you silly for carving into your skin with objects that you don't know have been.

Answer 4

No hun Its mean u have a problem and that it needs to be dealt with immediately and that U need to talk to someone..I know a lot of people who say that they did if for fun and that they were only playing around..Noraml people dont do things like that for fun or playingly......There is something bothering u that most of made u feel like u needed to indure some much pain to urslef talk to a counselor parent someone u trust...But I strongly advise help for u

Answer 5

no. dont listen to most people, they think emos cut just for fun and just complain about everything, but they dont.people who think that are USUALLY ignorant and hate emos bc theyre different. emos arent the only people who commit suicide, so dont you dare think that!no youre not emo.

Answer 6

Did you really do it because you were bored, or because you want attention? Either way you're probably emo, there are less painful and pointless ways to relieve boredom.

Answer 7

No. I remember when my friends and I were younger like 30 years ago younger we did stuff like that too. Didn't do it to be considered a part of something we just did it because we were bored.

Answer 8

Don't pay any attention to them an emo is a flightless bird that has these nasty looking greasy feathers on it. They raise these birds for their oil.......EMO OIL is used in tattoo shops everwhere and is widely know for its healing powers!!!

that's my story and I'm stickin' to it

Answer 9

If you scratch yourself, and then write a song about it...then yes, that makes you emo

Answer 10

all emo people dont try to physically hurt themselves
its just a label its not somthing they live their lives by
emo describes the type of music you listen to more than anything