This is a serious inquiry, so I don't want to be pegged with 'emo' namecalling or given into the vacuum of attention stunts everyone wants to dismiss.
I don't know what triggered it, because it'd always been a really bad idea to me--'emo' and 'attention schemeing'. But cutting has become one of the top solutions that come to mind when I have a problem. That's the way it started, and yes, it was scary. But I did it. I still don't know why. Now, it's just an every day thought.
"After class I better hurry home, get a snack, cut a little, and jog before meeting up with my family."
I don't know about every individual case out there, but if you are or were a cutter, or you just want to chime in, I'd like to know if anyone out there can relate. Was it ever scary to you? Do you even know why you do it--and if you're still doing it, is it just something you've become comfortable with?
Maybe I'll be told to get help, but that'll be up to me. This is my present curiosity. Anyone hearing me?
2007-02-26 09:53:10 · 5 answers · asked by blackeyedpleas 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
yes it is scary i cut and i have taken a break from it but recently i have been starting up again. its a wierd feeling that hard to explain its like why am i doing this why does phiysacall (sp?) pain erase all the of mi emtional pain. its a very scary feeling. if u want to talk more about it email me.
2007-02-26 11:30:51 · answer #1 · answered by S t r a w b e r r y 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, i do hear you. cutting is a more srious symptoms then yo might appreciate. cutters usually take the physical pain to supress painful emotions that they have. cutting soothes them in a way that they forget about how they are hurt emotionally. i know that some of th people i asssociate do that, and they all have serious problems. getting help is the first step and exploring what underlying problem is the second. borderline personality disorder is one that comes to my mind.
2007-02-26 18:00:19 · answer #2 · answered by CITY 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It scares me that hurting myself relaxes me.....but it does. It is the only pain I can control, and when I'm in physical pain the emotional one can be blocked for a while. well that is just me. I would get help if you have weak will power, I used to do it alot but have stopped for 3 months now on my own.....trying the law of attraction theory to life and it's working great!
2007-02-26 18:07:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't possibly talk about it this publically for professional reasons, but you can e me. BTW, yes, it was scary; not now.
2007-02-26 18:25:52 · answer #4 · answered by rainbow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was and sometimes it still is scary to me. i have various reasons but i dont want to be public about it. email if you want and we cn talk more. i m really not comfrotable being open about it. actually id really like you to email me
2007-02-26 17:58:41 · answer #5 · answered by Polly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋