How do I stop cutting?

Question

I need some effective ways to quit cutting. Please help me any ideas would be greatly appreciated!!

Answer 1

I used to cut and I found a great way to stop. I started loving my self and not worrying about what everyone else thought.
I cut when I was already hurting. Or mad at some one else. Try to find a positive way to show how you feel. Try painting or some other hobby that you can really excel in. Find something that is unique for you. and Stick to it . every time you feel like cutting, use your hobby as an escape. Mine was painting.

Answer 2

Injuring yourself on purpose by making scratches or cuts on your body with a sharp object - enough to break the skin and make it bleed - is called cutting. Cutting is a type of self-injury, or SI. Cutting is more common among girls, but guys sometimes self-injure, too. People may cut themselves on their wrists, arms, legs, or bellies. Some people self-injure by burning their skin with the end of a cigarette or lighted match.
When cuts or burns heal, they often leave scars or marks. People who injure themselves usually hide the cuts and marks and sometimes no one else knows.
Self-injury is not new. It's also not a very common behavior. But lately people are talking about it more. As guys and girls hear about cutting, they may feel curious about it and why people do it. Because it seems a little bit forbidden, some younger teens may think that cutting might make them seem daring, grown up, or popular.
With all the talk about it, cutting can almost seem like the latest fad. But cutting is a serious problem.
There are better ways to deal with troubles than cutting - healthier, long-lasting ways that don't leave a person with emotional and physical scars. The first step is to get help with the troubles that led to the cutting in the first place. Here are some ideas for doing that:
1. Tell someone. People who have stopped cutting often say the first step is the hardest - admitting to or talking about cutting. But they also say that after they open up about it, they often feel a great sense of relief. Choose someone you trust to talk to at first (a parent, school counselor, teacher, coach, doctor, or nurse). If it's too difficult to bring up the topic in person, write a note.
2. Identify the trouble that's triggering the cutting. Cutting is a way of reacting to emotional tension or pain. Try to figure out what feelings or situations are causing you to cut. Is it anger? Pressure to be perfect? Relationship trouble? A painful loss or trauma? Mean criticism or mistreatment? Identify the trouble you're having, then tell someone about it. Many people have trouble figuring this part out on their own. This is where a mental health professional can be helpful.
3. Ask for help. Tell someone that you want help dealing with your troubles and the cutting. If the person you ask doesn't help you get the assistance you need, ask someone else. Sometimes adults try to downplay the problems teens have or think they're just a phase. If you get the feeling this is happening to you, find another adult (such as a school counselor or nurse) who can make your case for you.
4. Work on it. Most people with deep emotional pain or distress need to work with a counselor or mental health professional to sort through strong feelings, heal past hurts, and to learn better ways to cope with life's stresses. One way to find a therapist or counselor is to ask at your doctor's office, at school, or at a mental health clinic in your community.
Although cutting can be a difficult pattern to break, it is possible. Getting professional help to overcome the problem doesn't mean that a person is weak or crazy. Therapists and counselors are trained to help people discover inner strengths that help them heal. These inner strengths can then be used to cope with life's other problems in a healthy way.

Answer 3

first you need to find out the reasons why you do this. without finding out the reasons that bring you to the point of cutting it will be a hard battle to win. Have someone lock up the things in your house you use(IE razor blades etc) if possible. If you haven't seek some professional help. it is a very hard thing to stop on your own. I know I have been there myself.
good luck.

Answer 4

You need to make some major changes in your life. It's not just about stopping the cutting, it's about getting yourself out of the frame of mind that causes the behavior.

Get out of the house do different things meet new people. Find things to fill up your day that give you new and different experiences.

I still have scars that are 50 years old now. I can still see them, you don't want that. It's your life, your the one in charge. Time to start loving and taking care of your self.

Yes I said loving.

Look in the mirror. I guarantee that there is nothing there not to love.

You can do it. I have faith in you.

Love and blessings Don

Answer 5

It's hard to explain why some people are cutters. I used to be.
Looking back now, I know that it is just an unhealthy cry for attention.

You need to know, that when people ask you "Oh, what happened to you?", that they always know in the back of their minds you did it yourself. And their first thought will be that you're just looking for attention.

I still don't know what thrills I got when I used to do it. It's a bad, useless disorder.

It will never satisfy the need you have for why ever you're doing it.

I can't give you a specific way to stop doing it other than to say, stop doing it, you will never find what you're looking for by doing it.

Answer 6

Find out what is the real cause of your hurt and why you think you deserve to hurt yourself. Only once you identify why you are not worthy like other people, can you start to get rid of your own negative feelings towards yourself. Am I making sense? Something is causing your hurt and you are compounding it physically. Only you can help yourself, we cannot. We can only share with you and hope that you fill find it in your own heart to learn to love yourself again. Cherish yourself and love yourself. You owe it to no-one else than you! Whatever happened, forgive yourself and try again.

Answer 7

Put the fork down!
No, seriously, you need to attack the problem at the root. Even if you hide all of the knives, cover all of the razors, it won't alieviate your masochistic thoughts. I'm not sure the exact cause of cutting, but I've heard that one is the need for pain. Firstly, you should seek counseling. If that isn't an option, try other less dangerous/damaging methods of getting that "rush of pain." (however, DO NOT ATTEMPT ASPHYXIATION) Many people who are auto-erotic asphyxiates pass out and die. Try other outlets that do not cause pain, but induce a rush, such as a sport (safe skydiving, skateboarding, etc.). Or, provided you're 21, try having a beer or 2.
If you are cutting for attention, you really do not need to harm yourself to get it. If this is the case, you really need to seek counseling.

Answer 8

Look here:
http://www.wikihow.com/Stop-Cutting-Yourself

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Answer 9

You need professional help. See a Dr. Otherwise it will get worse.

Answer 10

Throw out everything that could make you cut yourself!