what should i do im having to hide it again?

Question

I am a cutter its not somethign i am proud of but it is what i am i am 19 years old and a senior in high school my parents recently found out but they really did not care they set me up with councinling cause the school made them and i set an appointment up with my doctor to see about taking some kind of pill to help with my depression but the pil is not working and neither does the cousiling really help i dont cut my arms anymore cause people would see it cause my parents took all my long sleeved shirts away so ive started cutting my legs i cant seem to help it this depression has got a big hold on me and i cant seem to help it what can i do i dont want to cut i really dont but when i get so depressed it seems there is nothing else to do a few nights ago i was even having suicidal thoughts and that scared me really bad what should i do

Answer 1

you need to concentrate on other things in your life. make a list of things that make you happy such as the smell of flowers or a picture or sitting in a garden or talking to a great friend or family member. spend your time doing things that you enjoy and spend time with people that make you feel good about yourself.

figure out what you want to do with your life. make goals for yourself and achieve them.

i've struggled with depression for years. it's not an easy thing to deal with. i don't believe in taking drugs because drugs only numb you they don't solve your problems. counselling only works if you want to talk to them and you need to trust them and like them. find a counsellor that you want to talk to or find a peer/a pastor/ teacher/ guidance counsellor/ aunt/ uncle someone that you know cares about you and is willing to listen to you.

sometimes all you need is a really good friend who will listen to you and not judge you.

i hope that helps.

Answer 2

Ya def sound like me. I used to cut my arms then I resorted to my legs. I only stopped a few weeks ago because I got on some neurontin that really helps me calm down. You need to find yourself a doctor who you feel comfortable with. My doctor called me almost every day the other week and even during the weekend because I wasnt feeling that great. There was a point where I was afraid to go back to my house because I had some pills that I wanted to take. I had called my doc at work and she said to come to the hospital as soon as possible or she would emergency petition me. it was good that she got me in there. So def get a doc as soon as you can you dont deserve to go through all this crap. Getting the right help will ease some of the anxiety and will stop some of the cutting. Suicidal thoughts are scary but its good to let someone else know what is going on so you dont feel alone.

Answer 3

You are very brave to post this question and i think you deserve a good answer for doing so. Cutting is your way of trying to get the hurt out of your heart, but it isn't working. Doesn't work that way, you need to really be honest with your counselor and tell them the meds aren't helping you, sometimes a side effect of some of the antideppressants is suicide. Strange, but true. Have you tried writing out your feelings in a journal or maybe talking to a friend? I know when you are depressed, you think you don't have any friends, but you have someone in your life that will listen and care what happens to you. Just reach out! Take a chance that someone cares. Please stick with the counselors and really try to find out why you are a cutter, if not, you will have scars not only on your body, but on your heart too. I will say a prayer for you today. Stay strong and keep trying.

Answer 4

I have dealt with depression myself, I've never cut though. I was in a counsling group with other's dealing with depression at my college as a support system and one of the other girls was a cutter, it kinda scared me cause mine wasn't that bad. however through my counsling and taking medication for depression i have been stabel for almost a year and a half. At first I didn't think counsling was doing much, but it really helped to keep me in check and accountable to someone. Also the group was nice to talk to other's with my own problems and how to coup with eveything.

What I suggest is that you keep going to counsling and be open with them...it will take a little bit to get through it, that's what probably helped me the most. And if your medication is not working you need to go back to the doctor and let them know that (also the counslor...hopefully a psychologist) it is not working. Not everyone reacts to the medication the same. At first I started to get really anxious and needed to slowly go on it. Other's in the group would turn ammune to their medication and would need to switch up. Since it sounds like you're new on your medication they need to find the right balance and figure out what brain chemical is out of wack......give it time and CALL YOUR DOCTOR....they need to know the meds aren't doing anything.

Answer 5

Seek help. Life is not about being sad. I was depressed for the longest time and it didn't accomplish anything. I wasted 3 years of my life and I will never get them back. try and search for a new outlook on life. Do something. Find a hobby like mountain climbing where you feel this great sense of self accomplishment and self worth. Help others. Everybody can be happy no matter what you look like sound like feel like or whatever your like.

Answer 6

Unlike the person who answered first, i have a kind heart and i'd like to help. first, figure out what is making you depressed... what is making you cut yourself. once you figure that out, try to stay away from whatever it is that is making you do that. do happy things. do sports, act, dance... just do something that will make you happy and keep your mind off whatever it is that is making you depressed. even though your pills aren't working, i would continue to take them. and i would still talk to your councelor too. things will get better for you. don't worry.

Answer 7

Hello,
I have many friends that cut and there is nothing i can do but there for them. My suggestion is that if you really want to live and stop cutting then you need to make your own appointment with somebody that is trained in this "area". Feel free to email me if you need help in anyway. This problem is very serious and you need help but also you need support. My email is [e-mail]. Original, is it not? Good luck. EMAIL ME!!!!

Answer 8

sign off the internet...go to the emergency room...see a doctor and take a copy of this question to him...you need medical help...not yahoo answers

Answer 9

Get you A$$ off yahoo and go check in to a mental hospital!
Thats what you should do.