Miss-understood *cutters*

*Without judging* I'd like to ask a question. How does it help? Are you talking about emotional release?

yeh, I'd agree with you on that. I don't actually think I know anyone who cuts, but I don't think i'd get mad at them for doing it...

I have one thing to say and you guys can listen or not, it's not gonna affect me. Ok there are people who judge cutters and I'm a recovered cutter so I know the feeling and what has already been said is true! But for those who don't understand *cutters* They are NOT abnormal. When people feel pain they express it in different ways, most people cry, some laugh, others throw themselves into work or exercise, some become withdrawn and depressed, some become hateful and some cut. So how come when people cry, become exercise freaks or depressed people feel sorry for them?? But for cutters people don't care, "they brought it upon themselves and I don't feel anything for them." Yes we brought the cuts on ourselves but we sure as hell never brought the pain. So before you judge just remember this because some like their scars to visible while others disagree but we hurt just like you and this is our way to deal. And I say that you should all be proud of who you are and what you do or have done, I know OnLy God can judge me!
**This was not aimed at anyone specifically in this post or any where else**

Ji, its unnatural to cut. It's even more so unnatural for fellow humans NOT to take concern in such issues.

Life is long, and you are young, and there is time to kill today. We grow out of this. I cut myself a few times. Yes, there was an "emotional release" but it was of an ugly sort. I gave up on depression and suicidal tendancies. Believe me, they didn't really do anything for me.

We are our own worst enemies, but in time, you will rebuild yourself.

i agree with ShadowedPhoenix. We didn't bring the pain to cut ourselves. Every1 hurts like every1 else ... pshhhh i wish there were more ppl like ShadowedPhoenix .

i'm a cutter and it just helps me take out all my emotional pain .. like hitting a pillow ... its almost the same thing but im takin it out on me i guess...

makes people feel better right

I cut its like a release for me, I dunno how to stop, Its too hard

Unnatural agh some people on this are so frigging naive. Dont seem to understand that we dont want everyones attention its just our way of escape

JI I agree with you completely before people found out i cut they treated me equaly but now that they now they have formed an opinion they have judged me and have decided that i am no longer the person they were once friends with. The reason that i sh is because it is easier to have the pain on the outside of my body than on the inside some people will never understand what makes people self harm but i dont think it is right for them to judge a person because of scares that they may posess. this is just my opinion you dont have to agree with it *peace*

There is nothing stupid about cutters, before I cut I never thought there was my friend cut and I didnt reject her I tried to help her, we r not attention crazy idiots like some people seem to think

i dont think cutters are stupid
im not one myself, but i know that its a way to just release all their pain, but its the wrong way and they dont know what to do. when they cant figue out any other way to get out their feelings or the other ways dont work, they resort to cutting. its addictive and they cant stop and they are just trapped
i dont think theyre stupid, i think they just need someone to help them stop

Cutting does seem unatural to other people I cant try and explain why I do it, I dont know why do people do anything really, I dont enjoy it I hate it but when I try and stop Its like I dont know an addiction. I cut to escape I dont feel pain anymore

p.s. can people look at my other one its the rape one xx

and actually it does help in a way..but still its not the right way
it sends chemicals to your brain after the pain and for a while it lifts some of the depression, its like taking drugs or something. but eventually the pain comes back even more, but they cant stop

hey i like ur poems

I cut before, I haven't cut for 2 weeks now, at first it was hell but now I feel alot better and I'm starting to fight my depression. xxx

well done violet!!! =)

Way to go Violet, we could do with some positive news on here. I havn't done it in 3 months and counting! Go me! xxxx

I had no idea! SHOCKING!

Congratulations Bumweed! *Dances* [Badly] :)

Well done Toni, I hope that I can last as long as you and forever. xxx

I can define natural, however this is beyond my point. How many are so many? And if this truly is natural, then why isn't it an accepted social norm? More and more questions for you. How can things so new be natural? Why don't adults cut themselves?

yea i no ji ppl judge some of my friends that do it so i haven't really told n e 1 but my family and they judge me 2!!! it pisses me off... we all r ppl and .... errr ... yea

Violaxcore u a fuckin ass and cutting is natural and ppl who do it arn't stupid .. u like to judge ppl don't u? maybe all the cutters r natural and ur just a nunatural smart ass who judges every1 who u don't think is fuckin perfect

and august 1.many= alot 2.its isn't accepted socialy cuzz not every1 does and and nos about it and they don't no y ppl do it 3. its doesn't matter if it isn't that new ppl have been doin it for like along time its just that not very many ppl have been doin it till now 4. some adults do cut cuz i have heard about some ppls storied and they just cant stop and other adults don't do it cuzz they never have and they think it is for attention and i no this is a fact cuzz my mom and her whole family is like this

im not trying to be a ass but it makes me mad that every1 has to jugde so much and that ppl who arn't like them arn't "natural" or w/e ... ppl like that act (that i no of) act like they r so perfet a nd don't have a fuckin problem either (even as small as like biting you nails)

geeez..... sry if i affended n e 1 but that is my opinion

and i don't judge it just pisses me off ok well every1 im sry .... god i just get really mad about it all :(

THERE ARE ADULTS WHO CUT THEMSELVES AUGUST YOU DIPSHIT..YOU ARE REALLY PISSING ME OFF STICKING YOUR TWO SENSES INTO THESE POSTS, ALL YOU DO IS PISS PEOPLE OFF!!SO WHY DON'T YOU JUST BUTT OUT?

Well, August used to cut and grew out of it. He's only trying to help and all you can do is cuss him out for it. Maybe you should be more understanding.

I'm not going to even try and help because I have no experience of cutting at all. I'm just enjoying the thread.

There's an easy way to sterotype cutters...

The self given title, cutter is one. The phrase seperates all cutters from all overs who self harm.

If you said you were an SI or selfharmer you wouldn't be labeled so easily.

Just remember that sterotyping occurs when elitism, cult (not religious) grouping and alienation removes you from the rest of the pack.

It is unnatual to harm your body, that is not what they were created for (I'm not talking as a religious person or anything) they were built to repreduce, etc. like all life forms.

Some people do cut for attention, some people basicly point it out, but just because it is for attention doesn't mean that we should hate them, it means that we should regard it as a shout for help. My mum works with many people who severly cut, it is often best to not make a big deal out of it, so that the people who are doing it for attention see that it doesn't work and that they should try something different (like talking and saying how they feel). I do know that many do not do it for attention (I have in the past and hid it, etc.), all you can do is try your hardest to just be there for the people, do not judge them, this will create more anger and self hate.

I hope you all find the stength to stop.

i agree with violet person.... i hate myself cuzz 2 many ppl (my family) judge me and i hate myself and ppl at skool judge me just to be mean and yea well i duno wat else to say and sry for getting pissed off earlier every1

~ShAtTeReD*HeArT~

all of these like message boards and stuff make me feel better about myself i didnt know that there were so many other ppl who feel the same way as i do. i thought was all lone in this stuff.

i cut and ive tried to stop many many times and its just so hard. and well i do hate it when ppl stereotype cutters. but ive never told anyone i important about my habbits. and well it really doesnt effect me b/c no one has really said anything about my cuts but i apreatiate all of this talk and stuff beacause now i am prepared for when ppl do.
-mop top

i no its hard to stop i tried and couldn't last time i cut after about 3 weeks and it was pretty bad. Not the worst but you no. I haven't told n e of my friends but my faily nos and it sux so0o bad .. well i duno wat else to say so c ya bye

cuttings become one of my many escapes and pain releasers...first it was weed...then it was smoking...then it was advil(about 10 a day)...an then it was smoking again...then it was cutting...and then advil and cuting(now about 20 advils a day)...i know that people judge me too...if i told them...i've only told certain people about all this...they judge me i know it...but all they tend to show is how much they want me to stop all this...they're scared i will go too far...i thought i was all alone...( i knew there were others, just none i knew)...an then i found out one of my freinds did it too...we were'nt much freinds b4 but now we just clicked...and her bf judges her as well as lots of her freinds...i tried to stop it lasted 3 days and i had to do it again...i do want to stop...but i know i wont be able to until the pain in my life stops...
*kathleen*

hey ya...i know wat you mean...
your absoulutly right...
i just don't know who the hell can help me stop...
without the judging or special attention...
someone who will make me think...
*kathleen*

I know how you feel peace

If you've realised you need help, why don't you see your gp and get on the road to recovery. Things won't get better unless you're proactive about it. Sorry if this sounds harsh.

There's only one person who can help you at the end of that and that's YOU.

Only YOU can realise what you're doing isn't the right thing.
Only YOU can realise that you need to stop.
Only YOU can then seek help for it. There are plenty of ways to get help too.

ppl i guess r trying to get me help it isn't workin tho... as skool when like i see sissors or pretty much n e thing sharp i start to get that feeling... its weird.. n e 1 else like that?

That happens to me too anything sharp gives me the urge to cut and i usually do in the bathroom stall at school.