Is anyone else here trying to stop cutting?

Hey Kyle. I, too, am trying to stop cutting. Its been about three weeks since the last time I did it, and believe me, every step of the way was hard, and painful. It helps if you find a distraction from it, actually, a friend of mine let me in on a secret: the elastic band method. Wear an elastic band around your wrist, and every time you feel the "urge", snap away. Worked for me...a bit. Good luck, and remember, you're not alone in your struggle. People are out there, going through the exact same thing. Take comfort in the fact that in approximately three and a half weeks (the time they say it takes to get over an addiction), your life will be easier. Hang in there.

If you need to, you can always e-mail me at crazylady16_89@hotmail.com. I understand what you're going through, and its always nice to have someone to talk to.

Lots of love,
Krystle XXXXX

hey i am danielle and i have stopped (i think... i hope) and you know what stopped me... the fact that if something did happen and i died what i would put my friends and family through i mean why should i meake thier lives s h i t just because mine is i think its plain selfish and i stopped sure iget the urge to do it somtimes but i just write poems and cry instead of cutting :)

yea i have been clean 4 almost a month, but then the other day i started again, but when i wasnt cutting, i used the rubber band method, but id get so ticked off my arm would still be so red and chapped as if i cutt. Just pop as hard as you can and the affects are almost similar but not quite. If ya need any help or just wanna talk email me. acusack89@yahoo.com.

Hope it all works out fer ya! ;)

Hey hey,iv stoped well i havnt cut 4....4-5munths i feel sooo proud of ma self,and i really hope all of u's who r tryin 2go out the habbit can! it feels so gr8 not 2 b under is spell...peace

thats a kewl idea!

Hey everyone..
i've got a little bit of advice for you guys..
i am a cutter, and i'm still cutting, so i can't say for sure that i know what will or won't work. i just got out of the hospital (AGAIN) for, like, the 50th time..
i have also, however, been accepted to a program in the states, Chicago, to be exact.... it's called SAFE Alternatives (S-self A-abuse F-finally E-ends) it is a month long program, and it's also completely voluntary. they can't keep you there against your will.
i don't know if it would help anyone else, but i am planning on attending as soon as i can get the right papers in order to get into the country (i live in Canada, and i tried to fly there a week ago, and i got denied at Customs).
who knows, maybe i'll meet some of you there??

Good Luck with all your attempts!!
you all deserve the best
kathryn

I'm stopping cutting cause it really messes up your beautiful self

Im not trying to stop. I am very controlled about cutting, I don't let it get out of hand and everything is fine, I have no good reason to quit and it's doing me no harm. I've never become addicted to any habits cos I have self control. So cutting isn't always bad, and I shall not quit.

I stoped a long time ago but just reading this makes me want to do it agen.

I'm trying to quit its very hard to though

my friend tried 2 stop cutting she tried by doin an unusual really freaky crazy way too, everytime shed go 2 cut her arm she cut in between her toes or something so eventually wen she tried 2 walk and it came 2 much she would stop getting the urge to cut coz she wouldnt be able 2 walk, i think she was pyscho but yer it worked for her..me i just keep cutting :p

wow that is weird...
well I decided that I am going to try and stop cutting myself. I went for 5 days and then I screwed it up soo much and cut myself pretty bad. But now I am going to try and stop again. It's is going to be hard, but I will try my best... I just hope I can do it! It has been 2 days so far, let's hope I make it a bit longer!
Love,
Tiff

wow if u like stopped for five days and did it pretty bad then i kind of think u shouldnt stop i know i sound mental but wot if u like stopped for a week or two then everything got really bad and u cut really really bad and u ended up dying? :o!!!! pretty bad... im not telling u u should keep cutting but its just wot im thinking.. i suck, ignore this post..

How about this proposition? Pick up some good nihlist philosophy, relize your faults, and move along. your midteen years are not the end.

im trying to too, but its so hard, my bf joe really really wants me to stop...its been a week but now im picking the scabs of the ones trying to heal so i bleed....i dont wanna stop..its so hard..and im scared im gunna start od'N again add me on msn if u ppl wanna chat
mmcneil15@hotmail.com ox, marye