BULLLLLZ MAN!!!!!

I think that first and foremost the person does have to want to stop. Come on, that has to be a given. On the same thought though, there's a lot more to it than just wanting to stop. For someone who cuts, it does relieve the pain, albeit for just a little while. Cutting is sheltered by isolation and shame. I think that's most of the reason that people use the internet to talk about this. Anyway, you have to have a close support group, someone you can turn to when things get so bad. Someone, or some people, that don't judge you because you do this. The support group and the person her or himself has to realize that it just doesn't happen overnight, there's going to be times when it still happens. Like everything, there's going to be good days and bad days. You might still cut, but that doesn't mean you don't want to get better. It just means you have to pick yourself up and keep going.
You can't be absolute when talking about this either because some people really want to stop, but things are out of their control. Sadly, many people who cut are still in homes and situations where they are constantly being hurt. Though the answer to that seems simple to most people, to the person living it, it's not.

In a perfect world, yes, it would make sense that people would have to get help and all they had to do was really want to stop, but the world doesn't work that way.

it is sad well i did stop smokeing but hell i miss it *tear tear* Hmm yea i kno ia m a freak. Shut up Kiki....lol..
Fallen Bloody Angel.

It is sad, but arguing about how things should be doesn't get anyone anywhere.
I've been catching up, reading the posts on this board, and I think that's what is sad.
The best thing anyone can do is be supportive. Telling them they are attention seeking or whatever doesn't help them any. It's just going to make them do it in spite of everything.

Ok, so maybe they are. Who are we to judge that?
I have an opinion and so does everyone else, but I'm not going to tell someone they are attention seeking and possibly push them over the edge. Truth is, you never really know. No one does.
If someone is doing this for attention, they quite obviously have a problem somewhere. Maybe they are just pinning it on cutting.