This may sound sick

But do some people who cut actually cut in hidden places like under their arms or on their legs and stuff so it is hidden?

well id like to know how its sick?!?! some people choose to release there pain in different way some people choose to hide it...yes...people cut everywere

I had a "friend" who cut her legs and convinced her friend to do the same. They always kept cutting, so now they can't run in PE or anything.

Cutting is strategically done, 'attention cutters' tend to mainly stick to their wrists to flaunt them. But common places to do so besides wrists are the inner thighs, theres quite a few veins there which is why some people choose to do so, and theres also more flesh so you can produce deeper cuts and not hit the bone. its also more hidden. people also choose to do it on their lower sides of their stomach

how is this sik???? thats horrible do u find it sikker than cutting on wrists bc thats how u made it sounds and thats horrible im offended

wat do u mean "attention cutters"
i cut mi wrists but i dont do it 4 attention, i cover them up, i let no1 c them i dont c how that is attention seeking

i think this whole thread is jsut causing conflict.....and its stupid and if u dont cut dont post anything about cutting bc u dont no anything and its gonna get ppl that cut including myself angry : )

Paige:

I didnt say ALL people who cut their wrists do it for attention, Im saying most people who act depressed and cut for attention do it on their wrists because its easier for people to see. Am I just confusing you more? I tend to be bad at explaining. I mean sure, a lot of cutters cut their wrists- its a personal choice, but the ones who cut for attention mainly stick to areas that are visible (i.e. the wrists).

Who said that I do not cut?

I posted this thread because I was looking at others points of view. I cut but I do not go on blabbing about how I cut and people are going to make me cut. If you truly cut for the right reasons then nobody should even know you do it.

All of you quit trying to be emo and stuff. Your lives are much better than some of ours so suck it up.

no offense, but what you said up there is pretty hypocritical. What IS pretty emo is to cut. It's actually the popular thing nowadays to completely INSULT all the emo children, not that I personally think it does any good, but it certainly has narrowed that increasing population of cutters.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, don't cut. Your life isn't that bad, Beautiful. Don't be so hypocritical and tell people to suck it up if you can't accept the fact you're acting just like one of those other people saying that their lives are horrible.

In all honesty, there Is NO reason to cut. There are reasons to live and whenever I'm feeling weak just try to look at it like this:

For every thing gone wrong in your life that has kept you down but you overcame it and for everybody who has made you cry and bleed you're a stronger person because of it. All of what you've been through you can now look back on it and say "I went through that" and you can HELP people who are finding it difficult to get through what you've gone through. But cutting is just stupid. Life has SO much pain in it as is, but why would you want to pay for it in blood when you're suffering for it already?

Be strong because if your life is horrible I can look up to you. I, honestly, think you're strong and so am I.

Merry Christmas--that's your advice.

This whooole cutting/non cutting argument has gone on and on and on and ON here at P and Q... but no ones gooing to agree with any one else because we all have different opinions! Thats whats going to make us interesting.

This debate has caused sooooooooo much abuse on the website and why? Cant we just all respect other peoples opinions and learn to agree to disagree... and if your going to debate.. do it nicely

hmmmm just thought id butt in =D

x~X~x

well i think... that instead of posting this on here.. you should ask someone you know or a professional instead of causing ruckus on here.. but yes people cut all over their body. I, for one, cut not only my wrists but my feet. Wierd? Nah. Sick? Nah.

because they dont want anyone to know

well i cut in various palces as well my wrists on the other side of my wrists like the top of my arm, upper arm, ankles, thighs, hips , stomache, lower back, very top of my butt like right where my pants cover it, umm the back of my hand , i think thats all the places i cut. i don't think anywhere is disgusting to cut it all depends on the person

i am not an attention cutetr i cut for my own reason and i dont flaunt it i try to cover it up but if otehr peopel see it i dont loose sleep if they say something to me i tell them to fuck off cuz its not their buisness

i agree that friends and family are better than professional more than not professionals make everything worse i know surprising huh well i went to one adn ended up being more depressed same witha few of my friends. friends and family that care are the best solution to stopping

Ok cutting is freaking stupid... And not all emo ppl cut. I am sick and tired of people making fun of emo ppl.. I know many of them and they are not little cry babies, they don't cut or anything so everybody needs to et a life on the don't be a cutter like a emo kid!

Lightsniper I am NOT emo i do get labeled emo and goth and stuff but im neither of those, i dont believe in labels so dont try to tell me who I am .

And this thread can stop now i didnt know it would turn into such an argument.

Emo means Emotional hardcore it is a music genre. It has everything to do with what you listen to, not whether you cut or not and that is REALLY of topic, but oh well
And those of you who are offended by people saying you cut for attention, i did it for three years and was hospitalized for it and everything, there will always be people saying you do it for attention. People dont understand, and never will get used to it.

my brother's emo, he's awsome though, he ain't a cutter. by the way, i luv emo music. i can feel the emotion in it. i think ppl that are emo are awsome, like my bro

yes actually..sum people cut on their legs,their stomache,the tops of their arms, but ive never knwo of sumone who cuts their armpits...but yeah..ppl do cut places where no one will see.

Ugh!

Okay--as far as I can see it....all of you cutters are able to console each other as it is against us "nasty" people. But I don't think you understand that I'm NEVER a mean person unless I have to be. And I would never be deliberately rude to someone unless they were hurting someone I loved or myself. And none of you are hurting me and none of you could, or anyone else I know and love. But it DOES annoy me to see so many beautiful people chopping themselves up with sharp objects just because they can't handle life. I'm not MEAN. I'm just showing you my perspective. And maybe you'll grow up a bit and develop it like I have. I USED to cut and I am disgusted with myself for it. I am above it! and SO ARE YOU! I don't know all of you and I don't have all the time in the world to GET to know all of you, but PLEASE stop doing it. You know,..you get all mad at A cutter who cuts for attention, but I think it's more scary to be like you. A cutter who has suicidal thoughts and isn't afraid to act, but thinks he or she can hide it from the world. Yeah, you can hide your skin and your emotions, but you're even scarier this way. If you think for one second you're better than these attention seekers, you're wrong. Because they come out and SAY they have a problem. They let people KNOW something is wrong when it's wrong. They don't hide. They get help a lot faster, and the faster they get that help, the less inclined they're going to be to try it again.

You all scare ME more. The way you slice your pretty little arms and feet and stomaches...I could never believe you if you told me you stopped cutting. If you can hide your emotions, I wouldn't feel a momen'ts assurance thinking that you would at LEAST hesitate to commit suicide, but you wouldn't. If you wanted it bad enough you could. And that's scary. Two months ago or so, I used to be exactly like you. Cutting and all.

But there is not even ONE legitimate reason that you could tell me that there isn't an answer to or hasn't been solved. You're NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO'S BEEN THROUGH IT!!! This site is FILLED with messed up people...if you couldn't take it, and someone else has, they can help you. We're a family here at P&Q and I don't want to lose a brother, sisiter, daughter, father, mother, w.e. You're all people and you all have lives to live. It's okay to cry!! I cry plenty of times for over some of the silliest things, sure I guess I'M even emo, but I'm not crazy enough to hold a blade to my wrist and threaten to let go.

Think of your families. Imagine someone you LOVE to death holding a blade to their wrists behind your back. Wouldn't it scare you half to death when you found out? or IF you found out too late....

Truth is, it's not even an issue. There is no arguement. And it isn't even sided against cutters and noncutters. Your mind must be playing a trick on you because what I see are people who have too much free time on their hands and a body with blood to bleed. Furthermore, i see my own family falling to suicidal tendencies. And I can either ignore it to protect my own emotions from getting hurt in case any one of you is the next suicide victim on this site, or I can tell you now that i care about all of you too much to let you kill yourselves. Which is what I'm doing.

Read that, Please. And don't bash me for whatever faults you may have misinterpreted from my message because it was all from my beating heart. Read it, Believe it, and heed it. That's all I ask.

~*~ClosingBlueEyes~*~

people cant just stop cutting at the snap of a finger. it takes time to ease their pain. i know it'll take a while fo rme too. dont pressure ppl to stop.

Who else is going to get them to stop? Who else will try if not me? Themselves? They're the ones who got themselves in this mess, and I'm sure they can get themselves out, but right now, they're pretty much in the state of mind that every thing is wrong because that's what makes a cutter. I gaurentee that if you STOP CUTTING for at least a week and try to be more social or something, find something else you love, you'll be a happier person. For me, I just started playing my guitar again. No pain no gain. So turn that pain into something else! Stop cutting but be productive. I'm sorry if I am pressuring them to stop, but most cutters believe that no one cares or loves them. The pressure I am practicing is healthy. A lot healtier than cutting and drugs and whatnot.

Stacey--Everyone has pain. Everyone goes through it everyday, some things that feel almost unbearable, but we get THROUGH them. The pain gets erased the same for me as it does for you, through time. So you're not any special case. If it's about time, you have a whole lifetime. Pain is going to be there through and through and there's nothing you will be able to do about it. So my pressuring you to stop, it's for your own good. It's because I CARE. Don't shove my hand away when I'm offering you good advice, when I'm feeding you words that everyone in this life what's to hear.

*~*ClosingBlueEyes*~*

totally behind u sisi! :D well said :D

thanks geo!

Yes, my friend cuts sometimes, I wish she wouldn't but she does, and she does it on her stomach or high up on her arms.

I used to cut. It is a tough thing to stop. I have stopped cutting. So anything is possible. Also it helps people to stop cutting when people don't say that they are the stupidest people in the world for cutting. It also helps when people aren't dicks to you. Cutting is a big issue. So I don't feel like yelling at people is going to make them stop. It didn't make me stop. But talking did. Also emo people aren't the only people who cut. Also not all emo people cut so yeah.

Love alicia

to whoever told me that if i cut no one should no about it no one did no about it for 2 yrs not one person and resonantly ive decided im strong and im gonna stand up for myself for everything i did or have done and i mentioned that i cut bc im not ashamed of it i dont regret it it was something in the past that made me feel happy for awhile do i recommend it no but i dont regret it i wanna stand up for myself in everythign that i do bc ppl ahve been getting me down with resontly finding out that i was in a hospital and cutting and i wanna stand up for myself for that bc im not ashamed i shouldnt b embarrissed of my scars i shouldnt hide my head and bow in sorrow anymore i should smile and say this is me!!!

and ever since i decided that ive been more happier than ever felt in my life...... so dont tell dont cut bc i told u i did or w.e u sed or the reasons i cut were wrong bc i was telling u bc im over with it now and im happy : )

also lets stop with all the labels emo gothic wut is that only soup cans neep a label!! we're people here lets all except each other as that

love u all

and if any of u are feeling sad chin up tomoros another day if u ever wanna talk my email is motor_mouth1991@yahoo.com im always here for anyone :) feel betta

love again

Yeah, me and my friend are on dance together. And we were stretching out and I saw her legs and knees and everything and there were cuts all along them. Before that, I never even had a CLUE that she'd been cutting herself.

Wo, this sounds like one big argument that erupted from a simple question. it seems to be the case in a lot of cutting posts ...so can we all just agree to disagree and not poke pointlessly at each other?

anyways...

I have a friend that cuts just above his armpit so that his shirt covers it. and another friend with the scars of cutting on her arms, she also cuts shapes into her legs and i have anpother friend where i have only seen the scars of past cuts on her arm, another that cut her wrist, one that cut the side of her wrist, and i have cut my hip and arm before...so people basically cut anywhere. that is to answer the question that was posted.

and to the person that stated "if youre not cutting for the right reason..." i dont think there is a right reason and we souldnt judge people that quickly....

JBN

Cutting is bad at times,in most people's opinions.
In my opinion I just think that it's not just spreading through labeled "emos", it's somehow reaching "goths" and they think it's a ritual when really it's just supposed to be a release. it's abusing cutting as we know it, and though our lives may be the whole meaning of hell-O there's guaranteed to be someone worse off than us, even if you can't imagine. all you need to know is that a lot of people sacrificed their lives in order for us to live, and we should be grateful for that, even if the world is cruel because it was a hundred times crueler for the first ones to set a stand. We should be thanking the world for allowing us to live, but instead we press a knife to our skin and let it flow. Why, you may ask? Because that once kind world has become two-faced and in every up theres a down, yin yang,etc. If ur a cutter, I am in no way trying to make you feel down or up at all. I just want you to know my opinion. Cutting used to be okay, I thought. Suicide seemed alright. And then one day I just ranted my head off on the net and a lot of strangers got worried about me-they kept saying some ____ about the beast, whom I had never heard of in my life. I didn't understand, I thought they were just pulling my leg. When I actually asked a grownup, they told me it was a creature with '666' written on its forehead. They'll appear if you suicide and you won't go to heaven...or hell... you'll be far worse. You'll be haunted by demons that will never leave you alone and you will feel every bit of pain in your heart, except it will be unleashed on your entire body, soul, and that you can never escape. I don't want that kind of afterlife... after that I went to my aunts house and her sister (my superstitious aunt) let me watch "mysteries of the unexplained" and I saw this movie about a lady who tried to cut all over her wrists (she used to be a cutter,but quit) after she decided she couldnt handle life. After she cut too much, she wrapped her wrists in cloth bandages and overdosed on pills. She blacked out on her couch and thought this would end her life. When she "died" she was brought to the 'beast' and demons laughed at her and she saw a lot of other people that suicided just like her. She was so scared then,and the demons would jeer and dance around and hurt her.... then a voice said "it isn't your time" and she woke up.

The lady had 2 kids + a husband, was going through a divorce, worked hard in her job but didn't get high pay, and her parents legally disowned her. She thought it couldn't get any worse.

That really got to me because I saw all these pictures...

Cutters, this is my opinion: If you cut too deep you will die and be sent to the beast.

It's better to enjoy life. That lady still had to take care of her kids-they weren't even grown.

Did you ever worry about how our parents could choose to die at will, how we could die at will, and still leave people behind worth living for?

It's amazing what we overlook.

Thnx for reading this if you took the time.

just for the information, cutting is a defence mechanism, people please shut up before you have studied defence mechanisms, that are natural!!!!!! cutting is a reaction, just like denying things, like when someone is dead you can't believe it!!!! if you cut to get attention there is probably something wrong, they need help, a friend of mine was anorexic, and she cut in her face and stuff because she needed help and no one saw!

I'm a cutter and I do cut on my wrists. So does my 20 year old sister and my 14 year old best friend. We do not do it for attention, we cut on our wrists because it's the quickest way to bleed because there's so many veins there.
You can tell the difference between a true cutter and an attention cutter. When the true cutter cuts her wrists, she'll usually wear sweatshirts or long sleeve shirts in order to hide the fresh cuts. The attention cutter will not try to hide her cuts but instead she flaunts them and goes out of her way to show people.

to closing blue eyes person..
not everyone wants to hear it.

some cutters do it everywhere.........stomach,legs,wrists,breasts,hip, neck,fingers,ear,top of hand,palm,ankles,knees, shoulder, lips, tongue,upper arm .......everywhere.
but mostly all of them will agree they like the wrist the best.......they are obviously not doing for atteention but the wrist bleeds the best.

People can cut anywhere. I personally was a leg cutter. It was okay when it was hidden in winter but now that summer is here, bikinis, short shorts and minis do not really cover them! But yeah, wrists are not the only place people cut! Take care, Tess xx

I don't know :S I don't cut

I cut to get rid of pain and anger. I dont look for attention I get it enough.

Yes people cut in "hidden" places.

i agee with the person above^ people do cut everywhere and even shapes. i know someone who has 7 words on her legs either in wounds or scars and its very weird. people cut everywhere, it only depends on the person and how much they wana show n whats makin thm cut n how they feel n think.

Forsaken Redeemer

yeah i try to cut in hidden places so my mom won't freak out