for those who want to quit

*rolls eyes* once a cutter always a cutter GOD HAVENT YOU HEARD THAT BEFORE you will always be a depressed phyco bitch its life get over it

bloodscars, you better not be talking about me! Or anyone else for that matter. You really need to get a life

Yeah, cutting is hard to quit I agree with that, and I understand what bloodyscars is saying, yet I want to amend it. The scars will always be a part of your life, and the memories will be there forever but so in that respect you are always going to be a cutter, however that's not the only respect. You don't always have to be an ACTIVE CUTTER! That can change. Therapy could work, if you let it, I go with the finger nails and rubber bands. Also something else to try, I wrote the words HOLD ON, on my arm. So every time I want to cut, I traced those words with pen over and over again until it pasted. It's just a thought, and it doesn't work for everyone. Talk to some friends and get support. Havw things to do when the urge comes, to get through it. And have other outlets so the reasons why you cut are not there anymore b/c you can outlet somewhere else. Cry in your pillow, write, talk to people, anything that seems like it could work for you baby then do it! Also, get rid of everything you cut with. I know I did, but them I bought a set of blades and kept them in my purse afterward "just incase," and I didn't quit (I have only been off for a week and four days) and that has been the biggest struggle and I have been going crazy, wanting to use anything. There have been times at school I would have done it, but I didn't have anything b/c I made my friend take my blades and throw them away. This is hard, but you can do it, if it means that much to you, then you can. I have some poems about stopping cutting if you want to check them out sometime. Good luck baby and to everyone else who is trying to quit!

Love you all! Huggles!

-Mikochan

okay, redstalker and bloodscars, you're entitled to your opinion but don't voice it where you know its more likely to do more harm than good, go on a different thread instead of choosing one where someones actually trying to get help.

to the original question, i agree with the rubber band theory, get a big fat one and snap it on your wrist when you feel the need to cut. then, slowly and over time, make the bands smaller and thinner, until there almost not there, then make the snaps lighter, then try going for the day without a band and slowly ease off it.

hope you begin feeling better soon :0)

Forsaken Redeemer
xXx

ok, um i'm a cutter and heard about snapping a rubber band on your wrist when you want to cut. it helps me go for about 2/3 weeks without cutting if i really try hard. the only thing is i can't do it around my family or they'd want to know why. i cannot tell my family, they'd flip out on me. but i told a friend, and she tries to help me through this without telling anyone, because she knows about my problems with my family. why don't you go up to your best and most trusted friend and tell her how you feel. another thing is you could try ro get rid of all the things you can cut yourself with.
stay strong!
lisa
oh, and redstalker and bloodscars, GET A LIFE! WE DON'T APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS!!!!!!!!!!

My therapist person gave me all these grounding things for like "when I begin to think of the past" and like they ended up covered in blood so...yeah but anyways it's like when ever you begin to think of how life sucks you just explain your surroundings in great detail.

I have tryed the rubber band thing before. I helped but it never seemed like enough, so instead of the rubber band or cutting I would pinch myself, it doesnt leave scars but yet you still get the feeling of cutting.

thats not true because if you pinch to hard you start to bleed and yeah it does begin to leave marks