I understand but then again I do not...

Whenever I comein here about half of the message board is about cutting, its depressing to see how many people do it... I do understand why cutters cut but then again it makes me ponder, why not just do something else like "get revenge", "take a shower", "punch a pillow", "read a book", or even "write poetry"... I don't understand the whole self mutilation thing, but I do understand, lol i can't make up my mind... Well I guess everyone has a way to relieve pain, I just take a walk in the forest and admire the pine trees and the animals. Well I can go on and on about this topic... How does cutting resolve problems, it is only a temporary pain reliever that causes more mental and physical problems then it can solve...? Well that is just a bit of what I think, tell me what you think...
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-Shana

I think that it is because when some people cut it is because they feel this intense negative engergy inside of them and they cant get it out, so cutting is kind of like making an opening for it to leak out of. -or- the physical pain is sometimes easier to take than the emotional pain and it goes away faster.

cutters have control. or at least in their mind that is what they percieve. it brings them a reality. sometimes cutters feel as if they are in another demension, kind of like watching themselves on a tv screen, and when they feel the pain, it brings them back. there are many reasons.