Why do some people cut themselve's?

I had a friend who used to cut herself too. I think it’s different for everyone. Some people do it to attract attention, because most people would try to help, offer encouragement and a shoulder to cry on, because they dont want to see that person get hurt. It makes them feel loved I guess.
or, they do it as a cry for help, because they are going through rough times and actually do need help, and thats the only way they know of to get help. I read this book once, called cut, you should read it. its about a girl who cuts herself and she discribes it as relief. physical pain to distract you from emotional pain. Its hard to think of anything else when you’re bleeding. Some just like the pain too I guess. These are just my guesses. I’ve never cut myself, so I may be wrong. I dont think anyone does it to kill themselves though. It would be pretty hard to loose enough blood to actually die, coming from your wrists, and there are much easier ways to die. when someone commits suicide, they dont f*ck around.

yea I no what you mean when I di it I felt like I was in a different state of mind it was kinda rush but then I realize I can do other things that are safe and that isnt hurting myself… but I am just wondering why the helll would your friend telll you to do that

I do it when ever me and my friends or parents get in a fight because I have always been very emotional and one day my friend told me to try it so I did and it felt like I could escape from it all.

well for some people its a way to get rid of pain they have in their hearts or for some people it helps take their mind of other stuff and makes thme feel better.

I cut I do t because I have too much going on. sometimes life gets really hard and it gets to a point where im alone and I see no other choice. I think that people niid 2 step in somebody elses shoes to know what its like.

well I use to cut but I realized it was stupid and didnt solve anything and they arnt crazy people they are hurt and think no one cares for them and depressed also some people cut just because they think itz cool and they wanna be labeled as emo now thtz really stupid

well I do sometimes…I don’t know I just get really depressed and hate my life and its just a way to relieve that sometimes, and when I get mad at my parents for being jerks I just thing of it as a way to get back at them

welll I use to cut and I no people who have to… people who cut themself dont make fun of them they dont neeed that in there life they already have enough propblems as it is… seee jocks take pillls to look bigger and to get faster. cheerleaders diet like crazy and take pain killlers trust me I no I was one of the. people who cut themself are just people who get into this state of mind and they reallly dont mean to killl themselfs but they just think that the pain feels goood and it can kinda be a rush to do it… but I am not saying do it at alll there are other ways you can go by things when you are down in the dumps. like you can go to med itaion you can go for a run you can read you cal sleeep you can hang with your friend you can do s many othere things…

sadly, some kids and teens do it because they think its “‘emo”‘ also a lot of kids do it for attention both those reasons are stupid howevere quite a lot of people cut because they have problems weather it be a stupid problem like they got grounded and cant see there boyfriend/girlfriend for a week or something more serious like someone they loved has died some people dont know how to cope with the stress/pain ect and cutting, for them heps release that pain, or so they say also some people do it to punnish themself either way anyone who cuts needs to speak up about there problems and ask for help because cutting is not the rught way to deal with pain and its unhealthy and can also be fatal

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well I think for emotinal reasons or Because they are crazy a$$ people

I’ve done it a few times. at the time I was just feeling really depressed and just wanted to do something to try to escape from all of the sadness. it hurt while I was doing it and I hated every moment of it yet I decided to continue with it anyway. it hepled relieve myself for a short while afterwards but then just made things worse because then I had to cover up my wrist which led to people suspicions and then once it got out that I did it it caused problems with the girl I liked and she said the reason we couldnt go out was becasue of my depressiveness. this just made me hate myself for what I did and made myself want to cut myself again. next time you know someone that cut themselves. dont make fun of them or judge them any differently, it will only make things worse like it did with me. people use it as a form of escapism so they dont feel like themselves and to escape from themselves.

Some people feel as though cutting themselves actually releases pain instead of causing it. I have never done it. However, I know some people who have and this is what they told me.