Any other cutters?

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hey now thats not nice. there are lots of scar reducing things out there

But why give yourself the hastle of it in the first place. I used to cut and it was stupid. When I see people with obvious scars from cutting it makes me cringe. Cutting serves no purpous if anything it creates more problems than it solves. My one friend has to wear long sleave shirts from doing it and he hates it, his cuts are 12 inches long and raised about 2mm above the skin it looks likes hes been tortured or somthing. I dont think that solved any of his problems just created more. Now he cant go swimming or anything that involves revealing his arms.

people the do it on their forearm are....well i wont say dumb, but could find another less obvious place. I go to great lengths to make sure no one ever sees it, and no one has. it doesnt stop me from living my life.

well he didnt do it for attention as he covers it up he even shot himself in the arm with an air rifle one time lol.

oh no i wasnt saying he did it for attention, just saying its easy to hide it with out anyone knowing. besides people online, knowing knew i did it till...two weeks ago cause i was careless. wow i cant imagine someone shooting themselves on purpose

> i cant imagine someone shooting themselves on purpose

I can't imagine someone cutting themself on purpose.

I think now that it is a pretty dumb thing to do i admit ... but u need to see the reasons people do it i got away with cutting for almost 6 months and no-one ever knew.... i love sports and in particular rowing so i just wore long sleeves i used to where a lot of jewelery and cover it up with concealer powder etc wat ever it would take.. i think some people do use it to get attention but if they do well ...(well i cant even think of a word to describe ther stupidity) i dunno what do you lot think ??

it is dumb. it doesnt really solve much, it just adds to your problems and makes them worse.
I knew a girl who cut herself for the attention, but she also used to change her sexuality according to what day it was, and changes her mind about things that had 'happened' to her on a daily basis just to get the attention.
She is still bad for that, i mean shed go to great lengths to ensure people knew if shed cut, she even got herself into a fight so her sleeves would ride up and ppl would see - but she has problems, and is talking through them, her longing for attention is so strong, and she doesnt like herself for doing it at all. its like a cycle, she cuts for attention then gets it, people take it (obv) badly and she cuts because she feels so bad about doing it. then thinks 'well,if people see it i may get attention' (shes admitted this)
i personally think that those people are the people who need help also, but in a different way to cutters who hide thier cuts and scars from others.

Steve A - its hard to imagine things like this if you have never tried it (not saying that you should - that wouoldnt be smart) i never understood it before i had started. its a strange thing that people who dont self harm can not see - because it seems so wrong to do something like that- almost like 'damn, shouldnt my body be stopping me from doing this?' its really unexplainable.
As for an earlier reply, i hate it when people notice too, i was reaching for a book in the uni library the other week and i thougth i was on my own so didnt worry bout holding my sleeves, and someone came up and said 'whats up with your arm?' and i judt shrugged it off and walked away, but i felt so ashamed with myself for doing that to myself. its a lack of respect to myself really, thats all it ever will be.
not good. :s

when i used to cut, i usually did it on my thighs and my upper arm, so no one could see, i stopped before summer though because i didnt want anyone to find out, no one actually did find out that i cut for about half a year, luckily i dont have any really bad scars left

I can't imagine someone cutting themself on purpose. i dont know, is self harming any different to being an alcoholic or drug addict? essentially its self destruction, a way with dealing with stuff, taking it out on yourself as a temporary relief, grab the knife just like the alcoholic reaches for the drink.people dont seem to understand cutting yet they seem to have a clearer understanding on alcoholics etcself harm is like any disease or whatever it should be treated with the same fairness as someone who suffers from cancer.i dont know, what do you think?

Cutting seems strange because you can clearly see the results. Alcohol will slowly wreck you liver and brain, which are hidden. Also, the effect of cutting that you can feel, the pain, is over quickly. Is it the pain itself (and the rush of endorphins?) that the cutter wants, or do the scars have some meaning as well? Does cutting give you a sense of control over your life that alcohol wouldn't?

its the control. the scars are embaressing and only lead to people bothering you. your whole life spins out of your control except for that once second. it slows you down and relaxes you.

I dont get the whole control thing? I mean if its control wouldnt you be in control cutting a loaf of bread instead? I used to cut because I was so angry and depressed and the pain took my mind off stuff. I also hated myself so it was like cutting my worst enemy as well as myself. But in the end I told myself I needed to grow up and stop with stupid shit like cutting. Cutting NOT like every other addiction thats bull crap. Its not like people are lacing their blades with cocaine. If somone was to cut and do heroin for a year but was forced to give up just one what one would it be? What cutters are addicted to is the FEELING of it. Its like giving up your favorite toy as a kid and not being alowed to play with it but its right next to you. After staring at it for a while you decide to have a quick play while no ones looking and then as you grow up you start to realise how stupid childrens toys really are.

I know a few girls that are cutters and from what they tell me, its the pain. and the blood letting, like in the old days when they bled you to get he demons out?They like the pain and see it as a release. Both of them save up for months and then do it. I cant claim to begin to understand why, just what they say. One of them doesnt cut anymore, she has found tattoos instead and now gets a new one once or twice a year. Her claim is that its the same affect and it still has the pain. The other hasnt cut in a while but has started piercing. eyebrow, lip a couple of times and the nips so far. She says thats her new cutting.I cant pretend to understand any of it since Im not a cutter, i earn my scars through absolute stupidity and not just because I wanted to bleed.Does anyone know of any studys on cutting? The second one of the girls told me she wont talk to the docs because none of them did it and none of them understand it. Shes trying to get enrolled in school to get into teh field herself since she could relate to the kids she would be counseling.

I actually know 2 guys that shot themselves on purpose.One did it to see what it would feel like. shot himself in teh thigh with a 44 magnum.When he sobered up he regretted it but when he drinks he talks about it like it was the coolest thing in the world.The other was strictly for attention, drove to a close location to the hospital and pulled his stomache out on the side and put a .22 next to it and pulled the trigger.WHAM right through the skin into the fat and then out the other side. ran into the hospital emergeny room claiming to have gotten jumped and they took him right in and called the cops.When they were doing what ever they were doing they found out that it only went through skin and not the organs it should have and put it together that he had done it himself.That was a few years ago, I dont remeber what came of it but I do remeber it was in the local paper and people still give him shit about how stupid he is because of it.

Cutting causes pain, pain releases endorphins, endorphins have a euphoric (for want of a better word) effect. It's like self-medicating, just like getting drunk, but without taking a drug.

i cut on my shoulders and thighs (down by my ankles) it's a great way to relieve stress but i hate myself right after i do it... ugh...

I don't see how anyone could do that, all it does is create more problems then it solves.

Ask Java about it.

Try destroying soemhting that isnt you. When I get angry I punch the wall and then my knuckle bleeds and it sucks so I'm gunna buy a punch bag.