Cutting

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i ussually dont do this sorta stuff but here we go anywayim 13 and stopped cutting about 2 months ago so my mom wouldn't find out i was doing it (short sleeves: she would see the scabs)but now september is coming and i am dying to cut but i dont want to start againdo u have any advice to help me not start againevery day is ful of just so much pain now that i have stopped cuuting thanks for your help

cutting does ntohing for you man, take up a hobby, skateboard, play guitar, drum, do something man, that takes your mind of cutting.

A lot of people say that if you wear a rubber band on your wrist and "ping" it when you feel the urge to harm, it can help.For me it was a mixture of drug therapy, counselling and having good friends around me that has done it so far.

to me that wasnt very easy to just find a hobby. it worked for a while and now i'm kinda thinking about it all over again. i just have like this little craving inside me that wants to do it again. does anyone have any advice on how i can take my mind off that or something?

it's not as easy as it sounds to just stopi have plenty of hobbies but i still have this intense urgeits the wierdest thing( i really am a smart person don't get me rong) but when it comes to cutting i feel like i have to common sense to make my self stop do you fallow me?do u have ne advice for what i should do about my mom, she doesnt kknow about any of the pain i have she just thinks that i am completly normal

My parents have no clue about my pain either, i dont cut though, cutting doesnt solve ANYTHING. i just sit in my room, on computer, hangingout, playing guitar or bass, and trying to help people/get help on these forums. Find something you REALLY LIKE [ other then cutting ] and stick to it, whenever you have the 'urge' to cut, draw a picture, write a poem, pluck a riff on guitar..stuff that takes your mind off cutting, and soon you'll realize that you don't need cutting, it does nothing for you and if you got caught you'd be either in trouble, or your parents would get you help..

In reply to: cutting doesnt solve ANYTHING. I'm sorry, but unless you've been there, then your talking out your ass.

I have been there buddy. What does it do? Takes your mind off your probs ?! So does a hobby, makes you feel better? How? Your mutilating yourself.

now lets see what I do:I have a full time jobI run the local diving club and teach SCUBA divingI run an Ambulance First Responder groupI run the training group for Ambulance Responders throughout EssexI'm a Freemason (and getting quite high up in the ranks)I do web-design for 6 different companies, and continually update themand online counsellingTell me what more I can do when I'm in the frame of mind to harm?

On another note, read some of the posts I made when I have been ill on this board... I read back at them now, and I see it as trying to get away from it... and I will tell the truth, I am scared when I get like that, especially with drugs and weapons that I have at hand, but for me it was the release I needed to stop doing other things and to "quiet my mind".It's not all a case of "taking your mind off your problems", and if you think that, then you have a lot to learn.

yeah, i've never cut myself, but i've had several friends who have done it, and the only thing that they accomplished was getting scars. If cutting helps u so much then why do u continue to do it? Its like a drug, would u agree that drugs solve problems? would u say people on cocaine have no problems? think about that.

well if you've never done it then like diver said you wouldn't know, it's not something you can really explain to others who have never done it

Okay, cutting yourself...hmmThere's so many things that can go wrong. I mean, not just that using an old rusty razorblades can lead to infections, but there's always that possability of accidently slipping and going in too deep. This is REALLY bad if you're cutting vertically, because it can't be repaired with stiches. However, doing it the "regular" way isn't any better...it can hit more veins. Personally what helps me is wearing long sleeves, not so that others can't see it, but so that I can't see it. If not, I'd think "Hm...what a worthless arsehole I'm being, I resort to cutting myself." and then I'd cut over top of my scabs. Talk about pain. If I wore long sleeves, I'd forget about them. I suppose that you'd have to experement with solutions to see what can work for you (since I know that you're active :p ) Just trust on this one: you do not want to go to an mental institution for help. They do not help you there!

In reply to: yeah, i've never cut myself, but i've had several friends who have done it, and the only thing that they accomplished was getting scars. If cutting helps u so much then why do u continue to do it? Its like a drug, would u agree that drugs solve problems? would u say people on cocaine have no problems? think about that. As I have said before and as Amanda said, if you’ve never done it then you haven’t got a clue.No way have I ever said cutting is like a drug. And personally you are stupid if you think people do it for a “fix”. The two are totally and completely unrelated.Oh and I love this bit…In reply to: If cutting helps u so much then why do u continue to do it? Do you know how stupid that makes you sound.And before people start on this whole “I’m doing it for attention… oh’wo is me”, I have done it since the age of 15 and never told anyone until late last year when I finally and completely broke.

squeeze ice in ur hand till it melts or ur hand gets numb... it worked 4 me, or the rubber band thing works sometimes.the last time i cut was july 1st... its hard i've had times where i just wanna give in and cut. PM me sometime .HUGS N CUDDLES::

like diver said if never cut before you don't now whats it like and no one can realy explain it i've been there so i know what your saying that rubber band work for a little and tryed the ic ething still didn't work for me its been 3 weeks since i've have done it ive been surverly depressed

try talkin to someone bout it. that helped me

How long do you figure it would be before you died of blood loss if you slit your wrists? :confused:

30 minutes

That sound like a fun way to die!!