a few nights ago, my depression was so bad, i actually cut myself twice. i dont know how people can think it helps take away pain. i dont ever want to do it again.but ever since then, almost all i can think about is cutting. i know i dont want to cut again, but then i dont understand why i cant stop thinking about it. its getting so confusing.its not like a bad song stuck in your head or anything like that. i almost like thinking about it. its kinda exciting.i'm so confused. any advice?
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Ah, cutting. I don't understand it myself. Just like you, I was real depressed one night that I cut myself. My reason for diong that was because I thought "If all the cutters say it takes pain away, I'll give it a shot". But it didn't do anything and didn't take any pain away either. My best guess is that it works for some people and it doesn't for others.It's probably not good that you're thinking about it all the time now... the best advice I can give you is to start thinking about other things. When you start thinking about cutting, go watch some TV or surf the web or do something else. My experience seems to be that I get the most depressed when I'm just sitting aroudn not doing much. Doing other things keeps myself busy, which alllows me to not think about being depressed.
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It may, for some people, actually distract from the pain for a short time. But the pain comes back. Always. Until the pain and depression is dealt with on a real level, cutting can never be a solution.
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I did it a few times, it sure made me feel better, but I don't think about it all the time. Maybe your feeling bad about doing it? Idk... but like that other guy said just try and think of something else. And since you dont want to do it again, theres not too much you need to worry about.