stop it!

When ever you feel the urge to cut, just put your hands in a bowl full of freezing cold water untill you can't stand it anymore. You get the same feeling as cutting, but with no longterm dammage.

You should also seek professional help.

Take care, kid.

I have a similar problem I just recently started trying to stop.. ever since I was a young depressed kid (I've been depressed my entire life), I would destroy and rip and shred my finger and toe nails with whatever sharp objects I could. I felt better when I damaged them, but I know it's harmful and it looks awful. Just recently I decided to stop for good, every time I feel my hands getting close to each other (I do it nearly subconsciously now), I will catch myself and simply focus on putting my hands back away so I can't scratch my nails off again with something. It's all about will, you just have to catch yourself before you do it, and simply think to yourself. "I'm not going to do this." It's what I'm trying, maybe it'll work for you.

it is not the cutting that is the problem. its the depression. when you can make that go away forever is when you will truly be free. if I knew more about your situation maybe I could help more. It also sounds like you might have seasonal affective disorder (seasonal depression), which is fairly common. If you are comfortable enough, I would recommend telling a psychiatrist and getting them to subscribe medication which can help you a lot.

Then don't! It's that easy.

i know how u feel. and btw caroldiane and young girl. please dont comment here if ur going to just say those random, unuseful commentaries. how do u know if its that easy? yea, i didnt think so. i wud know because i used to cut myself..and i rele feel that i wanna do it again. i cut in 6 grade, and actually im in 7 grade right now. it is sooo NOT easy to just stop. wen i tried, the best i got to was like..wat 2 weeks? right now..i havent cut for maybe about a month or 2. i am so proud. but right now..even after going to the guidance counselor (like once or twice i hate talking to her) and all my friends and my bf even having to threaten to break up with me, i still want to cut. i just hate that i even started it. i read some books on how to stop..but its pretty bad. lol but i did learn tht u cud take a rubberband, and snap it at the area where u usally cut urself. it'll sting, but its just the pain you want rite? to replace the emotional distress with physical distress? find something else that wont harm your skin tissue. or if u like seeing the blood, draw red marker or pen lines, tracing your veins. if your an artist, draw. or try to get rid of all your tools that you use to harm urself. if you dont have something sharp to cut urself with, you cant cut right? haha or if you cant throw them out, tell your family (if they know) to hide them. trust me, i know how you feel. even right now...well something just happened..and even though my reasons for cutting myself is absoluetly stupid..i still do it. altho..right now i want to cut..i just know how stupid its going to be....and if i cut..the guilt will be unbearable later on...and i cant stand it and either have to go to the stupid guidance counselor..and make me spill all my frikin emotions..(lol) or i have to tell my friends again. i hate the disappoint on their faces. also, dont try to keep in your emotions. becuz if something bad happened..if you dont share it with another friend, the feeling is just going to get bigger and bigger..until you're going to reach for the knife. if you tell ur friends about it, and i know maybe lots of people said this to you, i hated it too, but it seriously helps. they might be able to help you, or maybe when you tell them..maybe its not as bad as you would think. i hope i could help you..even just the tiny bit. and also remember...if you think your life is bad..go google people who cut themselves, i've read that some have been sexually abused all their life, (and yes from like age 5)and this one girl said in a article that once wen she cut herself too close to an artery, she had to go to the ER (emergency room just in case XD) she felt so bad and disgusted with herself, because the nurse who had treated to her was angry with her; she had come to the ER becuz she injured herself. while there was many more other patients that came to the ER room cuz of burns, car crashes, etc. think how you wud feel. going to the ER room becuase of something you did. not becuase of a natural accident. you hurt urself and you had to go to the ER. when i read that, i felt rele stupid. i hope this cud help you!