I have to say I dont know that much about cutting.....But I can say you need to talk to someone about it......If not parents guidance counselor at school.........You are young and you have a million things going through your mind right now..................Talk 2 someone u trust..............

Hey ellie, you should read my posts...

I am a 41 year old lady. I have been cutting for three years. I have been diagnosed with the following: bipolar, boarder line personality disorder,self mutilization, seisure disorder, shor term memory loss, obsesive compolizive disorder. That is what they say. I am menatlly diasabke. I don't have a supportive family. So am reaching out to find soeone who is going through the same thing that I am.

special k

I work with a 28 year old guy that is a cutter. He's not much of a talker so I don't know how to help him. I don't know anything about cutters. Why they do it, what it does for them etc.? He is embarrassed by it for sure, because he wears clothing that covers the signs. Can anyone give me any insite, direction or understanding? He has not seen a doctor about it.

I don't know if I can shed any light with specific relation to your friend; but personally speaking I used to find cutting deeply cathartic. It was a release, and channeling all your concentration on pain is the most simple way to stop your mind whirring and driving you to distraction. It was emotionally purging.

I stopped 'cutting' per se, but am pretty heavily pierced. For me, the piercing does exactly the same as cutting but is more socially acceptable. Perhaps it's something you could suggest, to help stop the cutting itself and buy some time to work out why he's doing it in the first place?

hey i'm new to this program but i'm also diagnosed with borderline persinality disorder, and self mutilization i've also been diagnosed with major depression with psycotic features and ptsd. i'm physically and mentally disabled. i've been cutting since i was 13 and now i'm 19. if you need to talk u can talk to me i'm not on the computer much but i'll do whst i cn.

I am 17, in foster and an ex-cutter with only cutting every now and then when i get really down the last time i cut was 4 weeks ago today, if you want to chat you can PM me on here

much love

peace out

Hanny xxxx

hey i am a cutter i don't cut like i used to but lately want to cut again the pain inside is just so great and i can't seem to talk to no one. I don't have a support group I don't have no one I don't have alot of friends no one to go to no one to talk to it gets pretty lonely. all alone and the only way i know out is to cut to cut my pain away i am not a kid no more and i still do it because i can't talk to no one no one understands I wish that I had a woman that I could talk to someone between 35-50 someone who could help me i have no friends my only friend is the razor well if there is someone out there i appriciate it.

This is only a thought, and realy do'nt know if you are still on line here or not. But, cutting to me is a multitude of mental problelms. It is not just one thing in general. I believe it is some of the following:

Built up anger
Loneliness
Depression
Stress
Feeling of being uncared about

You really should consider counseling and that way you can lay all your cards on the table and try and reach some middle ground and get some help.

I used to cut a lot. And my bestfriend found out and told me I had to tell someone so I told my parents and they didn't believe me. They honest to God didn't believe me nor did they care. But my boyfriend now of a year and a half helped me through everything and I'm so greatful, because he made me feel so worthy. I don't cut like I used to and it's been hard but good for me.

I think you all need to get seek professional help for this. You really should go and see a doctor and get some medication which will make you feel good again. Xo

Hey, I quit cutting at least 3 years ago,
but now I feel the urge to do it again.
I don't want help or people trying to tell me to not do it or seek help, it's my choice to do this.
I do seek however a way cut and not get scars or evidence, because I can't always hide with clothes...
Anyone idea's?

Greets,

Lynna

I used to cut my self pretty bad. It was a wicked difficult thing to go through. I didnt want anyone to know, but at the same time the one thing i wanted most was for someone to see them and slap me back to reality. I finally stopped after my parents found out and i sought psychiatric treatment. It was a really rough time in my life, and i still have the scars to remind me of the memories that hurt me. I quit cutting about three or four years ago, but i often feel the urge to again to have that rush, as well as to have something to hide. I usually get over it by reminding myself of what would happen if my friends and family found out again, or how i would explain another scar. Each day is a battle against my own mind but the easiest thing to do is give in.. So i wont.. but i'll always have the memories behind the scars.

Wouldn't it be better to see if you can find some other sort of release than cutting? (yes, I know what you said...)but so far I have never heard of cutting helping anyone in the long run).


as for scars DONT cut.. However, if you will cut no matter what, make sure to make the cuts small and "clean" As soon as you start going deeper or make hurried, jagged cuts, you will have scars no matter how you do it... and it seems to me that most people who have been cutters for some time start to go deeper.

Isn't there some natural release (i.e. hard exercise) that could take your mind off the urge?

Monica
I started cutting when I was 38 to deal with the stress of a childhood of being molested and the being sexually assulted as an adult. I had no support from family my own mother turned against me. (it was my uncle). I lost everyone I loved including my kids. I know Cutting is wrong but it is an addicition just like drugs. One is neither better than the other. I am at a lost as to what to do.

Sodek,

You can PM me if you would like to talk. I also dealt with this in my 40s so I know what you are going through.

Wendy