Heres a lovely little topic. what your opinion on it? honestly. i know alot of people bash on cutters,and whatnot. but do you think thats helping any. i have a freind who says they do it because it numbs the pain for a while. a few of my oither freinds did it also( though for them it was a one time thing) ill admit ive done it....twice. the first time i was courius,and the second i was hoping for the same feeling of numbness that my freind gets.(didnt numb,by the way, just made me feel worse)i know its a weird conversation, but heres my arguement if cutting helps you get threw things easier, why shouldnt you do it? i mean if it numbs the pain for a while,and all you do is give a few drops of blood then why not. im pritty sure people are gonna be likie,wtf is wrong with this kid. but i have a few topics that i take quite seriusly, this being one of them. i know its BAD,but what if it helps that person get threw life. isnt it better to relive pain for a while then let it build up and have it explode to a limit whare you end your life.....your opinion....

p.s im not for,or against it. my opinon on life,do whatever makes you happy.

This post was last modified: 06-20-2008 08:47 AM by hawk9007.

Personally i only feel it's wrong since we aren't naturally supposed to do it. It sure makes me "feel" bad of thinking of a friend who'd do it, but as long as it actually does help more mentally than it hurts physically, i don't really see it as such a big deal. Of course i'd do all i could to help a friend of mine stop (never had any friends who did it), but if the sharp object itself is clean and the cut doesn't cause any damage, i guess it would be unfair to say that it's wrong to do it since we all have some sort of poison to make us feel better/less.

I had done cutting before i ever heard a term for it. That was long ago.

Relief from cutting doesn't last, it just masks thing over.

Cuts can become infected if done with a nonsterile tool.

It is possible to misjudge the depth and do injury that requires medical attention.

Cutting can become habit forming and can become a habit that is hard to break.

I'm just an amature, I've only stabbed my arm repeatedly in frustration a couple of times. Feels great but I wish i had a proper razor. I regret them now though because the stabs were inelegant and I'm afraid they might be getting too much attention because of the ugly pinkish flesh marks. Of course they don't look as intentional as cuts would, more like a dog attack.
Dunno about numbing and stuff, I felt like I wanted to hurt myself out of frustration, i just wish I did something more productive instead, like carving my name on my arm, but you don't think straight at those times. Plus it's hard to do a good job with a kitchen knife, and it would feel a little stupid to go buy a razor....for the purpose of cutting myself.
I wouldn't consider it a type of therapy though, it's like amputating a limb because of an infection, It's an immediate action done in desperate and seemingly hopeless situation and you'll keep the scars for life. Of course not that dramatic. For me it is an act of hysteria, that'll bring nothing but regret...but if you get high off it, its the same as any other drug...I just do it because im crazy or...violently incompetent.

This post was last modified: 06-20-2008 10:03 AM by Ekstra.

Now would perhaps be another good time to tip off with trying out a punching-bag, rather than using Yourself.

Silly Robin, Punching bags have no feelings to hurt!

true, buy a desperate unemployed person. With the shape of the economy I'd expect that you could find someone willing to get beat up for some cash.

Sometimes when we just get really ticked off we need a quick violent spasm and since killing people is illegal and parents often yell at us for breaking stuff. We do it to the only person that won't complain, ourselves, and thats the relief we get. Idk thats my take on it, a few times i've gotten really pissed i just took a guitar pick and ran it feveriously aganst my arm, it didn't do too much harm.

i would advise against cutting though because it will often turn into an addiction and many times you'll get the impulse to go deeper to get more relief.

This post was last modified: 06-30-2008 02:17 PM by evanescencefan91.

The most important reason that you shouldn't carve on your own body, is that you might accidently carve too deep! Or you might be frustrated or angry enough to go a little too far, in which there would be no return, no chance to regret what you did. It's like getting a tattoo. You might think it's no big deal now, but later, you might wish you hadn't done it. What if you tattooed Sarah's name on your butt cheek and then later, you ended up proposing to Kristy? How do you explain Sarah's name on your ass?
Not to mention the scars that you just might regret later.
Having said that, some people might consider it no big deal to have to explain scars when asked..what happened right here? Imagine a future partner asking how you got the scars? Would you really want to lie to them? If not, be prepared to tell the truth and explain the reasoning behind what you did. Society in general doesn't accept "cutting" as being normal behavior. If you've never "cut", how can you know what it does for the cutter? Answer: You can't. Often, people cut themselves out of anger, frustration and feelings of not being able to control their own lives. One of the very few things that a person has control over, however, is their own body. I think this could be the reason that cutters choose to cut themselves. Cutters get frustrated to the point of (mentally and emotionally) imploding. They get a great sense of relief when they cut. It makes the focus move from the mental or emotional, to the physical. A lot of people would much rather be in physical pain, than emotional pain. Cutting is something that they have complete control over. How many things can we say that we have control over in our lives? It provides a release. Plain and simple. A release that they might not otherwise be able to obtain.
Do I agree with cutting? Agree? It's not for you nor I to agree or disagree, is it? After all, seeking release by cutting is less dangerous than say sky diving, now isn't it?

This post was last modified: 06-20-2008 11:29 AM by EveWasFramed.

it's also cheeper than renting the parachute, plane and airplane pilot

LOL!!! So true!