Why do people cut themselves?

I mean I get depressed but I wouldn't cut myself because I'm afraid of pain ( duz that make me a pansy?)

Why do people cut themselves?
Hi, not many people on here been there I guess.

I went through a long stage of what I would call madness, but the Doc's called depression.

Some of that was drug induced, but I'm not sure if that made a difference.

After some challenges in my life I had lost it all, forever, it felt, and found myself alone, weak, and angry.

I blamed myself for everything, though of course there were other factors to my problems than myself.

I have at times been very angry with myself and found the only person I could hurt was me.

It's true that the first cut it the hardest, it's certainly not the deepest.

Your not a pansy, and if your down, do something about it.

But that's another question and answer.

Be good.
Reply:It's a call for attention.
Reply:cutting for cutters is usually a distraction for the emotional pain they perceive themselves to be in......... its a release from the emotional pain..........

most cutters would swear that the cutting doesn't hurt more than the emotional pain.... it seems to make them feel better... but they usually have some sort of psychiatric problem that should be treated by a professional

cutting is a form of self mutilation
Reply:I never understood it either. You are not a pansy. I guess people who cut themselves feel that pleasure is pain.
Reply:I believe they cut themselves because they feel that pain helps them forget about their problems. or sometimes for attention
Reply:They are sick!!!! You are not a pansy!
Reply:no it doesnt make you a pansy. sometimes people just get really emo. you arent emo enough to do it. if you were then you would. and you wouldnt be afraid of the pain, you would like it.
Reply:No. People that cut their selves have their own issues and what not that is why they do it. It dos'nt make you a pansy though.
Reply:No, it makes you someone who has a lot of respect for herself, and values herself as a person. People who feel the need to hurt themselves are MUCH weaker than you are. They have insecurities that they don't know how to deal with, and don't bother finding a healthy way to solve their problems.
Reply:they want to feel the pain...
Reply:because their eyes where tearing up from the damn onion and they couldn't see what they where doing?
Reply:well i can't explain it but it's a sucky situation.
Reply:they have a weak mind and dont know how to deal with issues and they want attention well some of them
Reply:"Some people may self-mutilate to take risks, rebel, reject their parents' values, state their individuality or merely be accepted. Others, however, may injure themselves out of desperation or anger to seek attention, to show their hopelessness and worthlessness, or because they have suicidal thoughts. These people may suffer from serious psychiatric problems such as depression, psychosis, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Bipolar Disorder. Additionally, some adolescents who engage in self-injury may develop Borderline Personality Disorder as adults. Some young children may resort to self-injurious acts from time to time but often grow out of it. Children with mental retardation and/or autism may also show these behaviors which may persist into adulthood. Children who have been abused or abandoned may self-mutilate."



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Reply:for attention.

for stress release.

for the rush.

etc
Reply:to control their own pain. it is totally a control issue.
Reply:A psychologist will tell you that it is a cry for help, but the person doing it, does it to feel the physical pain. They have things a little screwed up in ther heads that they would rather feel it that way than the emotional pain that they might be going through.

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