Have you Ever Cut?

Have you ever cut your wrist, arm, stomach, legs, or some other body part intentionally because of depression?

Yes, unfortunately I have and do cut my upper arm for various reasons, depression being one of them.

Yes I do, but I don't think anyone cares, apparently it's a sign of being weak, and I guess I am

yes I used to, but things would get messy with the blood n all so I switched to dripping burning plastic on my arms instead which acheived the desired affect

it worked well at getting my mind off other things, letting physical pain take my mind off lonliness and rejection

Meow said:

I do, but I used to do it a lot worse. My doctor said it's something about releasing chemicals that makes you feel better, so it's not stupid or a sign of weakness there's a chemical reason for it.

She said it's most common in young women who come from rough families. Hit the nail on the head with atleast.

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endorphines, yup.

i have never cut myself, but i do (havent done it for a while) scratch the back of my hands and arms using something sharp like a pin or hair clip which has left scars. once i made a hole in my hand by picking the scap and then picking and scratching at the wound. sometimes i would spay on bodyspary and things like that on the scratchs to make it sting more. i have also done this 2 my legs and carved 'i want 2 die' on my leg.

this is the first time i have told this and no1 knows about this. if i ever scratchd my hand too much and it was obvious what i did i would but on my bandage which i have because i have weak wrists so i would put on a bandage and blame it on my wrist

Yes I cut for several months, hiding my arms and stomach....I also gave myself bruises on my thighs and arms so I was a real mess for a while there. I wasn't abused, I mean my dad had a temper and would yell alot, but it's not like we were beaten up. The reason I cut was because of SA. When I felt as though I failed in a social situation I would run up to my room and get the pushpins out and you know, punish myself, I suppose. It released all that ANGER and self hatred that I don't know how to deal with. Actually, I'm still not sure how most people deal with anger, or maybe they just have less anger than me? I don't know.

Anyway, it is an addiction. A terrible habit. And the more you let it go and don't get help the worse it is going to get. The deeper you'll cut. The worse you'll feel. It offers only a temporary euphoria.

Cutting is hard for "regular" people to understand. They almost always think you want to kill yourself when it's usually the opposite. In fact, the whole time I dealt with this my father sort of pretended nothing was wrong and I realized the whole situation scared the crap out of him.
So I stopped injuring myself altogether. (with the help of professionals and medication) Haven't done it in more than two months! And now the urges to do it are decreasing so the battle isn't half as hard.

I have

I sometimes injur myself, more so out of anger than depression. When I was in high school I would carve designs and things into my arms. I havent cut myself in a while. The last time I cut myself I was really angry and depressed. It was 2 or so years ago. I chopped my left palm with a cleaver. I pulled back at the last moment and only got about 1/4th of my palm. Otherwise I would probably not be able to play guitar which I love so much, or do other things.

Soon after I cut my hand I felt like I had taken a powerful drug and in the excitement of that moment I smeared my face and hands with blood then I laid down. Its pretty fucking stupid but thats what happend. My mother lived next door and would just walk in when she came to visit. I was so ashamed when my mother came into the kitchen and seen me like that, she freaked out. She thought I was dead. Now I try to use any kind of pain that does not involve cutting with a blade.

I guess this is more of a get this off my chest than a reply to a post.

i used to cut in my teens,my arms legs and stomach, also did my wrists which wasn't pleasant. ive got the scars still.
Cutting was strangely addictive for me and i used to be so preoccupied with hurting myself, it was really weird.
thankfully i don't do it these days even when i'm having a bad patch. I can't recall what really made me stop, must have been when i started taking regular medication and had to see a psychiatrist for a bit

Sadly I did, and I totally regret it. So annoyed with myself in having setbacks on trying to overcome SA, I had this overwhelming desire to punish myself. Instead of cutting under the forearm I cut above it and now to this day I have 2 deep scars on each forearm along with the 26 stitch insertions. Not too bad as I am quite tan, but up close it is noticeable.

Even when i look back at that moment I just cannot believe how calm I was. It serves a reminder to me on how low I was at that point.

i've cut my arms before but i don't like the feeling, its not the pain the feeling of the blade going through makes me sick. i get a clothes hanger and i hit my arms and legs with it, because it doesn't leave a scar and the red marks go away.

i've cut my arms before but i don't like the feeling, its not the pain the feeling of the blade going through makes me sick. i get a clothes hanger and i hit my arms and legs with it, because it doesn't leave a scar and the red marks go away.

Descartes said:

Have you ever cut your wrist, arm, stomach, legs, or some other body part intentionally because of depression?

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Have you?

I don't see what's bad about cutting. I honestly don't.

LemonKiss said:

Descartes said:

Have you ever cut your wrist, arm, stomach, legs, or some other body part intentionally because of depression?

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Have you?

I don't see what's bad about cutting. I honestly don't.

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YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING :!: :!:

The first time I cut myself I didn't even thin about it. The knife was in front of me and my mom screamed something about how worthless I was, so I took it and cut my wrist as hard as I could. It wouldn't stop bleeding, and my parents were about to take me to the doctor because it was going everywhere. Luckily, it stopped before we ever left. That was the first time my mom told me she was going to take me to a psychiatrist. I was so relieved. She never did though because I seemed to be doing well.

Since then I've still done it, and it seems like it's always been right after my mom has told me how much I am nothing. I only did it then for the relief that it gave, like I was finally doing something good and taking care of everything. It's not something I do frequently, I haven't tried in over a year. I still have scars though, but it was only something I really did in that really hard time.

I have. Actually found this forum through a self injury support forum.
I'm not sure why I do it though, or why I started. It's an addiction. And I also can't make myself what is so bad about cutting. I really can't.

I cut my arms, legs & stomach for 4 years. But I haven't done it for 13 months now

No, not yet...I guess later when I'll come to the point that would made me belive that there is no pill for SP....and it's not long.

And yes..there will be blood. (I loved saw 2) :twisted:

To cut your body?! What for???!!! Is not enough the pain you already feel?! You need more pain or what?

When you are in depression you should try find a way out of your pain not to extend the pain. I don't get it.
Cuting yourself won't stop depression and won't kill you.
Just will make you feel more miserable then you already are and will make people that care about you to suffer and stop them be happy because f you.

If you can't abstain cut yourself for your own good stop hurting you at least for people who care about you (and don't say me there is nobody to care about you coz this is a big lie and you know it).

Cuting yourself is a bad choice ant you all know that so you should stop thinking at this.