I can't stop cutting its an addiction

I can't stop! I tried and tried but I just keep doing it. My grandma's maid got so mad that she wanted to stop me. It is actually irritating when people try to stop me because I liked the addiction.
 

SilentBird

Well-known member
I stopped. I don't know how or why. Maybe I like myself a little bit more. Now I harm myself in other ways.

To drink and depression. Puff.

I think you are better than what you feel about yourself.
 

Agent_Violet

Well-known member
I stopped but every now and then I still want to do it. I fell off the wagon a few weeks ago but it was just a minor scratch that I did before I realized what I was doing and stopped.

It IS an addiction and it needs to be treated just like any other addiction would need to be treated. You need help to overcome it. Rarely have I heard of anyone overcoming the urge to cut on their own.

I'm not sure how old you are but most of my cutting took place in my teens. As an adult I've replaced cutting with getting tattoos. ;-)

I hope you get the help that you need. Cutting is something that will stick with you for the rest of your life...you'll have to explain those scars to every person you become close to and every person who loves you.
 

me-tan

Member
I used to enjoy cutting Id do it whenever I felt bad, and at one time i just couldnt stop doing it even though when I was told to stop doing it.. in the group home i was living in i was made to sign an aggreement to stop doing it, she said if I didnt stop Id be booted out... Though that didnt stop me... i was booted out and upon living by myself in my first apartment i didnt feel like doing it anymore... and i havnt really done it since because i found other ways to make myself feel better... sometimes there's no way to deal with feeling bad.... all you can do is accept... atleast that's what i learned.
 

razzle dazzle rose

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I used to self-injure but now I don't. I have 15 year old scars: they never go away! Explaining them to people is awkward, but now I can say it is something I used to do. I still get the urge, but I just allow myself to feel the emotion and don't act on it. Cutting can be like an addiction, but like other addictions, it is possible to overcome it. Once you are ready you will. Perhaps right now it is just too overwhelming to think about stopping completely. Maybe try doing it less often? Less deep? Every little bit helps. You do have to recognize that cutting is destructive, and those who love you will want you to stop though they may not always know how to help.
 

me-tan

Member
I'm lucky, I guess, when I cut myself I didnt cut very deep, just enough that i bled a tiny bit. I used to burn myself in a area where clothes cover up all the time, so no one ever comments unless they see me naked. I still have those scars when I burnt myself with matches, that felt so good, but then I stopped after awhile because I started feeling less sad and less stressed out as I got older... Though they are still there I beleieve, havnt looked at them in awhile.
 

razzle dazzle rose

Well-known member
I used razor blades which was a really really bad idea (not that it is ever a good idea to cut ourselves, no matter what object we use). Now every time I see a sharp blade I wince.
 

Ten

Banned
So you like cutting yourself. Do you really or are you just saying that? If you honestly enjoy it then you're obviously not going to stop doing it until you decide for yourself that you don't like it anymore. Just keep in mind those scars aren't going anywhere.
 
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