hey u give good advice i read ur answers and they are great hopefully u can help me! well i have this problem i'm not a cutter but sort of one i'm not the kind that goes all crazy wit it...i dunno i used to but i stopped but its been mayb 4 months that i stopped but when ever i get really mad i promise myself that i will cut myself when i get home but i always end up forgetting and my anger is gone but i'm scared i might end up doing it again. i know there is other people out there like me but i feel so ashamed cuz i might start up again cuz things start building up but i try and hold bac as much as i can but i heard people say that you should tell people and it will make you feel better but i feel that they might look at me as weird or sumtin or pyshco its not my fault it was the only way not to hurt others emotionally i rather hurt myself sumhow before others. i am ashamed of myself and i feel that if i tell sumone they might help me and make me feel better i'm not sure what is ur opinion about that? also about how to stop even though i did but i hope i dont continue... lost and confused
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Health & Fitness category? Maybe give some free advice about: Injuries? A.Good.Lie answered Wednesday September 1 2004, 6:27 pm: First off--Thank you very much for your kind words at the beginning.
Alright, when I used to cut, I made the mistake of telling my guidance counsler at school about it, and he sent me to a mental instatution. Yeah--don't do that. Because no matter what people tell you, I don't believe that those places do anything for you. I suggest telling your parents about it, or telling someone who can drive (ie--Older sibling or older friend) about it, so maybe they could bring you to a theropist. Theropy is a GREAT way to get over something like this, because it's just a simple way to get out all of your emotions, and at the same time, get suggestions on how to solve them.
Maybe, to help stop the cutting, you could get a stress ball. Those things are always fun. And if you get pissed at it, you could stab it with a knife or something. Just as long as your not hurting yourself or any other breathing thing. You could have like, this stuffed bear or something of that matter with a picture of a person that you hate pasted onto it, and you could stab that if you are really mad or in the mood to cut yourself. [It might sound stupid, but it's creative ;)]
If you really don't want to emotionally hurt anyone, then don't cut. Because in the long run, you'll end up hurting more people than you plan on. Especially because some cutting can lead to deaths; imagine what that'll do to them.
I hope it all works out for you! [ A.Good.Lie's advice column | Ask A.Good.Lie A Question ]
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