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i cut...
i cut....
it's so addicting and i can't stop. i love everything about cutting but i know i have to stop this...
please help
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cutting is addicting and really hard to stop but your only hurting yourself physically! i think that you should tell you parents and or a trusted adult. they can help you get help. it will be the best thing that you can do for yourself and if you get help for yourself you will be able to take care if the prolbem. slowly but surly. things like that take time but help is avaliable. take care of yourself. hope this helped
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if only there was a mirical answer.... :'( sorry hun, but i would say just slowing start making smaller and smaller cuts everyday, then eventually cut everyother day, you get it, you can also check out self harm webstites for things that hurt, leave scars and what not, but they do no damage to your body.
hope i helped!!
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ok, its addicting because of a chemical released when exposed to severe pain, like a pain killer. It creates a sort of high, so to speak. the same chemicals are released in sex and when eating hot tamales.
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get rid of every raser or some thing to cut your self with, and after your other cuts heal wear short sleve that way you will not teapted to cut your self because every one will see it. or you can ask help from a adult.
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why do you love it so much? if you cut then you are slowly killing yourself. talk to your parents and if you cant talk to them talk to a very very trusted adult who can help you becuase cutting is so bad and if you dont your gonna die, simple as that. oh also you can look up internet sites about cutting and see what kind of techniques other peopole used to stop cutting hope i helped ♥ Kelley ♥
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i dont like to say "i know how you feel" because everyone's stories and feelings are different.
i dont know whats making you want to cut or what makes you so upset that you have to hurt yourself, but trust me, its not worth it. you could seriously hurt yourself and ruin things in your future. im not just one of those people whos just like "oh just quit." i know how hard it is, i've been there before. but let me tell you, to admit that you have a problem and get the help you need and know that youre doing something good for yourself that no one can take away, there isnt a better feeling in the world. ever since i got help for my "problem", i dont see negative in everything. i now look back and say "wow.. i had a problem.. i was sick..and i took it out on myself." dont think like that. whatever it is thats hurting you, talk to someone about it, dont keep it inside and inflict the pain on yourself. you can talk to me, im always here for anyone in need. some people say to just talk to your friends, but your friends can only help you so much. your friends can help you come out of denial and admit that you have a problem, but in the end, you need the help of a professional. thats the only way to get better.
just hit me up if you need more help.
god bless
<3 stef
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Oh god this isn't good. Ok first things first think about why you are cutting? Is something going on at home or at school? Figure out what is making you hurt yourself and try to fix the problem. Before you hurt your self think why should i be doing this is this really going to help me? the answer is no it is just causing you even more pain. Instead of cutting maybe whenever your upset you could scream in to a pillow or something i dont raeally no what a good alternative is but i just dont think you are being fair to yourself. If you don't think you can stop on your own mayb tell an adult you trust. Main thing is you can't continue hurting yourself. PLease get some help im here if u need any more addvice
♥ barbie girl
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STOP....plz stop....why are you cutting yourself??And why do you want to stop cutting if you love everything about it?.....is it because you know that you hurting yourself and you shouldn't be?? Whats making you do this?Are you trying to prove something to yourself...Tell your parents and get helpppp!!! Plz stop...it wont help you!!
xoxo leah
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Why would you want to stop cutting yourself if you love everything about it?
Do you cut your skin to prove something to yourself? If it is control you seek, the secret of self control is that you are always in control. Cutting is not an addiction, but you may choose to percieve it as one in order to hide the truth from yourself, which is that you can stop any time you want to.
What do you love about cutting?
Why do you believe you have to stop it??
What on earth is wrong with cutting yourself, if that is what you choose to do with your body? (And believe me, it obviously IS what you want to do, or you wouldn't be doing it--make no mistake about that.)
Why did you write to us? Why should you stop cutting???
Nobody can help you. You aren't addicted. You will continue to cut yourself until cutting yourself ceases to serve its purpose.
Does it help you to understand that your "behavior", that of cutting yourself, isn't compulsive, or driven by addiction, but is only a DELIBERATE action on your part?
Ask yourself this: Why do I choose to deliberately cut myself? What do I accomplish? What is the effect of cutting yourself? What does it relieve, or create? If you can discover the answers to these questions, you may gain some insight into your own mind.
All behavior proceeds from thought. What thoughts do you have that lead to cutting, and what thoughts/beliefs/feelings are created/sustained/extinguished by the act of cutting?
Let me know what you find out. Visit my advice column, and good luck to you. I hope to hear from you.
Dr. Chad
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Do something else to keep your mind off it. Read a book, start a collection (not of razors), become an advice columist, whatever. Cutting sucks and its good that you realize this.
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One of my best friends was just like this. We didn't know about it for a long time, but when we found out we tried to help her. She refused to talk to anyone about it but us and before we pretty much forced her to get help we came up with an idea to help her temporarily. We had her wear a rubber band around her wrist and whenever she felt bad about herself or felt like she wanted to cut herself she would snap the rubber band. We also took away all the sharp objects in her room and everything. It didn't work for long, because it's obviously not the same, being that there's no blood involved. She kept cutting anyways because she "needed to see the blood" and she could always find sharp objects when she was desperate for them. The point of this whole story is that even though we helped our friend come up with things that helped her, that may be used by professionals, they only last temporarily and pretty much the only way to stop cutting especially when it is a serious addiction is to get professional help. Professionals can help you psycologically (not just physically) which is where the heart of the problem is. I know it's going to be REALLY hard for you, but probably the best thing that you can do is tell your parents about it. If you try and try and try and just can't do it, or they are unwilling to believe or help you, then what you need to do is tell a counselor or nurse at school or even call a hotline. There are lists of different hotlines and their numbers on the internet. I hope that you get help very soon. Good luck!
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If you are that depressed to cut yourself see a shrink! it helps! or get meds or go to the hospital or a recoupreration place. tell your parents, get yourfeelings out! and force yourself to stop cutting!
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I know exactly what your going through.If you know you need to stop then its gonna take some time.And you have to try your hardest to stop.Yeah it will be very complicated.First off,all of your stress and problems need to in a journal so you don't take it out on yourself.And you most deffinatley need to take all your sharp objects (scissors,razors,knives etc...)out away from you.That way you can not touch them.There are a few websites that you can go to.If you have any questions just ask...HOPE I HELPED!
p.s PLEASE STOP !!
XO CHELS
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First, do not seek proffesional help until you have tried stopping for a very long time. There are at home methods to stop, and proffesional help rarely ever works.
you need to understand why you cannot stop to realise how to overcome it. So, here's a brief overview on cutting.
When you feel physical pain, the pain eventually will go away. This happens because your brain makes something a lot like morphine to ease pain. Well, in cutting, it is released in high doses, and you do become addicted to it.
The only way to stop is a continual basis stop. You cannot relapse, you cannot do an every other day type thing, and you cannot use lesser methods to stop (Rubber band is commonly suggested, it never works.)
So, with a continual basis stop, it works in steps. You start by stopping for 1 day. And then reward yourself with something, anything really that does not include self harm. Then, go another. Go day by day for 5 days, every other day for 10, every 3rd for 15, Every 5th for 20, every tenth for the final 50. This is 100 days cut free. You should be cured by then.
Yeah, easier said than done. There are ways to solve this.
1. Tell somebody. Anybody really. Parents always work best, as they scream at you and you are scared of doing this, but most people opt not to do this (I wonder why? :P). I do not suggest a guidence counselor either, they just tell your parents and do nothing else. Generally, a teacher, or a peer that you find on the web, or an adult you know. Your friends usually do not know how to handle it, and get very emotional over it. I don't suggest them.
2. Find a support group. However much I hate the site, www.teenhelp.org has a cutting support group, so you may want to try there. Otherwise, you can look on the web for "Cutting Support Group", and you get a lot of hits.
3. Have alternatives. I suggest baths for depression, with bubbles (:). I added that. It's not neccassary. :P), punching pillows for anger, and drawing on yourself with red pen if you want to see blood.
4. Do not relapse. Never do anything near self harm, and it helps a lot.
-Steven
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You may need to seek professional help if you are unable to stop on your own. A lot of cutters need help to stop, you aren't alone.
I have some websites you can look at. Your best bet here may be to send a question to pinkskyline since she has been where you are. She can probably better help you that way.
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I know that you think cutting is the way to go but the process is slow when your trying to stop. You need to first take each day by day slowly. Try noting cutting for a day then time will pass and soon you can say that you have not cutted for a month or longer. Cutting can kill if you lose to much blood from doing it. Just take it one day at a time and i know it will get easier.
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you need professional help. you probably don't want to get into all that stuff, but for your safety you need it. it isn't bad either, because it can really help you. i never cut myself, but i know people that did cut & they got help & they didn't again. your parents er whoever doesn't even need to get into it. juss go see someone.
good luck!♥
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Woah, hold up..There's a lot of things that need to be covered in this.
I was a cutter once, and I know how very hard it is to stop.
I need to ask some questions, but I don't want to be rude..
How long have you been doing it?
Who knows?
Why do you feel that you do it?
If you can answer these I can help you more fully, if you don't want to then i'll do my best.
Cutting IS an addiction, no matter what critics say, and it IS very hard to stop.
What you have to remember, is that this scars for life..It can stop you getting jobs and is also classed as an illness.
I really want you to talk to someone about if, if you live in the UK, try going onto connexions-direct.co.uk, if not I can find an American helpline or website to help you!
Please, post another message if you want furthur help
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