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I'm a cutter...and i burn my self...sometimes
I started cutting when i was in 6th grade but i didnt like it. but now i am and i have huge cuts on my hips and i burn my self with really hot water or something really hot like metal. I know i shouldn't. i wear a razor on my neck at school and people look at me and interrogate me and say...''DO YOU CUT!'' the only people that know that i do this are my two friends who help me out a lot... an especially one... she helps me to convince people that i don't cut. i just wished i could stop but im so caught up inside.
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okay honestly the only way to make people stop talking about it is to stop doing it. and yes it is extremely hard. i started about four years ago. and it finally took probably the 20000 time the my friend explained to me how much i was hurting my family and friends for me to stop. i took everything away. i got rid of anything dangerous. got acrylic nails put on so i couldnt stab my nails. and started doing some coping skills that i learned at the hospital that treated me almost a year ago. it didnt work out and when i came back it was x20 worst.
some things that you can do are;
1.) (common) rubber band on arm stap it when you get urges
2.) take a stopwatch. time 15 minutes and in that time go against it and dont cut when times up if you still want to then set another 15 and keep doing it.
3.) playdough.haa sounds really wierd huh? well it really does get your mind off of everything - this girl had it and when she'd get mad she would smush it up - really seemed to work
4.) take a orange[apples prob work too] put it in the freezer. when you want to cut take it out and hold it and try smushing it and stuff. it works because it distracts you
5.) the marker trick if your one of those people that needs to see blood draw on yourself with red marker[ i honestly didnt see it that effective but other people did ]
6.) draw a picture or take a poloroid and a red marker draw on it what you want to do to yourself
7.) writing letters to people that your angry with (or yourself) and never give it to them
8.) [my favorite and most effective for me] writing poetry about cutting ; it really worked and instead of doing it to myself i was writing about it and how it feels trying to stop or how it feels right after you did it.
i was so addictive to the fact that i was so edgy and that people wouldnt find out unless i told them. it was great the way i felt. i loved the adrenaline i got from it but then i finally realized what i was doing. i couldnt wear bathingsuits, i couldnt wear tshirts, i really had to hide everything, and i hit a point were i felt that i needed to mature and stop doing it. i relapsed ALOT but eventually made it through and you can do it to. and you dont have to do it alone. IM at loserfacee9o3 or drop on in my inbox
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aw hun, well it's good that you know it's bad and you want to fix that. i comend you on that =). like this may sound retarded but one night i was laying in bed and i was like WHAT AM I DOIN WITH MY LIFE, I'M LOSING FRIENDS, I'M LOSING PEOPLES TRUST. and then the next mornin i got up and stayed away from everything sharp or hot. then i started to go running and workout. and it really got my mind off things. and tell your friends and see if they will go with you, they'll want to. and if it doesn't really work you could wear a rubber band and snap it enough to make the urge go way. good luck, i wish you the best
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It is great that you know this is bad for you and especially that you have friends that help you with it. I used to cut too, and it wasn't until I realized how bad it was for me and I had a friend to help me out that I stopped. It was very difficult for me and unfortunatly I didn't know why I was doing it until way after I stopped. The reasoning behind my cutting was depression. It is not uncommon for people to get depression. The smallest changes in a persons life can bring it on. If you think this may be the case with you, you may want to see a doctor to be sure, and see if there is anything they can do to help you with it. And it may be hard but you may want to talk to your parents about it, because they can help too.
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well, i have a friend who used to cut and well, im sorry about that and i dont know what your reasons are for doing it, but that doesnt matter, what matters is that you realize that you need to fix this. well, what i did with my friend was we got rid of all of her razors and we kept her away from anything sharp or anything that would tempt her, so pretty much tell your friends that know, that you NEED help and you want them to help you. Tell them, that you want them to make you stop no matter what you tell them(meaning even if you tell them to stop trying to help you). it will help you in the end i promise, and it will be hard but if your friends help you and you try really hard then you can do it. Im sure of it. And i think that it will be hard at times to try to stop but it seems like you really want to stop this so, good luck and i hope this idea works out for you.
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