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Any advice on how to stop cutting?
Well the title of my question is a big give away, but obviously you'll need a bit more information. I'm a thirteen year old girl, and I cut myself. I started around a few months ago, to see what it was like. My sister saw my cuts, we had a long talk and I had managed to convince her and my mum that I tried it once and thought it was awful. When really I didn't, I know it's messed up and stupid but I cut myself because it's fun- not because I'm depressed or angry. I'll be having the best day ever and I'll still want to cut and I always think about it. I still only do it just to draw a bit of blood, not very deep and I only have a couple of faint scars on my thighs (which is where I cut) but I'm starting to do it a bit more often and I need to stop now before I lose control completely. I'm already addicted so it's going to be hard to stop, but I need to. I've got a holiday coming up with my family and close family friends and I want to avoid the awkward situation where I turn up at the swimming pool with cut marks all down my legs. I know it'd be easier to have someone for the support, but my friends that did know abandoned me and my only friend would tell someone if she found out. I want to do this without anyone finding out, I know you should always be honest but some things are better left unsaid and I'd lose my mother's trust completely if she knew. I don't get triggered by anything it's just always at the back on my mind. What I'm asking is if anyone has some advice or techniques about how to go about stopping. If you're just going to lecture me about telling an adult then I appreciate the concern but that's not what I want, I want some advice on how to do this on my own. I do the elastic band thing as well as cutting so that's probably not much help. I'd really appreciate some helpful advice, and if you're someone who has delt with this themselves and has any tips on how they stopped that would be great. Thank you for taking an interest in trying to help if you do.
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It takes at least a month to break a bad habit and for some people even more. As you'll have heard from others with a common addiction like to smoking cigarettes, going cold turkey and just stopping is very hard.
There are many people who truly want to stop what they are addicted to, realize its not something that is for their ultimate best, but in the end they can't. Why? Do others have the same problem, unable to quit?
Well, it probably takes a psychologist to get at the deep down details, but in a nutshell your conscious mind, your awake mind wants to quit. However for some reason, your subconscious mind does not, gets some kind of pay off from this, even if not depressed and happy. It will be hard for you to discover that on your own without help. So you do need to reach out. Considering your circumstances of no depression and such as you say, there are no obvious reasons to treat to take away the desire...so that requires more research by a professional. If you dont wish to tell anyone, then you will have to learn to live with this for however long that may be.
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