Am I cutting for attention?
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You only talk to one of your friends? then its not for attention...but go to a mental health facility so they can suggest why you are doing it and what you can do to stop it.
If you feel like you are doing it for the attention then you probably are.
If you're cutting in areas where people can see it, and you are telling people about it as sort of bragging, then yes, you are doing it for attention.
People who cut themselves because of real disorders will hide it from everyone... even their closest friends and family.
What in the hell do you do that for? Thats so ridiculous. what is this world coming to
sounds like it
sounds like you do. my sister was a cutter for a while and i think it definately it is used for attention. sadly its not really the attention your looking for if say, ur parents find out. after recovery my sister told me that she cut because she felt tremendous emotional pain and cut herself to feel it on the surface, its hard for me to understand but u might. try talking to your parents about the emotional pain you are feeling and hopefully they can set you up with a counselor. Even if its a hopeless attempt for attention you never know when your hand might slip and one day you accidently take your own life.
i do it myself...but its half for attention and half because it relieves me from all the pain i feel inside. like when my mom says she hates me.
stop cutting yourself! try to talk about something else, and don't cut yourself just to get attention!!
Yes and no. You are cutting for a reason. Why? Is it because you are upset about something or is it really just to 'show off' to your friends? If you are upset about something and that is why you are cutting then please go and speak to your doc asap. If however, it is to 'show off' ask yourself why you feel the need to do this? What point are you trying to prove? That you can cut yourself? How impressed are they? Bet they don't do it! So why are you? If you are a group all cutting to see who's got the most 'guts' then i suggest you take up playing Risk! Think about what I've said, I'm a cutter of 18 years and i know why i do it tho I'm in a constant battle to stop. on and off you'll continue until the time comes that you address the REAL problem. Go see the doctor if you think you need help. Cutting is not unusual for a doc to see, and nothing to be ashamed of.
Was it hard for you to get up the courage to post this question? If so, then you probably have a serious issue. Also, how do you feel when you are cutting? Are you thinking of telling people so that they will feel a certain way about you-or is it something you do to try and FEEL things? Only you know the answers to these questions, but they could help you to understand things better. You should talk to your parents or a school counselor because cutting is very serious and something that you need to get help for. Even if you are just doing it for attention, you could seriously injure yourself and you also will have scars from it for the rest of your life. I hope you find a healthy way to deal with this problem.
kj,
Sorry to hear about your cutting. Maybe you do it for attention, but I'm not sure that will solve the problem for you.
Look around you at all the people in the world with all their problems. Think of your family, your friends, people close to you.
Are you able to see what their problems are? Does it ever frustrate you that they can't see them, or fix them, for themselves?
The funny thing is, almost nobody has the ability to perceive their own faults. We instinctually are oblivious to our own shortcomings, or at least how to deal with them.
Unfortunately, this makes some of these problems very hard to fix. Cutting is one of those problems that cannot be solved on your own. Just like so many of the people you see around you can't solve their problems.
You need a professional for this, and you should not be ashamed of it. If you go to school or college, your guidance counsellor or academic advisor can get you one.
Otherwise, you should go to the doctor and tell them what's happening.
I'm telling you this, because it's obvious to me that it's the only option. I already know you don't see this, but trust me, that's the problem with cutting.
get help.
well not really i used to cut and still sometimes do. And my best friend's Amanda and Essence both know about it. And I know I don't cut 4 attention. I don't think u do just talking about it does not make u a person who cut's 4 attention it's good u have some one to talk to about it.Best wishes-Jessica am16 i started at 14 and am working hard to stop.
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