Im a cutter & i have been trying to stop what should i do?
Question:
help plezz
i dont want 2 cut any more
Answers:
hey there.
i've been a cutter for 8, almost 9 years now. i'm not an expert on what works, but i can tell you what doesnt.
try not to use the rubberband idea, or anything involving ice to numb you wrist. this is still giving into the urges. the only way to cure yourself, essentially, is to find a way to battle these urges head-on. it will eleviate the urges and the need to cut, as well as raise your confidence and self esteem.
praying doesnt always work, and will pretty much only help if you have faith and/or are religious. i'm not, so it's kind of pointless. but if you are, if can help you summon courage and strength. so by all means, give it a shot. but please dont expect a miracle, cuz odds are, it wont happen.
exercising is a GREAT idea. it helps move your hormones, and kind of covers the urge, hopefully till it's gone.
i've tried to quit a few times, and i've learned that hope, prayer, and tricks dont work alone. you need to stay strong. it's hard, i kno. but it's possible to stop. as long as you keep that idea firm in your mind, you can do it. just keep telling yourself it's possible. it's an achievable goal. so fight as hard as you can to achieve it. if you can do it once, you can do it twice. once you fight the urge and dont cut the first time, i promise you will feel stronger then ever. you kno that feeling of remorse and regret that follows cutting? well, it will be the opposite if you fight off the urge.
please be strong. good luck.
John@hw7online.com
if you snap yourself with rubberbands, that worked for me,
but you have to keep them on, and train yourself to use them
whenever you feel the need to instinctively cut
I really dont know the feeling but when im depressed i like to do something i enjoy. Try physical activities, working out, write another poem idk just dont do it.
ok you need to STOP!
cutting yourself wont help.
Please stop
it is somehting you will regret later.
Pray to GOD and ask him to help you.
and he will.
snap yourself with a rubberband..the thing to help you stop is self control and not to think about it and stay occupied believe me i know i was in a girls group counseling for cutting.. a Doctor said stay occupied...writin poems r good...I use the rubberband thing and i've watched so many of those videos about cutters and shows that it made me think of why would you want to harm yourself? is it because you cut and the pain goes to somehting else? try abunch of things to keep you occupied and keep it off your mind..
go to www.selfharm.org, www.freewebs.com/selfharm_help... www.samaritans.org,
Throw away what you used to cut yourself...tell someone but only one person who you know you can trust and can run to when you're feeling weak...
Watch tv, or do some exercise, and when its daytime, take a walk..I know how u feel... just breathe...the feeling WILL pass.
so i noticed...no one dared to ask you if you need someone to talk to or vent to...i know i dont know you but im here if you need someone too...i would love to help out in anyway...
Have faith.God can heal you of it...
rubber band .
you could do a study on the history of swords ,how they were made and aspects of use.then go on to all the great conquerors that made this world so great.pick one to be a mentor you can follow or look up to.
you know they are all gone but never forgotten .
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The key to stopping your addiction is to find other ways to let out your emotions. I see you've started writing poetry which may be a good start in releasing some of the negative feelings you've been having, but be sure to search for other methods as well. Try to think upon what is alluring you to hurt yourself and why it has become so addicting. Try to think back to the first time you carried out this addiction and what exactly provoked it, I'm sure it'll help ease the tension and perhaps alleviate some of the impulsiveness to wanting to cut. I sincerely hope you find other ways that are much less harmful to you in letting out your emotions. Please be careful and be safe.
tell someone you can trust, and maybe they'll be able to help
cutting is not healthy your taking away your emotional pain while you cut but after your cuts heal it's still in your head so cutting is not the answer.
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Honey it will be okay if you can learn to control it. I use to be a cutter and the last time I cut myself was about 2 years ago ago. When I get really depressed it just takes the pain right out of your heart and then all you feel is physical pain that is why it is so addicting. I had gone about 3 and a half years without cutting myself cause I had been diagnosed with depresssion anxiety then when I my husband was in the hospital I couldn't deal with it and I cut my wrist I now have a scar left there and whenever I feel depressed I just look at it and I feel stupid cause people see it all of the time and my 5 year old neice even asked me how I got it and I didn't know what to say. But what is helping me get through it was something cruel that my husband did. He told me that he had taken a lot of pills. I immediately freaked out and started to cry. He then told me that now I know how he feels when I do that and how much it hurts him to see me in pain. Now I know how he feels when I do that and it is a selfish act for me to hurt myself cause I am truly hurting everyone else around me.
When you feel like you just want to die and that cutting makes you feel better think of all of the people that love you and think of how sad they would be if anything ever happened to you. I don't really know you but I care about you. I know waht you are going through and if you need someone to talk to you can contact my email on my page and I will talk to you. If you read the bible to it will really help. By reading it I have learned how much God really loves me and how much I really want to go to heaven! In the bible it says that your body is a temple to god and you don't want to do anything to ruin your temple.
I wish you all of the luck and you will be in my prayers! If you need anything please fell free to contact me!
God Bless-Jennifer
John H. had the right idea. I've been "sober" for about 3 years now and the only thing that works for me is exercise. I tried the rubber bands and ice thing and they didn't work for me. I still get the urges. Often. But now instead of cutting or welting, I go out for a jog or go to the gym. I come back refreshed, and in a much better mood/attitude. I think that once you're a cutter, you'll always get the urges. You need to find what works for you. Good luck.
I'd say next time you want to cut... hold the razor to your carotid artery.
After you cut that... you'll break the habit forEVER.
Otherwise, just stop being a freakin' idiot.
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