Why do people like cut themselves.. i know they do it when they're depressed but how does it help at all?

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i used to do it.. jus a little bit.. not with a knife.. just my nails..dig them into my arm..bt i didnt let it bleed. its the pain .. it feels better than the pain u have emotionally inside..

it just helps you sometimes.take all the anger out from inside you.. bt the main reason i did it was because the physical pain wasn't as painful as the emotional pain i was going through..

BUT I WOULDNT RECOMMEND IT..

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It releases dopamine and endorphines in the brain which in turn makes the person feel "high" for a short period of time and allows them to forget their emotional woes. Its a form of addiction for some people because cutting produces a chemical reaction in the body that gives them a rush.

Have you ever noticed that some people when they go to a doctor, they will pinch themselves because they are nervous? Well, doing this removes their attention on being nervous, it puts their mind to the pain of pinching.
Self injury is quite the same..the pain of cutting makes way for a brief moment to forget their other pain. Its not a solution and the worst is that its addictive. Many want to stop but cant. Doing something else is the best answer, like listening to loud music, writing, drawing, exercise, go for a walk, a coffee.anything that will keep your mind off your depressed state BUT if it persists.see a doctor!

ITS DONE VERY FAST.THEY GET A PAIN THAT ALERTS THEM THAT THEY DID THE WRONG THING TO SOLVE THEIRE PROBLEMS IN THAT WAY.
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To them its a way of crying and many people cry when having problems but it also doesn't help.

Self-Injury has many different roots. Some ppl si to dissociate(kinda numb out), others do it to "bring themselves back to reality" after numbing out. Some do it as a form of self punishment.

It is actually taking anger and literally turning it on oneself.

It may give a "release" that last short term, but in the long term all it does is give them another scar and more shame.

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