Is it bad if you do something to get attention (like cutting, maybe) but then hide it so no one knows?


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why are you trying to get attention? Think about that instead of the end result --like cutting. And how are you going to resolve your attention issue in a healthy manner where you will be able to enjoy the attention. And not from a hospital bed either.

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yes ts very bad in my own opinion...you should never cut or turn balemic or aneric...theres no point...they all are bad solutions! so yes it very bad!!and if you cutt please get help..its not the answer i promise!
Doing the behavior is one thing, but hiding is another. By wanting to hid the fact you do it, then you are admitting that you know the behavior is wrong and you need help
Cutting is probably one of the worst ways of getting attention....It just shows how desperate you are...And you won't get the attention that you want plus it's unhealthy....you may die from it too...... You'd be better off dressin up and going to a dance party!
Yes. I used to do that to get attention.
If you hide you will never get it, and if it is attention, believe it or not...it's going to be the attention that you do not want.
Cutting leaves ugly scars on your arms, you do not want that, and it is dangerous and just a complete waste of times. You will look back on this and see that it was a complete waste of time.
Yes it is bad not only for yourself but for others. Why would someone want so much attention they would hurt themselves to get it? Everyone has issues it's how you respond to those issues that get's people attention. Negative thing's like cutting are dangerous. Think about the people who love you because you would only be hurting them in the long run.
I use to do it when i was 14..it's for attention or to take out frustration.after awhile i stopped feeling the pain and it became my only way to release aggression toward myself and others.yeah it is bad if you cut too deep or cut long ways.i use to cut my legs wrists and ankles.it is a problem and hopefully you will grow out of it like i did before you kill yourself.find something else to occupy your time..mine was homemade moonshine..then i just wanted to shoot myself.I was acting out because the death of my mom..i felt like i was alone and better off with her...as you see im still alive...i came to my senses in time.Yeah it's not cool..get help..talk to someone you can trust.you got to trust someone sometime.
It's not good, it is a way to hide another problem to yourself... Normally people that do things like cutting have a really important problem that is being unconciously hiden by yourself with that attitudes...
Yes. I know what you mean. It is bad for you. Maybe even worse than doing it for your relief of bad feelings. By doing it for attention, you feel good when people care about you, but it is not truly good for you. It is also self mutilation and you should see a psychiatrist if you cannot quit on your own. Basically it is an addiction like every other addiction to a feeling that you like.
if u keep doing this, youre gonna get more attention than u thought... and all attention is not good attention
Cutting or self-mutilation is very serious. If you are having difficulty stopping this behavior, please seek a mental health counselor. Usually cutting goes hand in hand with past childhood trauma. When dealt with early, you can have a better outcome. I work as a counselor with various individuals who self-mutilate or self-injure.
Its not bad, but its bad for you... its doesnt solve anything....
NOT TO AFFEND YOU, BUT IF YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE CUTTING YOURSELF TO GET ATTENTION AND THEN YOU HIDE IT. THEN IT DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF DOING OF CUTTING YOURSELF. IF YOU WANT ATTENTION WEAR A NEON BANDAID ON THE TIP OF YOUR NOSE. SO EVERYONE CAN ASK WHY YOU HAVE A BANDAID ON YOUR NOSE. IF YOU THINK THAT IS STUPID IDEA, THEN SO IS CUTTING YOURSELF FOR THE PURPOSE OF GETTING PEOPLES ATTENTION THEN HIDING IT////.
I am a self injurer and I know for myself i did the same kinda thing. I'd cut because i was hurting and wanted it to show on the outside but then i'd become terrified that anyone would see or find out. It isnt anything to be ashamed of, and talking about it is a really good way to help cope with your urges. Find someone you trust and try telling them and see how you react to telling....or tell a complete stranger on the internet, there are many forums and websites about Si, the best would be selfharm.net if you wanna talk to someone who knows what its like to struggle with SI and can relate, feel free to email me at reneenetrop@aol.com and add me to your yahoo list. Be safe
Yeah it's bad.

I hold no appreciation for people trying to get attention.

Cutting is "trendy" now...people will do what they see on TV.

It disgusts me to see what people will stoop to in order to have themselves in the spotlight, and then try to hide under the facade of a mental disorder.
what purpose will it serve, except harming yourself unnecessarily? actually, the world around us, is so callous, except may be parents, and sometimes they too, that no one would care, or give you attention, which you crave for.
you should decide your priorities, your own course of action, your interests,and follow them, with perfect planning and genuine efforts, evaluating the progress, at all possible stages. you will then find, that you have hardly any time to think about geting any a so-called attention of the people around you !
have you any time observed, how most of the women, in order to get noticed, dress flashily, provocatively, with weird hairdo's, or heavy jewellery ? they may get attention, but not the admiration ! try and understand this basic differnce. if you cut your vein, and then rushed to a hospital, do you think your boyfriend would feel more obliged to give you attention and love ? on the contrary, he would get alarmed, that there is some thing abnormal about you !
even if you first do something stupid, and then try and hide it, you ony will be burdened with that reality, no one else ! if you need attention, do some thing meaningful, like whatever creative side you may have, painting, poetry, writing, sports, even growing a rose plant in a small pot is also heartening, and pleasant. curb the negative side of your personality, think positive, and if you can't do it on your own, cosult a psychiatrist, nothing wrong in that ! as we go to the physician for physical ailments, why shouldn't we go to a therapist for our psychological problems ? that would help you to realise, harming your own body is not only bad, as you say in your quest., but not normal at all, and needs to be put a stop to.
stop bothering for the attention in the wrong sense of the word,
and life would be much more tolerable, pleasant for you, but with help initially !
You really do need help if you do things like that. You need to learn how to express those feelings in a healthy, constructive way so you can go forward with your life.

Cutting, substance abuse, eating disorders and things like that are actually warning signs that something is not right. People focus on those behaviors to try to deal with a painful life.

If you get help right now and learn better coping skills, your life is going to be so much better.

You are not a bad person for doing these things. You are in a lot of pain and you just need to learn some better coping skills.

Good luck to you!
Its not really for attention if you hide it!
if you do it to get attention....why would you hide it? If you hide it no one will notice and you wont get the added attention. I don't think its "bad" to hide it....i think its bad to do it for attention though....and I personally don't like people who do.

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