Cutting Yourself

Are You Cutting Yourself?


cutting yourselfAre you among the teen cutters, or do you have a schoolmate who is a cutter?

Are you a parent of a teenage cutter?

I was really shocked when I first met a girl having cuttings on her wrists. I asked myself: "How on earth can anybody -- and especially such a nice young lady -- has such a crazy idea?" Then I listened to her story and was deeply touched. I decided to find out the reason of this peculiar behaviour.

 


Why does somebody cut her own body?

Cutting is a type of self-mutilation, self-injury. The purpose and the reason of cutting yourself are to feel the bodily pain and see the blood. Cutting evokes a sudden sharp pain, it produces an intense sight of wounded skin and spilling blood.

 

Would you like to learn more about the role of pain in human beings?

Pain and especially strong pain, would evoke self-consciousness, would let you know that you are existing. It's a strong push to wake you up.

Of course, if it becomes too intense, you would faint. Intense pain evokes self-consciousness but too intense a pain will cause a loss of self-consciousness. Pain is a way, a chance of becoming more generous, humble and not egoistic. Pain is the most understandable language, everybody feels the pain.

The joys and pleasures of life, all that life can offer me in the way of satisfaction, all these things do I receive gratefully; yet were I far more loath to part with my pain and suffering than with those pleasant gifts of life, for it is to my pain and suffering that I owe my wisdom.Old Wisdom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pain and suffering lead us to ourselves and make us more genuinely ourselves. While joy and happiness move us into the opposite direction, towards heaven. Thus, everybody desires joy and happiness and not pain and suffering.

Therefore a man with common sense does not want to feel pain.

I feel like im slipping in to black hole that i cant get out of. I feel lost hopeless like theres know way out every day the same its never gone get better i just feel so lost and depressed nothing gets rid of these feelings i cut to make the pain go away but it doesn't help help me !!!Ashley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So cutting stems from two reasons: to feel the pain and get rid of the pain. It sounds paradoxical, but the truth is always paradoxical. Cutters desire the pain, the bodily pain to get out of the black hole, to wake up. Cutters desire the temporary bodily pain to get rid of the pain of the soul.

And what about the blood?

Blood is the essence of us. Blood is identity. Blood is individual. If you've lost yourself, you will find yourself again as you see blood. Blood is the most precious, isn't it?

Can you catch it?

Which life find you more interesting: a life that takes a harmonious and regulated course, or the one in which pain and happiness, crisis, and perhaps, upheaval alternates? It would not take me long to decide.

I had an Incident about 5 months ago were I got bashed around the bus stop were I got surrounded daily when I went home and graves a fresh razor blade and cut myself really bad my nana found me in my room and took me to hospital I had been swing a psychiatrist and I stopes cutting but I still get really upset been getting bad the past two weeks Nd I just cry and get funny feelings but I don't want to cut my self but yeh that's my story!!Will

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maybe, you have lost yourself, you have sunk into a dreamy, disoriented state, and you look for an escape.

Does cutting yourself really help?

The first answer is: Yes. But it is a momentary and virtual help.

The second answer is: No. I've not read any "success stories" with cutting, never heard anybody who could get out of depression and despair by cutting. But if you succeeded in it please, let us know.

The long-term effect is not improving but worsening of your state. By cutting yourself, you won't escape from inner pain.

 

What can you do?

  • First of all, you should understand that cutting yourself will not save you. You must realize that you are on the wrong way. Recognizing the fact that you fail will you give a chance to change your behaviour.

  • The core of the problem is not the cutting itself. Cutting is only a wrong attempt to resolve your problem.

  • You should come to a decision. Without definite decision nothing will change. You should determine to face your problem and do everything to change your life.

  • You should concentrate your will power. If you have a weak will, you should train it. Without will you'll fail. It is like oxygen, without oxygen you won't move.

  • Now it's high time to do something. Don't be lazy. Do it. Learn, develop, grow, talk, breathe. Just do it. You may write your own story to help others. Don't be so selfish!

I just sit in a corner feeling Numb,
Bleeding the Dispair,
THEY caused.
NO. I caused.
MY FAULT FOREVER. Excerpt from Kara's Bleeding Dispair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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