If you cut yourself, like self injury?

Question

i want to know why.

please and thank you.

Answer 1

I first did it because I just wanted to try it and then it had become a habit.But then I stopped and have been clean every since.

Answer 2

I used to. On occasion, but not all the time because I felt like everything was wrong in my life and I felt like I had to punish someone for it, so then I cut myself because it was to hold less regret than hurting someone else.  

Answer 3

i don't now and haven't for years but I did when I was younger for about... 7-8 years.

For me it was something that was mine. It was my secret - no one knew about it, and that made me feel good. I had something to nurture. I would cut and the next day I would have wounds to attend to and I got to watch myself heal.

I never found that it hurt immensely, but whatever it was that hurt me enough to make me want to cut, didn't mean anything when I was cutting. It took the pain away and gave me something to focus on.

Don't know if your just curious or are a cutter, but in the end, all it did was give me scars that I have to explain every time I meet someone new, and to remind me of events from my past. I always regret that I did it, but I did.

Answer 4

I first started because it was the only way I could escape the situation I was in. I couldn't scream or run away or punch someone so I hurt myself instead. I was like 10 years old and my Dad was beating me up.  Then it became a habit, and i'd cut every time something stressed me out or made me unhappy. When I became agoraphobic it got worse , I was so anxious and paranoid all the time and it was the only thing that gave me any relief. I stopped when I was 20 but I still think about it all the time and want to do it all the time.  

Answer 5

I hate myself.

I have had body image problems for years which have caused a serious eating disorder (bulimia)

I have an anxiety disorder and sometimes i feel as though i don't feel anything at all, i feel numb.

So i cut myself to prove to myself that i am real.

I am in recovery though!!

1 month free

:)