extremely numb, want help out.

[Amanda2332]

my form is self harm is scratching..just to avoid cutting too deep into my skin, but lately i have been wanting to see blood and to cut deep. ive been feeling very numb to life, and its scaring me big time. i dont know what to do, i want help but i feel if i try to tell someone they wont understand. what do i do? im tired of feeling this way but i dont want to be told how not to feel. any suggestions on how to get help?

[Lighto]

most of the people wont understand...at least thats what i have learned in my life...
as we all know is starts with experementing...like scratching or sumthn..but it goes worse..like you wanting to cut yourself...Dont go there..it will fuck you up like it did to me. You cut...you heal...you get depressed just because you cutted yourself and start cutting again...thats a neverending circle...please dont go there...hang on and kill the urges to cut..by doing something you like.

Be strong.

[CyanideGoodnight]

Distract yourself. Go for a run, read a book, write, convert the energy into something positive. I know how hard this can be and it may not work every time, but it does generally work. Also, talk about your general issues (why you want to cut), and that helps most people also.

Three months or so after I started cutting, I told some people who also cut and they told me to stop now while I had a chance. I didn't listen. Those three months turned into three years, and I've been trying to stop for one and a quarter years. So, be strong and do whatever you can not to give in.