Guys that cut

[Destructive Impulse]

So I don't personally know of too many guys that cut so first who here cuts and secondly do you feel it isn't manly and are ashamed of it?

[Jupiter]

First of all...

cutting≠self harm.

I have only ever cut once in my life. I have been self harming for years though. I have carved. I do not find it manly, but I don't find it feminine, either. It's just something that happens to some people. Of all the people I do know at my school, I am the only guy. I am a little ashamed of it, but it's in the past, well, mostly it is. But, all I can do is pick my life up and move on, but sometimes it isn't just that easy.

Hope this helped you figure this out, bud.

[Destructive Impulse]

Wait cutting is self harming.

[Jupiter]

cutting is self harming, but self harming is not necessarily cutting. there are so many different ways to self harm. sorry if i made that unclear.

[xXoblivionXx]

cutting is more common among girls. sometimes I feel like I'm always creating drama when I cut because I can't shrug things off. Why don't as many guys cut? Are girls just more emotional?

[Adrenalinedown]

Well I'll jump in here and say as a guy cutting is somthing I am not proud of but nor ashamed of either. Now I always thought that cutting myself meant I was strong. Being able to keep what I was feeling at bay instead of being over dramatic made me feel like I was in control. Now that I've been cutting for a while I realize that I was wrong in my thinking but now it's a little to late.

[Fractured Silhouette]

If i'm honest, I feel embarrassed and ashamed about it. At first I had no idea about girls or guys cutting. So I only found out it was feminine until after I started. When I read an article on it. Doesn't matter anyway, I really couldn't feel any less 'manly' then I do now.

[Thunduhbuhlt]

I used to cut. It doesn't make me feel less manly, but I am ashamed about it nonetheless.

[apfunction]

I'm a guy that cuts and I don't feel ashamed of it. I never let anyone see my scars (even my friends that know about it), but that's because I don't want someone pretending to understand or giving their fake sympathy.

[Incompris]

Why don't as many guys cut? Are girls just more emotional?
Some pages I read say that they cant get out emoition out as well as males do. Or that we get angrier easier than girls do. And I do cut am not proud of it at all.

[LucasRobert0897]

Im another Guy who cuts. I'm the only guy I know. I only know of two others who are both girls. One being my best friend. I sort of feel feminine but I really don't care. I do also wonder if its more popular in the US than here in the UK

[Destructive Impulse]

I don't think it's popular anywhere nor do I know if it's more common in the us then the uk

[razorbladesalvation]

Im a guy and i cut :) i dont know why though tbh yehhh i have a shit life but honestly i think its just because i like the scars, i like the feeling of pain just because it gives me feeling.
I spend every waking moment when im with friends or family being the "Bigman" the shoulder to cry on to keep everything together in one peice.
But when im alone i let my emotional pain out through phsyical pain

[razorbladesalvation]

also i dont know a single person that cuts thats close to me anyway

[darkie]

I attempted to cut and have attempted so several times, but I didn't do it so much that it had severe scabbing or bled profusely. I'm not ashamed of it, but I'm not really fond of those memories either.

[mike1134]

I cut. I'm the only guy that I know of at mu school that does