Should i

[Terrell613091]

I'm asking should I cut because my life is just terrible my mom yells at me my dad abuse me like choke me and hit me I'm only 13 my friends cut they say it helps them out idk if I wanna it's just I'm always depressed because my mom is just always bullshitting like 10 mins ago I asked can I lock the door and she said wtf you mean I said should I lock the door she said are you gonna leave it open I said no she said OK then and she said you so damn crazy and I shut the door and locked it and I wanted to cut so damn bad....but should I?

[maysen22]

I would say no. cutting can be very dangerous! But if you have to do something i would reccomend punching a wall or something and be the better person.

[LIAM.M]

Definitely not! Cutting will not solve anything and isn't very productive, do not listen to your friends because if you start there is probably no stopping and could end up doing serious damage to yourself, instead I advise to call child support lines or go talk to someone about it, perhaps neighbors or teachers?

[Terrell613091]

Thanks guys I really appreciate it

[StoppingTime]

:arrow: Cutting & Self Harm.

[Noirtier]

My biggest piece of advice to you is DO NOT start cutting. No matter how hard things get, please for the love of all that is holy, do NOT start cutting. Because once you start, you'll find it's hard as hell to stop. There are countless members here who are struggling to climb out of the pit of self harm addiction, myself included. If you start cutting, it becomes a daily battle. Sure, it may help in the beginning, but then you come to depend on it. More. And more. And that's a major problem. I've been struggling to stop for a couple months now, and I know people who have for years. And it's something that, I think, you would struggle the rest of your life with, when hard times come. Take if from someone who has experienced it: It's not worth it. Find other, productive ways of dealing with your feelings like writing or art or something like that. We will always be here to help and support you here on VT, but please remember, starting to cut yourself isn't worth it in the end...

[Desuetude]

If you're in two minds about cutting, I strongly advice that you don't. Once you start, you'll think you control it, that you might only need it for a little while, that you'll be able to contain it to one place, shallow cuts. None of this is true. If you start things will spiral out of control and you'll find yourself in a hole bigger than that which you started in. Don't add more harm on top of what your parents seem to give you. Find other outlets of releasing the pain: write about or talk to someone about what's bothering you, keep a journal, exercise and run, cook, photography, the xbox. Anything you enjoy, hobbies or activities. They are much better, more healthy sources of comfort and/or release. Don't get into self harm because it won't help you, I'm sure of it, it will only add to your current problems.

[Chris98]

No dont

[West Coast Sheriff]

Dont, I do it and it was a mistake. It makes more problems than it solves.