No one understands..

[happinessisoverrated]

I've had severe depression and anxiety for nearly 10 years, and I've been cutting for 2 years. I've really been trying to quit, and I have friends and a psychologist trying to help me, but they can't help me because they don't understand. They don't know what it's like to cut through your skin and see that blood run down your arm (or leg or stomach). To feel that pain and feel that relief. I don't know how to let go of that. Nothing can compare to that feeling. I don't know how to stop. I feel so alone in this, and that just makes me want to cut more..

Can anyone relate or help? /:

[tubanic]

Don't feel alone, there are loads of people who cut for the same reasons, I for one.
I've self-harmed for many years with depression.
Try holding ice-cubes or hitting pillows when you feel like cutting instead.
Call a help-line or tell a close friend or family member aswell.
Hope you're safe :)

[Jakeisamazing]

I used to cut recently I have stopped from the help of friends and family, don't feel alone if you ever need to talk message me (:

[Magnus Bane]

try to amagine yourself in a happy enviromentor put yourself into a croud of people and talk focus all that on the words you are saying and you can feel relief that way

[xXJust Jump ItXx]

I've had severe depression and anxiety for nearly 10 years, and I've been cutting for 2 years. I've really been trying to quit, and I have friends and a psychologist trying to help me, but they can't help me because they don't understand. They don't know what it's like to cut through your skin and see that blood run down your arm (or leg or stomach). To feel that pain and feel that relief. I don't know how to let go of that. Nothing can compare to that feeling. I don't know how to stop. I feel so alone in this, and that just makes me want to cut more..

Can anyone relate or help? /:


I know depression and anxiety... Its not hard. It just eats you away and kills you, so its not just hard, its debilitating. I cut to and I have been for almost a year, for people to not understand you or cutting/cutters in general, its normal. And Ill skip all the polished up talk here and get to the point on helping you. I suffer from depression too and other things, I cut to cope and to feel happy or feel something for a few minutes. I am feeling you do that too, Ive tried to quit, I did for a while but Im back cutting again and worse. If you want to stop, youve already to go the first step. Wanting and knowing you need to stop cutting. You gotta find people to talk to about this, other cutters, Ill talk even. Talk bout your feelings and everything, you gotta let it out. Quitting isnt easy, if you can from your therapist, get anti depression meds, it can help so much! If you cant, you gotta find a different way to cope or a different outlet. Make a list of what you like, what you like to do that makes you happy. Do those things when you wanna cut. You need to take baby steps too, its not gonna be easy. Its and addiction, literal addiction, you gotta find a way to replace cutting with something that can do the same thing, make you feel good and replace the reason you cut now... And do something thats good or good for you instead. You can over time, a month or a few fully quit cutting. If you slip and relapse its okay! We all do it, dont let yourself full on get cutting again. I really hope it helps, and you can do it. Good luck.

[infinite.]

I think a lot of people cut because it allows them to visualize their depression and they think it might help them solve their problems. so I don't think you can stop cutting when you're still depressed or have a problem, so if you wan to stop cutting I think you have to diminish the depression first. this is probably all stuff you've heard before but its the truth. so i really hope it helps

[gentletrees]

Just because they don't know what it's like to cut doesn't mean they don't understand pain. It doesn't mean they don't know the sting of addiction. They want to help you. This isn't healthy behavior and you need to let them help you.

[happinessisoverrated]

Thank you all, I appreciate your understanding. Sometimes it's hard to remember that you're not the only one that deals with this, you know? I feel alone a lot, so it helps to know that there are others like me out there.