Why am I always wanting to cut when I'm deeply depressed?

[Cicero]

So 3 years ago I cut myself for the first time, the first time I did, I cut myself about 7-8 times. I swore I'd never do it again, cause frankly it wasn't to pleasurable. Yet whenever I am deeply depressed I get an urge to cut myself, even though I swore I wouldn't do it again, cause it wasn't pleasurable. I haven't cut myself since the first time I did.

[ackmedsgirl666]

its all in your mind... you get depressed and self harm used to be your safe haven and you have continuous thoughts of yourself going to that haven again. good job on your progress i must stay.. congrats for staying strong and avoiding this situation even when your tempted to do it.. staying away from self hard is hard.. i used to do it everyday and it eventually became a chore for me.. when were depressed our minds tend to wander and some thoughts trigger emotion and pain and thoughts of suicide..

just continue keeping your head up :)

[Cicero]

its all in your mind... you get depressed and self harm used to be your safe haven and you have continuous thoughts of yourself going to that haven again. good job on your progress i must stay.. congrats for staying strong and avoiding this situation even when your tempted to do it.. staying away from self hard is hard.. i used to do it everyday and it eventually became a chore for me.. when were depressed our minds tend to wander and some thoughts trigger emotion and pain and thoughts of suicide..

just continue keeping your head up :)

But I only did it once.

[ackmedsgirl666]

But I only did it once.

even better. i am more glad to hear you only cut once and never turned back
thats a big accomplishment. and i was speaking in general.... everybody is different though

[dontfiguremeout]

I would say go talk to a therapist! By talking to one, then can help you right away, and stop your urge to cut! And it's perfect timing because you've only done it once, it would be so much easier for you to take advice from them!

[Harley Quinn]

Just keep remembering that you hated what it felt like, and you won't do it. If you find no pleasure in it, it's not really worth it - not that it is anyway - I'm just saying. Urges come and go, you just have to ignore them and find a better way of dealing with it.

[unusedaccount]

So 3 years ago I cut myself for the first time, the first time I did, I cut myself about 7-8 times. I swore I'd never do it again, cause frankly it wasn't to pleasurable. Yet whenever I am deeply depressed I get an urge to cut myself, even though I swore I wouldn't do it again, cause it wasn't pleasurable. I haven't cut myself since the first time I did.

Then you have at least a tad more self control than half of the other people on here that self harm do. If you feel the urge to, your obviously dealing with unresolved issues and problems in your life. Have you thought of confiding in someone? Perhaps sharing your problems with someone you can trust? Dealing with it yourself isn't healthy.