cutting myself for pleasure

[Hundred Spirited God]

well,one of my problems is that i never get out of the house and meet ppl,but when im lonely/depressed,i burn/cut myself:(

[bad23170]

Well, you get lonely and depressed because you don't get out enough. Human beings are naturally very social animals and a sociable animal without anyone to socialise with isn't a healthy animal. Think of it this way : our bodies need a variety of different things to stay alive (vitamins, calories, sleep...). If you take just one of those things out of the mix, along comes a lot of health problemes and sometimes even life threatening. Your body needs to socialize or you get heath problemes. When you don't socialise, you becomes lonely and eventualy depressed. Depression is a serious illness that can be lifethreatening so you could do with loosing it.
Now if you're shy, then try socialising with family members or with people over the internet. If you have an animal companion then spend a bit of time with him/her. If you get offered to go somewhere you know there will be alot of people then go. Take any and every opportunity to get out, if it's going shopping with the family of playing football with friends. Socialise with your friends alot. I find that having someone close to confide in is very helpfull. But remember that depression is serious and won't be removed overnight. It takes time.

[Hundred Spirited God]

Well,I have a cat but he's not really that great,and whenever I get a opportunity to go somewhere,my dad doesn't let me >:(,also I'm not shy

[bad23170]

Well use social networking, be very sociable at school and break the rules a little. Be carefull with the last option, breaking rules can give you a bit of a kick especially when you're breaking serious rules and you're with friends. And if you get caught, the consequences may vary but the kick you get out of it is way better than self harm. Trust me, I've done both of them!
If your parents have friends around, socialise with them a bit if you get on well. Depending on weather you live in the country or a town, just go for a stroll down the road or up a path. Fresh air can do some good for the system. Try to invite friends over at every opportunity. Get a girlfriend/boyfriend if you don't already have one.
In the very worst case scenario, you could see a psychologist.

[Hundred Spirited God]

also, I forgot to mention I'm homeschooled and whenever I want to stay up and play vid games,my dad locks up the games,also I'm not sure about the socializing network stuff,but I'll try it

[bad23170]

hmmm. You're situation seems to be rather difficult. Do you not see anyone away from home then?

[Hundred Spirited God]

not really,i have 2 brothers and a dad,my first brother plays vid games and goes to work, and my 2nd brother works around the house alot and goes to school,and my dad just watches tv and sleeps

[germangirl]

Did you ever try to talk to your dad about that problem? Maybe he thinks you're happy and doesn't know that the situation is depressing you? I don't know your father though, just a guess.

[AzuPazu]

Honestly I know how he feels and how hard it is to be social. I think you should try and ask someone of your family or someone that you're already friends with to take you around to places you like. And you might meet people. Like I force myself to conventions (places where people gather of one specific same interest and well most of the time they're very social). It wouldn't hurt chatting to people first before meeting them. That's the only advise I have for becoming social. DX

[HunterBlue]

well,one of my problems is that i never get out of the house and meet ppl,but when im lonely/depressed,i burn/cut myself:(

At least you're honest about it. Cutting never happened before now. And what cutting did occur was incredibly rare. So in other words its become a kind of fashion.

What you're saying is you're hungry for stimulation. Anything to ecoxk some kind of reacton. I remember this episode of Dexter where he stood on the edge of a building looming down. Jut so that he could feel alive. Or feel anything.

You need stimulation in other ways. For your own sake, you gotta get out.

[bad23170]

It seems you're quite literally diying of loneliness. As said everyone else, you must force yourself into social situations or confront your father about it.

[Hundred Spirited God]

well,your advice worked i got out and feel better :)