I really did try

[Depressed-but-Hyper]

Yesterday was another bad day. My baby brother got knocked down by a car and was put in a coma....my life really doesn't get any better.

I tried to push the idea of cutting out of my mind and concentrate on something else....but i gave in.

I cut daily now, if i'm feeling rough or upset...its just a sudden reaction, cutting makes me feel better. I've tried different things but cutting is the only thing that really works.

Somewhere inside me i don't want to stop but i know i have to.

Please help me

[AllyKat675]

Im sorry to hear about your brother.
trust me i know how much cutting helps at the moment but eventually you will look at the cuts and scars you wont feel happy or proud and cutting yourself can actually cause you to get more depressed. if you think about it its like what you have come to? and it sucks badly but the urges to cut are going to come always but im not going to tell you to stop but i reccomend it but its a good thing knowing that you have to stop just go with that and if you need someone to tlk to 2 im here iv'e also been through tough times like that.

[Hyper]

Somewhere inside me i don't want to stop but i know i have to.

Please help me

If you don't want to help yourself, nobody can help you.

To stop doing something that has developed into an addiction you must have help from people and professional help.. But most of all you need to have your own willpower to go through with that help and acchieve recovery.

So to stop, you really have to want to stop, not just know that you have to stop.

As for what else helps people when their down/upset.. Well its different for everyone.. I don't need much, music or just being left alone is good for me.. I have a friend who paints if his upset.. I know people who like to punch punching bags when their not at their best mood.. Its alot different but its really important to keep looking for your own thing.. As you'll really need it if you are ever going to stop cutting.

I really hope your brother recovers.. And I really hope you find strength within yourself not to harm yourself

[Triceratops]

If you don't want to help yourself, nobody can help you.

^^ I think he just nailed it right there.

There's obviously a part of you that DOESN'T want to cut as you have tried to focus yourself on other things besides cutting. Concentrate really hard on something you're really interested in instead of cutting, it works trust me, you just have to put the effort in.

I'm really sorry to hear about your brother too, that must've been hard. I hope he's OK and if he is, keep telling yourself that and it'll put your mind at ease from cutting.

I hope everything goes well for you and if you need anything, PM me anytime :)

[byee]

Listen, there's just too much going on in your life right now for you to go thru all this alone. Please tell someone about your feelings and your cutting. Let them get you to someone who can understand and help you. You shouldn't be alone right now, it has to be worse going thru all this all by yourself.

Who can you go to for help?

[adam dockery]

listen. I no wat ur goin through an ive been there myself. I lost a parent and it was all i could do to not drink myself into a coma. People express anger in everyway, some ppl dont talk, dont eat, or lik myself, drink. You have to find the power to controle yourself, look deep down and tell yourself things are going to get better, cause things have a way of working themselves out. So you have to tell yorself to stop, ppl can help u, but no one can make u stop. And i no the last thing a teenager wants is pity. Sometimes in this situation u have to think about other people. The next time u go to cut, think about ur parents, they are going through the same things. Try to find another way to deal with the pain, beleive me , u wont feel better until u do. Please PM me if u have any more questions or just wanna vent. Cause i have been down the exact road ur on. And ive had to make the same decisions