why do people self-harm?

[StateRights]

ok i'm not an emo or goth or mental or anything so please excuse my misunderstanding. why do people hurt themselves?

i just dont see how anyone could want to hurt themselves deliberetely. i mean if ur depressed and stuff why would u want to hurt yourself even more??? it doesnt make any sense

no offense but i think some people do it for attention. especially emos and goths. they think they are cool becus they have ugly burns and cuts on their skin and they show all their friends and i think people who are depressed or mental do it because they want to commit suicide but they are too scared to cut there wrists properly.

people should stop hurting themselfs and just play basketball or football or something 2 relieve stress in my opinion.

[MysticalBurrito]

That is very fucking rude to say(about the wanting to die). IMO.
It's not because we're "mental" and yes there are posers out there cutting themselves for attention.
It was my escape, whenever I was hurting beyond words I would turn to the only thing that would make me feel better and in control, I knew it wasn't right but it was the only thing I knew to turn to.
Just because people cut doesn't mean they want to die.

[StateRights]

ok im sorry if i offended you please dont take it personally

but there are healthier ways to look after yourself. you can take up boxing or a sport and release all that bad energy by doing that.

as humans we try to live. there is a reason why u feel pain when your hurt and thats becuz your brain is saying its wrong. and yes if you self harm you are committing parasuicide.

[MysticalBurrito]

ok im sorry if i offended you please dont take it personally

but there are healthier ways to look after yourself. you can take up boxing or a sport and release all that bad energy by doing that.

as humans we try to live. there is a reason why u feel pain when your hurt and thats becuz your brain is saying its wrong. and yes if you self harm you are committing parasuicide.

I've stopped cutting thankyouverymuch. And the cutting isn't meant to be like suicide. It's a very wrong way to deal with emotions and problems going on in their lives I agree. But it doesn't mean you put them into a
"Oh that persons emo she/he cuts themselves their sleeve accidentally got pulled up so lets go make fun of them and harass them for their problems."
And yes they should join a sport or something but some people don't have those opportunitys.

[Malcolm Tucker]

Ok that is so absurd that you'd even make that assumption! Just because I cut myself does that make me "goth, emo or mental" then does it....? :mad:

And yes I totally agree it is so SO rude to say that about wanting to commit suicide.

and yes if you self harm you are committing parasuicide

....it is NOT a form of parasuicide.... If one was to cut with the intent of killing oneself then it's parasuicide but for most of us it's a way to express the pain we feel inside physically. Just because I cut, that doesn't mean I want to kill myself and I resent the statement.

:mad:

EDIT: and from reading your others posts on VT, you quite obviously have no compassion for others. Well done for ruining my day...

[BeautifulDisaster]

I'm not even going to bother to respond to this post.
It is extremely offensive, arrogant, misunderstanding, assumptive, judgmental, & in general, pathetic.

I'm extremely offended by two of your threads now.

I sense a pattern.

Troll?

[-Silence]

Physical pain is easier to deal with then emotional pain.

Thats it.

[BlackBetty]

I think it was very rude that you would post something like that in a H&A cutting form. Some people may do it for attention, but 99% of the others do it because they are calling out for someone to help them.

Don't be the one that kicks people when they are down.

[Asylum]

wow i'm extremely offended.... i do it to cope.... when i first did it soo much was wrong my gma died, my dad hurt me that week, my mom screamed at me,and i was buillied... it was a lot to deal with... also i have sevre anxiety... and depression and had ADD meds that made everything 10xs wrose... was i plannin to cut? no... i had no idea what emo waz... i jsut picked up the scissors during an anxiety attack... it felt good... sure it didn't help, but it released emotions, i just oculnd't.... now... another reason... i go numb.... this is scary when you can't feel anythign... i cut during this to try to feel something... another reason... i hear voices... and hallucinate... this is all very scary experience and once i cut it seems to sometimes go away... plus sometimes i don't even remeber doing it... i'm not mental... nor emo... or goth... i'm a human beng sir just like you... i can't help any of th above.... sure maybe 1% chance do it for attention. the only reason people leave cuts and scars visible, is to see if someone actually cares enough to tlak to them, or perhaps thye are proud to over come some horrible past/present... you have no idea what i've been through and what everyone else has been through. just so you know it's addicting... and it's basically like a drug... how can marjiunna feel good if it hurts you or smoking? same thing... no one is proud of their cuts and burns... i only like mine when i feel like shit, because i think i deserve it... but on days where i'm out with friends or happy or at home... i'm ashamed... i hate myself for what i did... and w do try otherways to release.... don't just assumee... plus the physical pain distracts from the mentla pain for a second... no.... just because you self harm doens't make you suicidle... i was suicidle because of my experiences i've been thru.... arghh this is another awful post.... think before you post!!! this makes me even more upset... do you have no compassion?!?!

[Obscene Eyedeas]

How dare you! u are so offensive i started when i was a child not an emo, not a goth not even a teenager. i did a mental health speech on people like you who are prejudiced against people. you realy are just offending people here and hurting them. if i want that type of opinion il go to my family or to the people who cause me to cut! vt is my safe haven and many other vters feel the same.

you should feel so ashamd for many reasons.
1.you havent done it yourself you dont know what its like and you are kicking people when theyre down!
2. that was so stereotypical and downright offensive and
3. you are not god you do not know everything what right have you to judge others.

[OnlyByTheNight.]

Physical pain is easier to deal with then emotional pain.

Thats it.

That is the answer to your question. Now I'm locking this thread before you upset more people by what you're saying. :locked: