Confused

[Ryan96]

Okay I've only cut myself three times on my arm and they were small and shallow but I told my best friend and he made me promise not to do it again. This was a couple of weeks ago and I haven't cut since but I keep getting really worked up and upset and I start to crave the release that I got from cutting but I really don't want to let my friend down and I'm just confused because I know that me stopping should be a good thing and that he's helping me but in a way its hurting me mentally not to cut and I don't know what to do :(

[enjoying_my_insanity]

dont cut you will become addicted to it, find something to distract yourself from the urge to cut there is a list of things to do other than cutting http://www.virtualteen.org/forums/announcement.php?f=16&a=52
here ^^ i hope this helps and again plz dont cut <3 good luck! :)

[georgiamay]

I went through the same thing. I was telling myself it was a bad thing that i was stopping, because i felt even more helpless, and that stopping wasn't good for me.

But stopping is a good thing. Well done for not cutting for that long, i know how hard that is, so just keep going. It's good that you don't want to let your friend down, because that gives you a reason not to cut. Trust me, if you cut now, everything will seem worse, so just keep going. Keep telling yourself that you don't need to cut. You've already been a few weeks without it, so there's no reason you can't go on for longer.
I know it's hard, but it's worth it.

Try and find something to distract yourself with. Go for a run, draw, write down your feelings and then rip it up. Just find something distracting.

You can VM me if you ever want to talk, i'm always here :)

[Mike321]

As the others have said stopping is a good thing, but you have to work for it, I amlost gave in again the other day but, you need to keep yourself distracted, take your mind off it.
And the situation with your friend can work to your advantage, as you said you dont want to let him down, so you have something to aim for, to keep you going when you feel like you need to cut.
And well done for going that long without cutting, its really good
PM me anytime

[niko0202]

The thing you must not do is give in to those feelings because if you do you could become addicted and that is really not what you want trust me... So what you should do is talk to this friend of your'se and he can help you get trought these urges but you could also find something to do to distract you from cutting, especially when your on your own prepare things in advance to do so that you are entertained till the end of the day.

[Ryan96]

Thank you everyone, I'm still managing not to cut so far and I'm gonna try really hard not to give in :)

[Mike321]

Well done, glad to hear
Keep going, dont give in
:)

[LoveMe_HateMe]

Its good that your still fighting it! Keep it up!
But seriously hun, I beg you not to do it, keep fighting it. It's really not worth the trouble...So it'll help for what 5 minutes, but the problem will still be there after if not that bit worse than before. Just don't carry on. Please. I'd jump at the opportunity to turn back time to the first time I did it and stop myself. And I can garrentee that I'm not the only one.
Stop before you start.
Good luck with stopping though :)