Why can't i stop!!!!

[charlotte945]

My best friend always makes me feel beter and she always convinces me not to cut. Last night i felt horabl but i threw out all my blades and everything two months ago so i tryed with a thumb tack. I don't see why i keep doing this to my self. dose anyone have any idea whats wrong with me??????:confused:

[georgiamay]

There's nothing wrong with you. You can't stop because it can be very addictive, I've been doing it on and off for over 3 years now.

I don't know how to stop, because I've never managed it myself. But I did manage to stop for nearly a year once. When I did that I just kind of... I wrote a lot. Poems and stuff. I ripped them up a lot of the time to keep my hands busy, and it worked a lot of the time. Or I'd just go out. I'd go anywhere. Out with friends or just for a walk on my own. If I hadn't had a moments weakness, I'd be better now. Just try that maybe?

You can find a whole list of hundreds of distraction techniques on the internet, just type "self harm distractions" into google, and you'll find loads. But try a lot of them, until you find one that works, don't just try one and give up.

Maybe you should take it day by day, and just stop slowly instead of going cold turkey. Cold turkey never works.

Everyone here understands, and we're all here to listen. :hug3:

[Njathind]

As Georgia said, there is nothing wrong with you for wanting to do this. I think you could be addicted to this :confused:

All I can do is reiterate what Georgia said, she summed it really well. Distraction techniques and gradually cutting down on the amouth of self harm.

I know you can do it hun, you just gotta put everything you got into this. :hug:

[Ryunosuke]

I know how you Feel I had done the same thing. There's nothing wrong with you. You're on the way to recovery... We're here for ya.

[charlotte945]

i have never met anybody so supportiv as you guys. I write alot to mostly storys and it keeps my mind off of things. i never realy new anyone else who cut and i think it hlps to talk bout it with ppl who understand!!

[Quahog]

i have never met anybody so supportiv as you guys. I write alot to mostly storys and it keeps my mind off of things. i never realy new anyone else who cut and i think it hlps to talk bout it with ppl who understand!!

We are always here to help. This whole section is for people who are going though the same thing you are going through, who also need help. You are more than welcome to come here anytime you need to talk.

[Mike321]

As the others have said there is nothing wrong with you, its an addiction, and like with other addictions is very hard to break and stop.
I think what Gerogia said is spot on, there are alot of distraction techniques you can try, you'll problably find quite a few on here and on the internet.
Its best to take it one step at a time, you have everyone on here to support and help you.
You can do it, you can beat the addiction