What are the possible reasons why people cut themselves on purpose? What does a person feel as a result of cutting their own skin? Is this action, in itself, recognized as a mental disorder? Is it recognized as a symptom of any mental disorders?
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I guess people who cut themselves may have alot of feelings inside which they can't express and cutting gives releif, to feel. It is certainly a mental health issue, maybe related to depression or anxiety.
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When a person cuts themselves it's some time a cry for help because they are expressing how they feel because sometimes they know no other way to express their feeling on what they feel. They could be depressed, hurting about something, something tragic happen to them. Their are many thing that can drive a person to cut themselves. when I was 12 yrs old I lose my parent and I began to cut myself because I was hurting,depressed,felt alone and so many other things and I dealt with it by going to see a therapist. So if you know someone doing this. Then you should talk to someone about it and get them help.
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OK, for this example, assume that the person has been practicing cutting for ten years. Do you think that changes anything?
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Self-harm can be focusing, calming. It can give a person a feeling of control over their lives and their bodies which they have experienced no other way. It is used as a coping mechanism, an escape, like drinking or drug use. For many self-injurers, self-mutilation seems the only appropriate response to the state of the world and to how they're feeling about it and about themselves. http://www.parentingteens.com/index/Other+Teen+Issues/Self+Mutilation+Among+Teens
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ive been cutting for a long time.. people who cut actually do need help. I stopped cutting for a while because i found someone in my life that can help me focus and feel "real" as you put it. And now that that person is gone from my life i find myself in a possition to "relieve" myself again and again. Cuting is caused by many things. For me - stress, being alone, being hurt, being let down, being put down and most of all feeling numb. I get in stupid stages where i dont feel anything, im just like "okay" to everything. No real emotion, no joy no nothing. even worse is i cant afford help. Im willing to get help, but i dont have the money for it. So i have found myself for years now trying to find my way in the dark. And nothing seems to work... Ill appreciate any feedback via this site, call or text. i could use it please. 4802288876 -brandon
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