What the hell does being emo have to do with cutting yourself? A lot of people self mutilate. I did it before emo was even around. Cutting is not necessarily suicidal. It sometimes is a way to gain control of a life you don't feel you have any control over. Most young people who cut, do not even do it the correct way to end their lives. It is a problem and they need professional help.

Some people do it to get attention. Some cut because it is something they can be in control of. Some people 'get off' on the pain. I believe most do it out of anger-Anger at their situation, anger at themselves. I personally cut because I deem myself worthless and a disappointment to myself and everyone around me. It's hard to handle all the pent-up frustration so rather than lash out at those around me, I choose to physically lash out at myself. Since you are aware of her suicide attempt and cutting, I'd bet it's her way of crying out for help. She needs a friend (and possibly some professional help). She could just be seeking attention, but it's best to tread on the safe side either way.

First of all not all the emo's cut themselves and not all the people who self mutilate are emo's with that said i think your friends are hurting and to find the reason why they are doing it you have to ask them and offer to help. If they are doing it because they see as a fad then is a different story but if you are concerned then you should really talk to them. I'm not emo and i cut myself for a lot of reasons that i don't like to discuss but it has helped me to get through the day. Best of luck with your friends, hope they get better.

Emo has nothing to do with harming yourself, emo is emotionally charged punk music and not a label that people use to brand each other. If she tells you she doesn't know, then she doesn't know. I still don't know why I did, but it happened. Eventhough she might despise you for a while, tell someone about her problem, maybe a school counsellor. She just needs to vent out what she's feeling and talking is a good way to start. It's hard to stop, it's really hard. I still haven't.

mny friend is emo and he is cutting him self and other people and he tried to kill him self and i dont no how to help him

emo doesn't = depressed just like a gay man doesnt = flamboyant stereotyping like this really needs to eliminated becuase it spreads ignorance. that said, here's my answer to your question: cutting can be a release, self punishment, a cry for help and so much more. it depends on the individual. if your friends are cutting themselves (im guessing you're still in school) refer them to a councellor so that they can get proper help, you cant be expected to solve all their problems. take care and good luck.

Emo and suicidal thoughts or self harm are not linked!!

Roxy, Some people do it for attention. Others, on the other hand, as a means of control. If they feel like their lives are out of control, they cut because that is one thing - the physical pain - that they feel they are able to control. If your friend is trying to kill herself, consider why she may feel the need to tell others about it. Is it for attention? A cry for help? Maybe she's serious and maybe she's not. This is a tricky situation. Usually when people commit suicide (in my experience anyway) they don't tell anyone they're about to do so. If it is an "attempt" that didn't work, then I would go with a cry for attention/help. Talk to her.

we cut because we think that is what is going to solve the problem at the time. for example...i hear voices and i think the only way to get rid of them is to cut myself so they can get out.

Suicidal thoughts are very hard to overcome, and cutting is also a very big problem. Many people cut because they feel like it is the only escape from the problems around them. Cutting isn't always a suicidal attempt, it usually is just people's ways to cope with their difficulties. If your friend is telling you this, it might be a way for her to get help. Make sure they know that you're there for them. See if there is anything you can do to help them during this hard time in their life. I speak from experience when I say: when you're suicidal or you're cutting, having someone to talk to really helps. My friends have saved my life, and for that, I am so grateful. Make sure that they know there is hope..

you guys are all retarded the only reasonable reasoon for being "emo" or self mutilating is because it is the only pain one can control in their lifes so they can stop oir start it whenever

1st of all emo is simply a type of music and cothing but thts not wat u asked.... i cut because i fee like the blood and pain is wat i have controll of adn thts makes m feel good.... i also cut because maybe just want ot be left alone but my parents and everyone is to dumb to see that and also because i just dont care anymoe nd i nee kno that i'm alive cause i'm kinda always acting around everyone and also i'm tired of the pain and just need to feel so i iflict pain on myself.. ( does tht make anysence)... maybe one of ur friends are expierecing one of those but people cut 4 100's of reasons so hopefully tht helps and i hope ur friends feel bette Xb

im like one of the most emo people i know in my life i cut my self but i didnt start it till i started dating this hot emo chick that i fel in love with and she sent me a picture on her phone of my initials i nher hip that she carved and after that i wanted to put her name in my arm cause i felt like i had to so when i did i just loved the feeling the sight of blood was amazing to me if this freals you out im srry but i also do it to help me releave stress

I know people have already said this, but emo has nothing to do with cutting yourself. Sorry, this really gets to me. Some people are very stereotypical about self-injury. I mean no offence, Roxy, but I needed to say that. Cutting usually isn't a suicide attempt, it just means they're really hurting on the inside. Generally it's not attention-seeking. Some people do do it for attention sadly but I'm sure your friends have perfectly good reasons. Maybe you should try talking to them. They need help, you're going to need to get someone else involved. By someone else I'm referring to a trusted adult. It can't carry on like that. The girl, your friend, who's tried to kill herself is probably having a hard time coping with things right now. The best way to handle it is to talk about it, which is what I've learned. Again, you're going to need to get a trusted adult involved. Maybe a teacher, a school counsellor etc. Might I suggest that it may not be a good idea to tell her parents directly. Usually the counsellor/trusted adult would talk on the phone to the parents, which is something you're going to have to be prepared for if you want to help your friends. You're very brave to be trying to help your friends. But don't be disappointed if they turn against you for a while. That's exactly what I did to my friends when they caught me self-harming. I went back to them after a while when I started to understand why they did it. :) Talking really does help if you put your mind into it :) Good luck with them, but don't burden yourself too much. I know they're your friends and you want to help but you can't sort out the underlying problem that's causing them to self harm/attempt suicide on your own. Hope this helped :) x - Keri - x How do I know what I'm talking about? ---* Currently self-harming, attempted suicide on various occasions (most recent being yesterday), currently seeing a counsellor, psychiatrist, therapist and GP *---

Don't know what emo is. However for nine years, while seeing them for something else, I spoke to women who cut quite often. All had suffered physical, sexual or some type of major dysfunction within their family life. I have no formal education in psychology all I know is some of what I remember they shared with me. 1. Release of frustration or anger. In a "small" way I compare what they told me to those in other countries who beat their chest and pull their hair when someone they love dies. Or someone who has an anger problem and hits the wall with their fist. Another example would be at the very moment you may have learned about the death of someone you love deeply, that initial feeling of intense internal pain and shock. The women I spoke with live with a similar knot like feeling, (though not always felt, if that makes sense) deep inside on a daily basis or various reasons. 2. Many did it, they said, in a trance like state when they were unable to feel. Being numb inside, cutting and seeing the blood reaffirmed their existence and at lest they were feeling something. 3. One said due to the physical and sexual abuse she suffered as a child, cutting was a way of expressing the dept of the pain she felt. However at the same time she felt she deserved it, but was rebelling against it at the same time. Happened to see one of the girls a few years later while shopping. She was excited to tell me she had not cut herself for 1 1/2 years. Her environment had changed and she was seeing therapist who taught her how to vent her frustration in other ways.

Well emo is a music type first of all and people are to steriotypical. Your friends are probaly cutters and mabey listin to emo music. Well I used to cut myself but I got theripy because my dad found out. There are so many different reasons to cut. Mine was guilt. But there is also where you feel like your worthless and sometimes it can get realy dangerous. I had to go to the hospidle because I cut a vein. So please try to help your friends don't ignor them make them feel like their needed and loved.

My daughter used to cut herself until she developed a better sense of self esteem. But just telling people 'you're worthwhile' is a waste of breath. It has to come from inside. They need to develop skills or abiltites, and to realize that they have something nobody else in the world has. Whatever it is, it's likely to be different for everyone. For my daughter, it was doing secretarial type work for our church. For your friend, it will almost certainly be something else. Feeding the hungry, helping children or the disabled, whatever.

Cut yourself with a safety pin... its easy and painful but not a lot.... always cut down not side to side... xXemogirlXx

cut yourself with a safety pin.... just the right amout of pain you want...

You need to tell an adult.

First off, just because someone cuts does NOT make them "emo". I myself do cut, and for me there are many reasons. Let me tell you that once you've felt the razor to your skin and then the warm of the blood, it is EXTREMELY hard to stop. When you cut, you get an almost high off of it, and it has been scientifically proven to reduce stress levels and release endorphins, which make you happy. I honestly have no intention of killing myself, as I do not cut in the manner to do so. Please understand that your friend is hurting right now, and it is so important to be there for her. If she is going to cut, then she is going to. People that try to "help" are often just interfering, and the imperative thing is for you to be there for her!! I usually feel almost unbearably guilty after cutting, and if she feels the same, remind her of how much it sucks afterward. Encourage her totalk to you about what's going on, and please don't tell her parents, this oftentimes does more harm than good, and when it happened to me it drove me to more drastic things like marijuana and anorexia. I still struggle with the latter. If you feel you must tell someone, tell someone you would trust with all your heart, and preferably someone who has experienced the same thing. I hope I helped, and I wish the both of you the best of luck! ~xXAlissaRynneXx~

I'm "emo" and i cut. ur friends probably cut when they r depressed or just angry. Even suicide is common wit "emo" ppl sometimes life gets 2 hard or they're 2 depressed 2 live anymore. One of my best friends commited suicide cuz her life got out of control n her depression was rly bad. Hope this helped u Roxy, btw my name is zoe

You dont have to be ''emo'' -.- k? and two when anybody cuts themself or releases blood, it calms them down.

I self injured before I even knew it was a thing... I started actually sutting last year, in ninth grade, and cut for six months before I even heard about cutting... I had heard of emo or whatever, but not cutting (sheltered private school kid... where lots of my class cut but zero talked about it.) (<and don't think sheltered private school doesn't mean I don't have problems. I DO live with abuse... and physical abuse too... not just mental) Now that I think of it, I self injured since I was 7 or 8... I'd peel the skin on my thumbs, bite my pinky, bit the little folds of skin inside my cheek (those little flaps where the top and bottom lip connect cause a LOT of pain) and pressing stuff into my skin until it left a mark.... I self injured without realizing it... it helps me take my mind off the problems, the pain makes me "wake up", it's a way to take out anger, it gives me a sense of control, for once I"M the one causing the pain, it's punishment when I feel guilty, and it sort of makes this weird calming cloud (like a pause button) float over me. I cut for all sorts of reasons... which makes it really hard to stop.. bEst wishes to your friend!

sometimes people start cutting just to see what its like thinking oh ill only do it this once but then it gets addicting or they need to continue to feel that pain like if someone hurts them mentally or something then cutting can seem to take some of the emotional pain and calm them down. As every one keeps saying it has nothing to do with emo.. like in a high school that stereotype is used a lot more like oh emos cut but in reality even some of the preps and jocks could cut as well they are no different then emos everyone has their problems and some of them from all different types cut to make those problems disappear for the time being... and also as some said often people who cut have issues in their lives such as sexual abuse, being abandoned, or just something that made them so sad or has been with them throughout their lives and those things along with any other problems big or small that come along just bubble over and push them off the edge and they do anything they can to take their minds off of it... just thought id share my insight xP -ajamz <3

I am so sick and tired of the word 'emo' being put into the same sentence as either self mutilation or cutting. I do it because it makes me feel better, i can't just cry and get angry anymore, but for some reason turning to my razor help, i bleed, i cry, i feel a little better afterwards. i don't have black hair, wear 300 facial piercings or dress like i dont know what the rainbow is, i look normal. and i used to be happy, and i would look down upon 'cutters'.... now i am one of them.