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Ok so I seen a few people mention it in a thread on here.
And I was wondering who all has tried it and was it successful?
I am trying my very hardest to stop cutting for my boyfriend.
He means everything to me, and I don't want him to leave me because I won't stop cutting. I'm not just doing it for him though, it's leaving nasty scars and shit. I'm finally ready to stop for me.
So does the elastic band method work?
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"My one regret in life is that I am not someone else."
I used to cut, but I stopped for myself. I stopped because I realised it was pointless, I was crying out for negative attention, and I was being immature and depressing and just dowright ridiculous by doing that to myself, and only additioning to the pain I felt inside.
I stopped because I realised life is beautiful and isn't horrible at all and it took me a hit by a car to realise it. Trust me, I snapped back to reality in a hurry.
Replacing a bad habit with a bad habit is pointless - you're risking an eventual dependency on elastic band. You should find a better alternative and MAKE IT WORK. If you really care about your boyfriend and yourself, you WILL make it work. Try to write poetry or play a guitar, or something. Whatever it is that give you pleasure without harming yourself.
Replacing a bad habit with a bad habit is pointless - you're risking an eventual dependency on elastic band. You should find a better alternative and MAKE IT WORK. If you really care about your boyfriend and yourself, you WILL make it work. Try to write poetry or play a guitar, or something. Whatever it is that give you pleasure without harming yourself.
your just a norm who dont get cutting its much deeper then you think
its a mental problem which needs therapy to help stop it and help prevent it
Therapy isn't neccessary to stop cutting. For me, it took a combination of two (well, technically three things) to stop.
1. I told my friend I had cut again (she had just found out I was cutting) and she freaked out. I asked why, and she told me that she's now had two people she knew commit suicide. Yep, that stopped me.
2. She told me about a week ago that one of her old friends freaked out that he was moving, and cut. She saw the scars.
3. That night, she cut. Just once, and the only time that she has.
Yep, haven't cut since then. I will admit that I have to make a very concious effort not to, but I haven't.
You're the only person who can make you stop cutting. If you dont want to change, a therapist isn't going to do a damn thing. If you really want to stop, you'll stop.
your just a norm who dont get cutting its much deeper then you think
its a mental problem which needs therapy to help stop it and help prevent it
The hell it is, schizophrenia is a mental problem , anorexia is a mental problem.
Cutting is a sad immature cry for attention and some people see it as a trend.
If your cutting yourself cause you "dont want to live in such a world" or because "you have too many problems or your too depressed"
Think of the other millions that are worse off than you.
People starving or being murdered in Africa for not voting for the "right" political party.
People being raped, murdered, abused etc.
Dont think your problems are the worst because your boyfriend or girlfriend broke up with you or because your parents are making you clean your room or something, its completley selfish, childish, self-centered and immature.
I've had a friend die from cutting, and what did it achieve ?
Sweet F**k all except for the pain, suffering and agony that was passed on to all his friends and family.
The hell it is, schizophrenia is a mental problem , anorexia is a mental problem.
Cutting is a sad immature cry for attention and some people see it as a trend.
If your cutting yourself cause you "dont want to live in such a world" or because "you have too many problems or your too depressed"
Think of the other millions that are worse off than you.
People starving or being murdered in Africa for not voting for the "right" political party.
People being raped, murdered, abused etc.
Dont think your problems are the worst because your boyfriend or girlfriend broke up with you or because your parents are making you clean your room or something, its completley selfish, childish, self-centered and immature.
I've had a friend die from cutting, and what did it achieve ?
Sweet F**k all except for the pain, suffering and agony that was passed on to all his friends and family.
I don't understand the need for cutting myself, but I try not to criticize something I don't understand. You do realize that no matter how petty their problems seem to you, their pain is real? Even if some people do it for the attention, criticizing cutters doesn't achieve anything - they still need some actual help.
If anorexia is a legit mental problem, then so is cutting. I honestly don't see how the two are any different. Do you?
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