How can i stop cutting myself?

I'm 15 and I don't have a perfect life,but I'm not complaining cause I don't have to complain about.I pretty happy.But the problem is I started cutting myself not to die but to hurt myself,to see myself bleed,to feel the pain.I can't understand why I do...

it.I don't know why I do it.If some happens,like recently my boyfriend and I got into a meaningless petty fight,I cut myself.I do it out of anger and sadness.I tried stopping and now it started back this time even deeper.Any one I talk to just says I'm stupid and that I shouldn't do it.No one understand,not even me.THE only support I get in this area is a friend who also cuts herself.I don' t know what to do.I know it's bad and I hate feeling guilty after I cut.I need help and I can't tell any one of my relatives cause it will just make things worse.I need help.

Cutting is a way to try to control your pain. Sadly, it doesn't work. You really need to find a counselor or teacher or some adult you can trust to get help. This won't go away on its on.

It doesn't mean you're bad or stupid. It just means you need a little help to get over some problems. Believe it or not, we all have ways of coping with tough times. It's just that some ways are healthy and some are not.

As you work through this, ask yourself why you feel so out of control. What other, more positive, things can you do to take control of your life back? Best of luck!

ok try instead of cutting putting a ruber band on ur wrist and just pull it back and snap ur wrist it has still pain kinda and dosen't involve gteting hurt and also you may want to wear long sleves and don't take them off and keep away all the stuff u cut ur self with it is really bad and is very popular with alot of teens and you can really injure ur self soo please try my stuff and if you can't stop go to ur school consular i hope i helped u......reply back if it worked thanks bye

all my friends use to do this ? but it wasnt achieving anything ? all its giving u is scars that look disscusting and very sucidal looking . just remember scars cant be covered.

Dear sweetcherry0123,
There are many psychological reason a person cuts...all of them need to be addressed by a counsellor. You must seek help ASAP. The danger here of course is that you mess up and bleed to death or cause irreversible damage to nerves and tissue. The rubber band idea works, rubbing your feet hard back and forth on a rug can help along with many other ideas a counsellor can give you. The problem arises when you start cutting for one reason and continue out of habit. Quitting on your own very seldom works but with help you will be on the road to recovery.
Sue...good luck

Try not to be alone when you are angry. Usually you do this in your room. So, stay away from your room when you are depressed. I don't think you wanna cut yourself if someone is with you whom you can confide and tell all your troubles.

your not alone if you ever need someone to talk to there are many people who will not call u stupid and i am one because i to have expierences cutting

Start a fight club.

hey.

i know this is a bit delayed.. but i guess it's never too late to lend a helping hand. if you feel like you need more people to talk to, you need a distraction, a release, ect, PLEASE go to ww.recoveryourlife.com because it is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. i'm a member. i started cutting in seventh grade, and now i'm going to be a senior.. i only found out about it last year from another friend who cuts, and it's a fantastic site. i've found so many friends who are going through the same thing. advice for dealing, first aid advice, and people who are just up for chatting. it doesn't work for everybody, but it worked for me. i've been clean for over seven months. =)

good luck. i'm here if you need somebody! 3

I no what you are doing I have been cuting myself when I was 8 and now I am 18 no one can give you an anwer on how 2 stop you have 2 find it your self

In all honesty, cutting does release endorphines in your brain to make one feel better, pain does that, it's a defense mechanism to start the healing process. I too am a survivor of cutting, what I did was I wrote my thoughts down. Whenever you get angry just write them down in a journal or tell someone your feelings. Dont let them just sit in your mind you need to let them out some way, without cutting. Also, I just started looking up inspirational quotes on an emotion I was feeling at the time and they really helped too. I made this awesome quotes book and made it all colorful, I still love to go back and read it. But stopping is half the battle. In the future you will come across difficult situations again and you will really want to cut, it's a constant battle since you have already associated your unpleasant feelings with cutting, it will be hard to stay cut free. But you can do it, just read quotes and even the bible sometimes helps even if youre not religious. I hope this helps, I cut myself for 4 years and I am currently 2 years clean of cutting let me know how it goes.

-sam