are there different groups of cutters?

[alilsa]

Aren't there different ways or groups of cutters? Like one group says they cut to relieve stress and cut often but not really serious like wanting to die or anything. But then theres the group that cuts seriously and is very depressed and can't stop cutting. If they don't get serious help, they could die but it would be ruled because of a mental illness would cause suicide. Then theres the cutters that cut designs on themselves, the body modification group. They cut or tattoo, or do body piercing and other stuff like hang from meat hooks. I didn't know there was a difference in groups till I cut my wrist before and was told that I wasn't a cutter because that was considered a suicide attempt. So not all cutters are called cutters because of why they cut?

 

[Anti Existance]

It is IMHO that self-injury is an expression of stress that was endured previously, lack of attention and lack of love are causes of this along with overamounts of pressure. I believe that although the expressions of self injury can differ the underlying causes are in general the same as described above.

But i can see your point, and i will explain what the difference is between cutting and suicide namely that, if the wrisks where cut in order to bleed to death then it would be considered a suicide attempt, and if the wrisks(more like lower arms) where cut multiple times, that would be considered as a cutting attempt. You should know yourself wether your intentions would have been suicidal or to cut away your stress. Although both of them intentions are to self injure, the last one would be more like throwing in the towel in the ring. Its all about motive, and what your intentions where.