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Post here when you feel like cutting

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thanks Maria.. it's okay, i understood what you meant. How are you doing today? :hug:
I wish there was someone here (in the non CF world) who knew about this...

and thanks Steffi. why do you care though? why does it matter.:-(. it'll heal..
Why does it matter? Because you matter Ari. If hurting yourself didn't matter, you also wouldn't have a problem with hurting me - it would heal too - yet I know you wouldn't do it. If you want reasons why it will matter in the future, cutting/hurting yourself can give you permanent nerve damage. It makes your skin brittle and it releases chemical stores that are meant to last you throughout your life. It also distorts your perception of pain, which is the natural way our body reacts to danger in real life.

Why does it matter? Because it makes you feel worse after you do it...that short 'relief' isn't worth it. It stops you wanting to wear the clothing you should be able to wear.

I guess when you ask why I care Hun, my response would have to be that I care because it hurts you :(.
 
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thanks Maria.. it's okay, i understood what you meant. How are you doing today? :hug:
I wish there was someone here (in the non CF world) who knew about this...

and thanks Steffi. why do you care though? why does it matter.:-(. it'll heal..
from personal expirience it amkes everything worse

when i cut it would be a realese for 5 seconds and then i'd have to live withit till it healed then the scars, and when ever i loked at the cuts it would make think about how upset I was and make me feel worse,a dn then worse, and then I just remembered the depression and cry, and cut again, and it would be a viscous cricle...
 
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from personal expirience it amkes everything worse

when i cut it would be a realese for 5 seconds and then i'd have to live withit till it healed then the scars, and when ever i loked at the cuts it would make think about how upset I was and make me feel worse,a dn then worse, and then I just remembered the depression and cry, and cut again, and it would be a viscous cricle...
Well said. Even though "in the heat of the moment" it's hard to see it that way. Does anyone else just "sit there" and contemplate their scars?
 
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Well said. Even though "in the heat of the moment" it's hard to see it that way. Does anyone else just "sit there" and contemplate their scars?

All the time. They're on my wrists, and whenever I look at them I'm reminded of the situation that caused me to do that, and I feel very sad.

:hug:s all around.
 
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I really need 2 cut.
Stuff at homes so so bad.
& my friends started cutting so I took her sharpener although she still has 'tools' at home. Just knowing that she's doing it has made me so worried & having the sharpeners has really triggered me.
I'm so stressed & theres really noone I can turn to atm. everyones too busy.

Ally xox
 
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Okay its been a really long time since i have been on here but i guess now is the time for me to start back. I havent CUT since januaray but i have doe other forms of SI right now I am thinking about it and really i would like to. I see a doc for this stuff and I dont understand why all of a sudden i feel like doing this but you know it being 4 am here my time i cant call anyone so i got on here someone please pray for me it sucks bad to be me right now
 
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I'm sorry I've been posting here heaps but yea,
its getting harder & harder everynight not to cut.
:help:
its like theres just so so so much built up inside that if I dont cut & I keep going, the fall is going to be worse & more each day that I pro-long it.
 
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Hi Ally, sorry this is a few days later... How are you feeling now? xxx
 
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I'm sorry I've been posting here heaps but yea,
its getting harder & harder everynight not to cut.
:help:
its like theres just so so so much built up inside that if I dont cut & I keep going, the fall is going to be worse & more each day that I pro-long it.

Have you tried letting out what you are feeling inside, and letting it out to a trusted friend?
Sometimes that can work wonders, because it does give a little relief.

:hug:I will be praying for you.
 
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okay so voicing how i feel didnt work at all because you know in my house that just starts more fights than it eliminates but what else is new anyways this year has been really hard on me and i am finally going to be a senior i start school in just a couple of weeks and i think things might do better once i do but i dont know anyways i gave in but i will fight again my pastor says im either up or getting up so i am getting up to fight again
 
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Things are really overwhelming at the moment, i'm just under a lot of pressure and just want to realease it by cutting.

Things are getting harder everyday at the moment just wish I could give up and cut.:sigh:
 
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i am so tired, so tired of everything. Of running away from everything, at least trying to do while i am just standing at the same point again....
my soul is shivering and i know i could calm her.... but i would risk the last chance of my life....

But it would help me right now.... :(
:cry: even it is just virtuell...
 
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