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The only cutting problem Jesus ever helped me with was the one I had with my lawn. Actually there were two of them and a Pablo.

hehehe...I didn't get this the first time I read it, but I read it again just now and it's hilarious!!! teehee

I'd have MUCH more fun slitting my wrists than going to church or finding "jesus." Sorry.....Christianity is not my preffered method of suicide.

The only cutting problem Jesus ever helped me with was the one I had with my lawn. Actually there were two of them and a Pablo.

I haven't posted on here for like a month and I'm glad that one of my first threads that I read my Joey is finally one that makes me think that he may actually be a decent guy. I don't think that God can save someone from cutting themslef but I do think that he can help to prevent it from happening to others.

Throughout this past year, i have learned plenty about cutting (mainly from the cutting of my ex-best friend...it's a long story) But the one big thing that I learned is that cutting is contagious. Once one person starts, especially if its to get attention and they get it, other people will try it.

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QOH, you dont need to turn away from (or talk bad about) religion just because your dad died

I'm not talking bad about religion because of my dad. I was using that as an example. If the person doesn't stop cutting for psychiatrists, doctors, medications etc. Why would they stop for an idea?

However I do agree with yogore and NickJ. If it's an ACCEPTING religion, then maybe. But telling someone if you do something even slightly wrong, you're a bad person won't help.

My friend is interfaith and knows this really helpful healing thing.

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Cool avatar QOH. I'm really sorry about your dad.

It's the cover of P's Cd. P is the band Johnny Depp is in at the moment. And it's okay. It was 11 years ago.

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But obviously God had a bigger plan for your dad than he had for himself.

Why is it that that is the only explanation for things with you Christians? If someone dies, if someone good dies, someone who was helping the world and the world is a little worse off now that that person is gone, you say God obviously had a bigger plan for them. When you say that, it makes me believe even less (if that's possible) in Christianity.

And I agree with yog, finding a religion MIGHT help, but it needs to be an accepting one, not one that judges and contradicts itself.

Uh...so I know Jesus and have since I was little...I've gone to private schools my whole life that offer religion classes...I'm a member of 2 Christian religions...yet I've still struggled with cutting for 7 years...wanna explain that? Sometimes things your life get f*cked up and you don't know what else to do so you take care of it yourself...and then you can't stop. Until you've been there, don't tell us what will help.
~Serena~

I think it would probably help some. A nice religion though, an accepting one. I think it would help release alot of frustration. Ofcourse religion will never make things go away and praying isn't proven to actually do anything, it sometimes makes you feel better about it that you've gotten your thoughts out to God and it's out of your control. That's why religion would help. It would give an alternative way to deal with emotions.

I dont think the idea is to find Jesus . Dont you think cutters will cut moree if they thought HE was keeping track of everything they do and that suicide is a sin ???
I think the idea is just to find a support group or somebody who listens to you - like a church .

Yah ive found jesus and yah im no better so.....what?

"Finding" Jesus could probably help a lot of cutters and other people who have problems like that. Why? Because churches provide stability and guidence for people who don't have the ability to provide it for themselves. I think that religions can be VERY good for people. So long as they don't shove it down my throat.

Congrats Joey, you've managed to come up with a topic that doesn't totally make me want to smack you.

Cool avatar QOH. I'm really sorry about your dad.

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But obviously God had a bigger plan for your dad than he had for himself.

Don't get me started on that one...you realize that you're making excuses don't you? "God knows what's best for us" and all that stuff....that's all it is, excuses for the fact that "God" took a perfectly good person out of the world, or some other terrible thing, for no reason at all.

QOH, you dont need to turn away from (or talk bad about) religion just because your dad died. I feel really sorry for you - I know what it feels like to lose someone you love a lot. But obviously God had a bigger plan for your dad than he had for himself.

The "One True Savior" can save anyone, but they have to believe in him.

You honestly think people will go for that? You REALLY think that an idea will help? **** NO.

I have a story too:
When I was little I was religious. (shocker!) My dad was in the hospital when I was five. So I prayed thate Jesus would make him better. That was the night I turned six. The next morning, my dad died.

If the 'One True Savior' couldn't save my dad, he can't save a cutter.

I have a story...

I regained touch with an old friend. He was an astoundingly intelligent young man with a brilliant future in medicine.

He joined the church.

He sounds like he is 13 now.