IVE BEEN LOOKING 4 SOME ANSWERS BUT I HAVENT GOTTEN ANY SO MAYBE THIS WILL HELP MY FRIEND IS A CUTTER AND SHE NEEDS HELP AS MUCH AS SHE HATES TO ADMIT IT!! I WANT TO HELP BUT I CANT BECAUSE I DONT EVEN KNOW THE REASON WHY IT IS DONE SO IF ANY BODY CAN EXPLAIN BETTER THAN SHE CAN "I TAKE THE PAIN TO GET THE PLEASURE" PLZ SHARE!!!!!
GOOD OR BAD DOESNT MATTER JUST WANT TO HEAR SOME OPINIONS!!

I know what you are going through, i have several friends that are cutters or have been cutters. If you dont know why your friend is cutting maybe you need to have a talk with er. Sit down and tell her how you feel about it and ask her why she feels the need to do this. ask her if you can help. Its also a possibality that she has became addicted to cutting. at first she could have been doing it because of emotionsl pain or being depressed, and now that she has done it for awile she may be doing it for the least little reasons because she had become addicted to it. Its a proven fact that when you injur yourself your brain releases a chemical that calms you, which causes the you to kind of erase your pain. but only for a while, usually during cutting they have a sence od control, relif or that things are better but after the feel ashamed because they did it. People can become very addicted to cutting. SO my advice to you is talk to her, let her know that you care and that you are worried and suggest alternatives to cuting. I dont think that you should involve others such as parents simply because she might feel threatned or ashmed, and in tur make her want to do it more. You just really have to be there for her. Nad be a strong friend.

for most cutters, they do it, because it's a way to let out their pain. whenever you hurt yourself, you get a rush along with the pain...some people, however, do it just for attention...they want someone to notice, to care, ya know?

It's cool, g.

euterpe thanx 4 that ill take it into consideration oh and sorry about the caps thing i 4 get its on!!!!!

Firstly, take off the caps. It makes it hard to read.

Just as there are different reasons people drink, there are different reasons people cut. Some do it to release pain they can't release otherwise, some do it because their friends do it and they think it's cool, others do it because it feels good, others cut because they want attention.

So really, you just have to look at what happened before this person started cutting to place your finger on the reason. Once the person figures out another way of coping with problems, gets some real friends and stops being such a flake, or figures out another, less destructive way to get pleasure, they can stop cutting.

THANX 4 THE REPLY PPL BUT I WOULD LIKE MORE HELP IF POSSIBLE BUT SOME MORE ANSWERS AND LESS QUESTIONS AFTER THWE ANSWER CONFUSSING!!!!!

I cut and all my friends know i cut.most of my freinds do it too. it makes us fell like mabye somone out there cares.i really dont know y i do it . i guess its jsut somthing i have control of .

when i get mad and when my parents fight and yell at me i cut my self and it feels good so why stop?

well i dont know the reason 4 cutting but it seems everyone has a different answer!!! i mean ive heared that ppl do it because its a way to release pain 2 like telling ppl that do cut that if they really want to feel an adrenaline rush that they should pluck out their well u know down thier!!!! but i dont know i guess the onething i should do is ask

TuesdayValentine - is that true with almost anything? like throwing up to escape pain..? Im bulmic and one of the reason i did it was cuz i got a rush

People cut b\c it they think that is way to get the pain out. Maybe something is going on with her family and thing liek that. maybe she is having a very hard time. so you talk to her figure out what is making her do it

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whats wrong with writting with all caps!!!

It's headache inducing.

hey ppl well thanx 4 those who gave there opinion i wish i had more opinions!!! oh and i dont know i still dont know whats wrong with writting with all caps!!!

I don't mind that she put her post in all caps but that's not the point.

Anyho, I am one of those pathetic souls that also hurts themselves. I don't know why everyone does it, it could be out of relieve, it could be out of control, it could be to punish themselves, it could be just an addiction that they can't seem to run away from, it could be a way to run away from their problems. Whatever the reason is, hurting yourself won't help anything really.

Try to figure out why she does it, try to understand her. If it's a problem that she is running from then help her fix that problem. She might not stop cutting but at least, you helped her with her problem.

I don't know if anyone could actually stop hurting themselves after they do it. I know that when I started doing it, it was to punish myself, then it turn into this relieve, then now it's this addiction. Even if my life is perfect, I will still want to do it.

The person has to be really strong and really willing to stop. If she is ready, you can help her, stop.

If she isn't you can't push her, she needs to want to. First thing is first though, just ry understanding her, why does she do this? Then go from there.

If you believe in God, you can pray. If she does, make her pray.

When you cut yourself deep enough your body emits adrenaline. Adrenaline is a natural drug in your system released for when you are in danger…it helps you become a sort of super person. It makes you feel different. That’s why people cut themselves, because it really does make them feel better. It’s like taking drugs without actually taking drugs.

However, it does need to be stopped because your body is telling you something by releasing adrenaline. It’s telling you “Hey, you could die, so stop whatever it is that’s doing this to you.”

Please don't type in all caps.