Posted by bob on May 22, 2000, at 15:34:33
In reply to Re: Rage and Cutting Revisited Noa amd Janet, posted by Noa on May 22, 2000, at 8:22:33
> >You know, what I don't get is, why does it work at all (even in the short term)?
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> I wonder, too. I have heard that it can stimulate endorphin release, but so can a lot of other things. Why cutting?Well, there are other things people besides cutting to injure themselves, but cutting does seem to be the norm. For me, it gets back to control. To have the illusion that I'm in control of causing the pain or injury is extremely powerful. The gratification that comes from the sense of control can almost wipe out the pain -- both of what I do and the pain I'm feeling over which I have NO control, the thing that drives me to self-injury. Probably quite a bit similar to some state of self-hypnosis -- you can ignore the pain because of the extreme focus on what you're doing.
my two cents
bob
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