Posted by sar on November 8, 2001, at 9:40:11
In reply to Cutting... Can anyone identify? What does it mean?, posted by kid_A on November 8, 2001, at 9:07:59
hey Kid,
you wrote:
but for some reason I'm distracted enough to distance myself from the mental anguish I was feeling...and i've heard this is common for cutters.
> I just wanted to know if anyone else has personal or relative experience with this? Why do you do it?a friend of mine in high school use to make nicks on her arm to escape the mental anguish she was experiencing...a current friend of mine recently sawed her wrists up with a boxcutter because she was feeling so horrible and worthless...a couple of years ago she was very brutally raped and has not recovered from this. as a result of PTSD, she hears "voices" that tell her to harm herself. she says that stelezine (sp?) has been very good at making the voices go away.
but i would imagine it is different with men. there is a book called cutters that you could find at any major bookstore or order online...
As my doctor asked me, how does it make you feel afterwards? I'm wondering what makes someone do this as apposed to not doing it. I've read about children who do this sort of thing as a schizm when they are very young, but I dont think that relates... For me it has always followed a major anxiety attack and also seems to quell that anxiety at least for the moment...what makes us do things that harm ourselves?
> Any insights are greatly appreciated...
i'm sorry i couldn't offer more, as i've never cut myself, but i know it's not uncommon.
love,
sar
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