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I used to. It was punishing myself and/or distracting emotional pain with physical pain. You get addicted, too. It releases endorphins
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SW-User
@MegaManX97: one way my dad abused my siblings and I was gaslighting. He said the divorce was my fault and other stuff like that.
MegaManX97 · 26-30, M
@Feature: My mother always gaslit me too. To this day she still does it.
SW-User
@MegaManX97: hopefully you can never see her again soon
MommaBear · 22-25, F
its easier to deal with physical pain rather than emotional pain
AmbivalentFriability · 26-30
For me, the physical pain made me feel human again. I used to feel so numb. Like, when your leg falls asleep and you can feel the pressure of your hand on your skin... but you don't really [i]feel[/i] it. That's how my emotions were, that's what my whole life was. I felt dead, inhuman, and isolated, and like I was screaming with no voice. The sharp physical pain of cutting sort of stopped stopped that for a bit and I felt a little better in a way for a short time.
It was also a form of punishment. A manifestation of my intense self loathing.
It was a coping method.
It was also a form of punishment. A manifestation of my intense self loathing.
It was a coping method.
AmbivalentFriability · 26-30
It does cause more pain, but in my opinion physical pain and emotional pain can't really be compared. They're too different. Though, one can lead to another.
PhantomNine · 26-30, F
It brings a physical feeling to my mental pain. I can feel a cut stop hurting. I can see a cut heal.
Jackaloftheazuresand · 26-30, M
I used it for attention and punishment
SW-User
I've heard it feels like a release.
AmbivalentFriability · 26-30
Yes, it can feel cathartic.
melovemycats · 26-30, F
I only cut myself once, and I agree, it just causes pain. At the time I did it because I thought I deserved it. There's really no rational reason why a person should cut themselves, but you're not really thinking rationally when you're that depressed.
NigelDoes · 56-60, M
I don't think it's something I will ever understand despite how much I've read about it. It was a very uncommon phenomenon in the air I grew up with, but cutting seems to be all the rage these days.
Benny5678 · 41-45, T
This post should come with a trigger warning for people who do self harm
MegaManX97 · 26-30, M
It's not to offend anyone; I just want to know and get a better understanding of why it happens.
Benny5678 · 41-45, T
@MegaManX97: i get that. An ex of mine cut herself. These descriptions could trigger her. That's all I'm saying
LittleUnicorn · 26-30
As a distraction from emotional pain or self punishment too.
MegaManX97 · 26-30, M
But why self-punishment? Is it low self-esteem? Beating yourself up? Feelings of worthlessness?
Yeah, I don't know either. Doing so has never crossed my mind.
shadowplay · 22-25, M
if i bleed ,i must be real .