Why do people self-harm/cut themselves?

I know what it's like to be depressed, but it never really crossed my mind to cut myself.

Not judging anyone in anyway, but why do you do it? Doesn't it just create more pain?

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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.

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.