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Cutting v. 2

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Dragynfyr said:
^^^ Check out that neosporin scar remover shit =)

I hear it helps. Never tried it though, I want to keep mine.. proof or somthing
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The neosporin is good for scars that are recent. The older scars are the harder they are to get rid of. For old scars, like mine, I would recommend Mederma. You have to use it 3-4 times a day for several months. While I haven't been using it that religiously- I have noticed a difference.


-reformed cutter
Clean since May. =-)
 
^That is great work. I think you can do it, just as I know I can. I honestly am determined that my cutting days are over. I am trying really hard. Wish me luck everyone.
 
xxi135 said:
The neosporin is good for scars that are recent. The older scars are the harder they are to get rid of. For old scars, like mine, I would recommend Mederma. You have to use it 3-4 times a day for several months. While I haven't been using it that religiously- I have noticed a difference.


-reformed cutter
Clean since May. =-)
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I was just dropping into this thread to recommend that to everyone =) My dad grabbed me a tube for my whole slit throat situation.
 
stellablue said:
^That is great work. I think you can do it, just as I know I can. I honestly am determined that my cutting days are over. I am trying really hard. Wish me luck everyone.
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Good luck stella <3
We all know you can do it, you're a strong and beautiful person.
 
Good luck Stella!!!

Dragynfyr, You slit your throat? =-( That is not good, buddy.
I hope you get better.
 
xxi135 said:
Good luck Stella!!!

Dragynfyr, You slit your throat? =-( That is not good, buddy.
I hope you get better.
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check out the gallery, actually, a doctor slit my throat =p A surgeon even! 10cm incision from my throat on up. They operated to pull out a 7 gram tumor last week monday. good times
 
I think with time it gets easier. Don't beat yourself up too much for slipping, that will only make you feel worse. Try to stay optimisitic. You can do it!
 
panic in paradise said:
i know a couple of male cutters, but it is an outlet used less by males it seems.

i would count scratching yourself raw as self mutilation, which cutting is.

there is much insight to be gained here in this thread, insight into other peoples struggles and relief, its all easier said then done, but i hope you say it to your self. its not in my field of experience really, but i have cut before, and do understand, and sometimes sometimes feel the urge to bring relief to my inner pain through that route.

but i have others.

the essence of treatment for any self destructive 'habit' is the same. excuses, and alternative routes of self medicating may be seeked, but the inner problem is still attempting to mask its self, or cry out. that is what needs to be addressed.

it sounds like you have been doing good so far, dont let a little slip turn into a steep slippery slope, keep up brother, and stay in touch.


Life Love & Laughter!
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I'm checking into this thread as a male cutter. I've never really researched statistics on male vs. female cutting but I'm going to after I post this. Oddly enough, I also suffer from an eating disorder (which is def. more a female than male disease).

It's rough, I tend to cut much more when I'm really drunk and get worked up about something. I hope everyone the best!
 
Mantis28h said:
I'm checking into this thread as a male cutter. I've never really researched statistics on male vs. female cutting but I'm going to after I post this. Oddly enough, I also suffer from an eating disorder (which is def. more a female than male disease).

It's rough, I tend to cut much more when I'm really drunk and get worked up about something. I hope everyone the best!
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yeah you would be the first other guy I've heard admit to an eating disorder. Same deal with me. Thought I don't (didn't) really cut so much when I was drinking as when I wasn't. Only have relapsed maybe three times in the last two years, and that was recently.

The eating thing is strange. It's not like I say to myself I'm not gonna eat all day, or that I'm gonna throw up after eating a bunch of shit food.. it just kind of happens, I'll have hunger pains and all but just no desire to eat. Or other times I will eat then just feel sick and have to throw up.. it's definitely connected to thoughts that trigger it, but.. I dunno, it's weird.
 
^ Those statistics are crazy.

I know when I would get into that mindset when I cut, I would feel like Im the ONLY person in the world that would do something like this. Seeeing numbers like that is a total wake up call.
 
^^ PT, I think it's a little from column A, a little from column B.

It's getting harder for people to deal with every day stresses of this fucked-up world we live in, and also people are becoming more aware of self-harm and self-harmers.
 
Do you think there were cutters in lthe pioneer times? or even further back in history? I wonder when it all started.. .
 
xxi135 said:
Do you think there were cutters in lthe pioneer times? or even further back in history? I wonder when it all started.. .
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There was a cutter in the bible.... granted he was portrayed as a poor soul possessed by a demon who went by many names... or "Legion"..

he lived in a cemetery and cut himself with stones. Jesus supposedly banished the demon from him, which flew away and into a flock of sheep or something... the sheep all then threw themselves off a giant cliff.

*ahem* cutters coulda used a P/R guy back in the day

=p
 
Dragynfyr said:
There was a cutter in the bible.... granted he was portrayed as a poor soul possessed by a demon who went by many names... or "Legion"..

he lived in a cemetery and cut himself with stones. Jesus supposedly banished the demon from him, which flew away and into a flock of sheep or something... the sheep all then threw themselves off a giant cliff.

*ahem* cutters coulda used a P/R guy back in the day

=p
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Also I would say that the medievial Christians who whipped themselves were self-harming. Many of them believed they were sinners and had to force that part of them away. I can relate because I used to believe the same thing, and I still cut to punish myself for small "sins" (or mistakes) that get people annoyed or angry at me.
 
Right, and there are also tribes that use scarring as a means of communicating status and whatnot. I have forgot about that. Its kind of cool how in that culture cutting means a completely different thing.

Im a little upset. I was at the library working on a school project, and I decided to browse and see what kinds of books they had on cutting. I was suprised at how few they had. Sure there are dozens on suicide, and eating disorders, and mental disorders, and addiction, but I only found four on cutting. While Im certian that there are more than four books on cutting worldwide, but not nearly as much as other "disorders". I guess I just feel underrepresented. I took the four out, Im curious to see how they approach this. It kind of makes me want to write a book....Who knows, maybe it will help someone.

The first one I've started is written by two therapists, Im not sure I like it, because I don't think they themselves were cutters. But I'll let you guys know how my reading goes.


"How will you know I'm hurting
If you cannot see my pain?
To wear it on my body
Tells what words cannot explain"

-C. Blount
 
I use cutting commonly when im out of opioids. It *REALLY* works, specially to help me sleep, and I dont mind getting the scars. I always cut in my upper arms or upper legs so nobody out there will notice them.
 
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