I have been cutting myself for 2 years and recently I went to the hospital for 2 weeks in Oct and have therapy once a week and I take anti depressants I haven't had the urge to cut while I was in the hospital or a few weeks after but I was put in the same setting that I was in where I started cutting and I've been thinking about starting again its like everyday I'm fighting myself not to do it any more, I don't want to hurt my mother and a few members of my family but its hard. I feel like the meds and therapy isn't really working anymore that its just a waste of time, that nothing changed and I don't know what to do and I'm always looking down and I see all the scars from the cuts and I remember the last time I cut and how it felt and I hate it than again I don't really see the problem of it I just can't get my mind off cutting I tried other ways to cope but I just keep going back to cutting:( I just feels sad and angry everyday
So I need some advice; any thoughts on what I should do?

You need a good Habit, Practice Guitar or some hobby. May take your mind off things? Keep your hands and mind busy. An Idle mind...

I've tried a lot of things but I still can't get my mind off cutting

The reason people cut is because pain increases endorphins and endorphins. Endorphins are the body's natural pain killer and opiate, which means it can also sooth negative feelings. So what you are craving when you are cutting is the endorphins to sooth your negative emotions and make you feel better.

The solution for this I think would be to engage in some other more productive painful thing that will make endorphins. Try really hard running. It may not be fun but it will make your body look better, your heart stronger, your parents happy, and easy all your emotional pain. Try it.

Also if you have any brothers or sisters, wrestling is really a great way to get your body to produce lots of endorphins.

Thanks I'll try it

Can't you get away from the situation you are in, change the people,places and playgrounds?

If you are in a bad place,go someplace where you aren't in it anymore.

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Originally Posted by KBC

Can't you get away from the situation you are in,,change the people,places and playgrounds?

If you are in a bad place,go someplace where you aren't in it anymore.

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Nope I can't get away that's 1 of the problems