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Reasons People Cut: not able to express emotions unable to cope to regain self-control revenge to ease tension and anxiety to escape feelings of depression to relieve anger and aggression to relieve intense emotional pain to retaing control over one's body to escape feelings of numbness not reasons: suicide attempt/ wanting to die attention-seeking manipulation help: always tell a trusted adult or parent if you or someone you know is self-mutilating. this is an unhealthy habit that needs to be treated.many self-mutilators can not stop their behaviors on their own and need professional help.

self-mutilation is an unhealthy practise.

By tiffany

harming ones self on purpose.(burning,cutting, pulling hair, hitting, etc) It is NOT an attempt, or even a sign of suicide. It is not only "emo" or goth kds that do it. Many people do. Some people do it because of depression, attention seeking, and many other reasons. It is not a sign of weakness, it is a cry for help! I know, because i used to cut! And saying bad things about us don't make us better...when people cut it can be just for trends, or for deep emotional problems!! SO STOP SAYING IT IS A TREND OR THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO BE HARDCORE!!! THAT WAS THE LAST THING ON MY MIND WHEN I DID IT!!..........stupid fags....

Self mutilation is a serious problem that needs to be payed more attention to.

By I'M RIGHT YOUR WRONG DEAL!

The practice of harming oneself (on purpose) in some way. There are many reasons people do this, self-mutilation (or: self harming, self injury, etc) is often linked to depression, high anxiety or self-loathing. If you harm yourself you need to get help, tell a teacher or a parent or look in your phone book for a help line.

Self mutilation is getting more and more poular, especially among teenage girls.

By Scars are forever

Hurting yourself on purpose, such as cutting. For some people it's for attention, or the need to feel manipulative, but for most it's because of fdepression. It's a coping mechanism, It helps you deal with strong emotions.

Some people think cutting is suicidal, but it's not.

By ScreamSayonara

Self mutialtors often don't liek teh term 'self mutilation'. People cut themself or burn tehmselves or otherwise harm themselves to get rid of emotions they can't let out. Often they can't cry so they cut. People who do cry and cut just cos their friends do are idiots. Self hmutilators must not be forced into stopping, this really does not help.

Non cutter: Self harm is wrong Cutter: It's not wrong, it's just the 'wrong way of going about things' (said bitterly)

By MCR ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!