[vagabond]

I don't know much about 'cutting', but I sure do about depression and suffering. What I don't get is the filming of it- seems that turns it into some sort of attention-seeking, drama ploy, in my opinion.

[Dodecahedron]

Originally Posted by Tslice ↗

No, we call cutters Attention Whores because it's unnatural and only started as a fucking trend. Did people do this shit in the 90's? NO! When they did this shit prior to fucking Gothic Emo bullshit, they did it once. And ended up being buried the next day. And after they do this stupid shit, they are always like "I did this to ease the pain". How incredibly funny how you show it like it's a badge of courage. "Oh look this was when I lost my candy bar in the 8th grade bathroom, so I cut myself on my wrist 3 times so that people could tell I cut myself and so when asked I can get attention and have people feel sorry for me." .... Yeah NOTHING attention getting about that.

Ahahaha, says you.

[wujuan]

i cut slooooow so i can enjoy the sting more

[wujuan]

Originally Posted by slyksleevemuckyey ↗

I've self harmed before. It's linked to my bpd diagnosis. It's not about attention seeking. It's about releasing pain and/or stopping you from feeling "flat". But.... I never filmed myself. In fact I hide my scars. So...I think this girl did this just for the video. Something "shocking". She doesn't look to have any past scarring.

bpd is the cruelest. my scars are well hidden. they belong only to me and not everyone else.

[Ferocity]

I'd love to show her how wonderful life is.

[Bleed]

Originally Posted by Veggie ↗

Remember, Kids: It's "down the road" not "across the street".

It's ... across the street to the hospital, down the road to the graveyard.

Not relevant here though, as this sort cutting is not a suicide attempt.

[n4xtube]

She's going to wear those stupid scars forever now.

[bellydancinb]

Originally Posted by Tslice ↗

No, we call cutters Attention Whores because it's unnatural and only started as a fucking trend. Did people do this shit in the 90's? NO! When they did this shit prior to fucking Gothic Emo bullshit, they did it once.

Actually, many many years ago (back in the 90's), I myself was a cutter. I had no idea other people did it or that it was "a thing". It was my way of coping after the loss of someone very close to me. It took the focus of the deep anguish and crushing emotional pain I was experiencing, and focused it on a pain that I was able to control. I will never cut again, but I still much prefer the pain of a self-inflicted wound, to the vise grip on your chest and stabbing pain in your heart, that grief brings.
Also, years later I found out my sister was secretly doing the same thing, as was a best friend of mine. So no, this isn't always an act for attention, it's a coping mechanism.

[Usotsuki]

I used to cut, quite a lot. It started out with scratches like hers and then turned deeper and deeper. I have a lot of really ugly scars that I should've gotten stitches for but I never showed my wounds to anyone.
This was a long time ago and now I have no problem wearing short sleeved shirts or tiny shorts, you can point and look if you want to, I don't really care ㄟ(｀^´)ㄏ

[itsdingus]

You are all so ignorant. Yes its true shes an attention whore for video taping, but people don't cut to kill themselves they do it for the physical pain that causes endorphins to release which takes away mental pain. The more you know