Triggering: Everyone Answer

[Linds]

Why do you cut, burn, scratch, pick, etc..?

[Dez]

I do it to distract myself from thoughts. I don't know, I think a lot of negative things about myself, or if something bad has recently happened I can't stop thinking about it, and as soon as I cut I have a distraction from it for the time being. Or sometimes my heart just hurts and so I cut.

[Le bonheur*]

I personally do it out of anger and as a distraction from my obsessive thoughts.

[bailatyvm]

I did it to take out my anger towards myself.

[ReluctantPegasister]

I punish myself because no one else will.

[macmac1919]

It's better to focus on physical pain then the crap in my head, and i deserve it...

[TheCrowing]

It reminded me of something I lost.

[Thomas_TGT]

I was just unhappy with who I was as a person. I fixed that, and the self harm went away.

[chook14]

Because as messed up as it sounds, when I was at my emotional worst physically harming myself made me feel alive. There were crazy moments when I doubted whether I was! Physical pain is sometimes easier to deal with then emotional stuff i think. It was kind of comforting being able to see it and feel it.

[Bubbles37]

I need a break and temporary relief from my screwed up mind. It distracts me from my depression. Plus, I hate myself most of the time...

[Levar5000]

Everynow and then, I will pull my own hair/ punch myself...
I cut before...but I'm good now (:

[Haylee.]

i cut to calm myself. And to relive me, for a like a minute, of the pain i feel inside. I do it when i'm mad, sad, and heck i even do it when i'm glad. ha.

[Celestial.]

I don't anymore.

[Translucent]

I do it to stop feeling and because I hate who I am. I just get so overwhelmed with all sorts of unfavorable emotions that I just need to be numb to the world, and cutting does the job for me.

[Ella.x]

Because I hate myself that I need to hurt myself. I deserve the pain. I deserve the ugly scars.

[Reverie.]

Sometimes it's down to anger. Sometimes it's down to nerves. Sometimes it's down to stress. Sometimes it's down to feeling overly emotional. All of them though, I guess I distract myself from by SH. I kind of get lost in it and it takes away what I was upset about.

[Magical Forest.]

*To get rid of anger
*To calm me down
*To make me feel alive
*To see blood
*To punish myself
*To confirm my worthlessness.

[blumemusik♫]

To relieve stress. It's as simple as that, really. When I'm cutting, I can take out all my stress and anger on myself, and at the same time, I'm punishing myself for being so worthless and pathetic and yeah. :/

[Maloo]

I used to do it for 5 years, and then I realized it was getting me nowhere. Doing no good, just harm. Which is why I've been clean for a year and a half.

[someone you don't know]

I started because I was curious.
I continued because I hated myself; hated how pathetic and useless and cowardly and spineless I was; how petty and selfish and two-faced; hated how I looked and that I had to even care about stupid things like appearences.
Now 4 years in, I want to do it. I want the pain. I want to know that I'll be angry when I realise what I'm doing. I want to know that other people would be shocked and horrified. I want that secret power over them that they can't know or control or possibly understand. I want the blood and the marks to remember how I was feeling; to make it real. I just feel so angry, and then it gives me that sick feeling of peace and power and I want to laugh hysterically at the world and how pointless everything is.
And then I realise and I feel so disgusted and let down again.
But tomorrow it will have been 14 weeks since I last cut/burnt myself! So maybe it's starting to get better: It can't feel like this forever *crosses fingers*
Bit longwinded and rambly! Sorry...

[Kate*]

Stress is my trigger, I need a distraction, but it's been awhile since I did it last.

[dredear]

I though physical pain would take away from emotional pain.

[Tara.]

I mostly used to cut so I didn't cry. I hated to cry.

I don't cut anymore though.

[lilmissdontwannabehere]

Other people push me down so much even i believe it most of the time. It's a distraction somtimes cause it hurts less, but most of the time i honestly feel like i deserve it

[Charlai]

i cut because sometimes when i get mad i don't like to because it reminds me of my mom so i cut so i won't yell at ppl and be a bitch and what not. Plus when shizz go on in my life cutting just feels so much better than having to deal with it and sometimes it works and sometimes it just leaves me feeling worse than before.

[Ashleyhateslife]

Originally Posted by Maeve

I punish myself because no one else will.

You don't need to be punished for anything, you don't deserve it. You are a wonderful person!

[Ashleyhateslife]

Originally Posted by macmac1919

It's better to focus on physical pain then the crap in my head, and i deserve it...

No you don't deserve it, you deserve to be happy!

[Ashleyhateslife]

Originally Posted by Ella.x

Because I hate myself that I need to hurt myself. I deserve the pain. I deserve the ugly scars.

You deserve to be happy and nothing less then that!

[Ashleyhateslife]

I was going to tell everyone who thinks they deserve SH that they don't, but my Internet is going to slow. So I am going to just put it as a general message.

No matter what you do, you do not deserve to physical pain. Whether it's from yourself or from anyone else, no living creature deserves pain. I was beat by my ex, he did a horrible thing to me, but I don't think what he did should cause him pain. But if someone did something as bad as that then what ever they deserve will come on it's own later on in life. I hope every one who SHs get the strength to overcome it! PM me when ever!

[Nostalgia]

Many reasons.
Its an escape.
It lets me feel something
It gives me something else to focus on.
It helps.
Its a distraction from everything.
It stops the thoughts.
I'm not aloud to cry so I cut instead.
And also simply because of everyday life.

[anothermuckedupkid]

I harm myself because I belive I desevere it. It also prevents me from killing myself.

[savealife723]

I used to self-harm because I felt like it was a good way of channeling my anger and keeping it away from other people. Everyone kind of looks at me as though I have the most perfect life, and I didn't want to start taking the anger and disappointment from myself on to other people so I used to cut myself and burn myself all the time.

[Total Light Storm]

I don't really know how to explain why because sometimes I don't even know why. I do it when I get mad at myself mostly, when I make mistakes or don't do well at something....I'd rather feel the pain than hear someone scream at me and when I'm hurting myself, I can control it in a way. It's not that person that keeps nagging at you and yelling at you way after you've got the point and the message they're trying to make you get, it's not the person that thinks there way is best even when it's not and it's not the person that can act like they care when you know they don't. It's the way I deal with things and I can make it what I want it to be because it doesn't control me, I control it because I'm the one doing this..it's as if I feel like I do it when people constantly bug me about things and don't shut up, I can't stand being repatively nagged about things. I self harm when I have memories of my past, when I can't distract myself from them and when I just think of things and can't get them out of my head. I do it when I get picked on by people and when they say mean things to me and joke about me in a way meant to hurt me. I don't know, just a ton of reasons I guess...

[Cabron]

Because I can't not.

[Lezzy]

I do it to forget the pain... Let it flow out of my body. I know it sounds crazy to most but it takes my mind off my past.

[Flercrat]

To hurt myself more than other people have hurt me, to stop myself from feeling weak..

[MissKatie]

Because it shows me that I can still feel something when I go numb. I scratch without realising sometimes. I cut because I want to see my pain on the outside so I know it's not in my head.

[Lovehatelife23]

I do it because I get mad at myself for wat ive done to my parents. I Blame myself for everything i put them through. I cut myself Here n there once in awhile. even though it puts Ugly Scars but I dont care. im Tired of Feelin WorthLess, No Good. It Helps me get them bad thoughts out of my head. its a Distraction.

[Lovespentinthedark]

I do it because it shows me that the pain I'm feeling is real. I also love to see the blood so I make sure it's deep enough so it will bleed for a while:\

[missmolly]

Helps me feel real, I need do it, its my release. I NEED to cut! i deserve to be cut, and it makes me feel again. It turns all the pain i feel into something physical, its my escape and i cant live without it anymore