What's with cutting? Is it like the cool thing or group of teens now?

There are deep rooted psychological issues at play in people who cut themselves. Its called self harm, and usually gets worse as time progresses. These people need help, understanding, and support if they are going to get over it. I've had a few friends who where self harmers, and we have had several discussions about the issue. Now not many of them do it anymore, although there are still a few relapses that we deal with when they come up. Its not fun, its not cool, and its not a thing people do in order to be vampires, gothic, or emo.

There are deep rooted psychological issues at work, such as a traumatic childhood memory, or even current psychological, psychical, or emotional abuse, and maybe even sexual abuse of some sort. There is also usually a "trigger" that provokes the cutter, such as being made fun of, or getting into a fight with family and/or friends, or feelings of abandonment or loss.

It a psychical and a psychological cry for help, especially if they seem to show off the marks, or put them in places where its easy to see. Some people even go so far as to carve the words Help, Fear, Hell, Hurt, pain, ect into their arms.

It's a way of releasing pain. These days, a lot of teens don't have anyone they know they can talk to without getting judged or pretty much disowned. Most parents just want to jump right to yelling and punishment and they don't consider how hard it was for their child to talk about the problems they're having. So, to save themselves from getting yelled at and getting punished, they cut. It's not a "group" or "cool," it's just something that helps some people. Some may think it's horrible, some may think it's great. Depends on who you are.

No. Cutting is not cool.

I've struggled with it for almost four years now, and it for me personally was a way to gain control when I felt like I couldn't control anything. Cutting made me feel like I could DO something instead of sitting around and letting people do horrible things to me, which they did.

I have only told one person, so I never did it to be "cool" because no one, to this day knows.

Cutting is a problem, and it's not fun.

Very few people understand it.

No, it's not the "Cool Thing". In fact quite the opposite. People cut so they can feel something, because the are so numb to everything else. Most people get mocked for cutting, which only makes the depression worse. it's crappy never ending circle.

It's not a "new" thing. I agree educate yourself. Cutting is a psychological problem, there are many factors involved in self harm

Ugh I hate this. It was a trend in 2007 and somewhat beyond in Canada. I had a boyfriend who would carve his legs, it was gross, glad that's over. Cutting leads to infection, I don't know what part about that is appealing but ew. What's in now is planking.

Wow...what a jerk thing to say. Kids don't cut because it's cool, they do it because they have issues and are sad or upset. It is a psychological thing. Don't judge and educate yourself first.

Stfu

Why in the world would that ever be cool?

Basically, emo people do it because they think it helps them release pain or something.

I'm not really sure because I don't understand it.. but please don't assume all teenagers do it because that is so not the case.

There are alot of what they call emo and gothic and alot of them cut themselves they think there vampires or some crap