Hi we, I wanted to let u know that my daughter used to cut. I took her to a psycologist and she diagnosed my daughter with "major depression" on top of "add". She prescribed her lexapro and ritalin. She stopped cutting. I dont know if that will work...but its a start....take care and good luck...
carrie
Hi there - i don't know precisely about a physical addiction component, but i know that when i used to cut as a teenager, it was definitely an emotional/psychological dependency - i did not know other ways to cope with my feelings, so i would find myself feeling overwhelmed, pent up, frustrated and cut as a release. I am sure that the body's response to the pain of a cut would also have habit forming element. I very much hope that you find help for yourself, it is such an intricate, complex problem, and all I know is that I was hurting so much when I was doing that to myslef, hurting on the inside and the only way to show it was to cut on the outside. All the best, those websites look like a great start - i hope you find your peace.
yes you would be addicted to the adrinaline that cutting releases.
I found this one and a few others... I entered "self cutting forum" this is a self injury support site
http://www.facetheissue.com/community/forumdisplay.php?f=15
This next one is through a christian site..
http://www.christianforums.com/f478-self-injury-support.html
Here are a few more... seemed to be alot of them... I only put the ones that were not specifically for teens...
http://www.psyke.org/
http://www.siari.co.uk/
Hope this helps... sorry I couldn't be of more help... I just haven't walked in your shoes.. so I don't want to pretent I know what you are going through..
XOXO
Stephanie
thank you very much =]
i appriciate it. i'll look for one too =]
I am not telling you that to shoo you away... I just thought you should know in case you didn't see very many responses...
Maybe there is a site out there for you though... there has to be... there is a forum for everything... I will hit up google and see if I find anything and post back to you what I find ok??
thank you so much! those look very usefull =]
i appriciate the help, and sorry again didnt realize that this wasnt the appripriate board
thank you xxxx
Oh don't be sorry hon! It's good that you want to get help..hugs to you.
oh im sorry, i didnt realize that most of you guys were here for other things =[
yeah, i've been cutting for years now and everytime i try to stop, after about a day i get really shaky and nervous and cant sleep until i do it...
thank you guys for your opinions =]
I guess I always thought of that as more of a compulsion than an addiction. Not sure why.. just how i perceived it..
In general on this site most of us are pain med addicts... oxy, vicodin, ect.. I am not sure many of us would understand what you are going through.. I want to help if I can... I just don't know how much help I would be never have been in your shoes.. Let me know if I can help...
I was a cutter when I was very young so I do know the feeling your talking about and yes, I believe there can be a connection with the release of endorphins or whatever.
Do you want to stop and you can't?