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I am a cutter

Posted by Katt on May 5, 2002, at 17:32:40

In reply to Any cutters??? Please help my 12yr old, posted by cmcdougall on May 1, 2002, at 13:10:09

> How old were you when you started cutting and
> what was the triggering incident?

I was 11 or 12. I was at school. I used a drawing compass....the sharp pointy part where you are supposed to use it to pin down paper. The triggering incident: a girl at school would make me her best friend one day, worst enemy the next. It was on a worst enemy day that I did this.


> What was your sneakiest way of hiding it?
Nothing sneaky about it. I cut both forearms and my lower abdomen. I simply wear long sleeve t-shirts during the summer, especially since I am always cold.

> What events would compel you to cut?
Well, rejection for sure. Anger, a desire to self-punish, uninhibited sadness to the point I can't stop crying unless blood is dripping down my arm (this is suddenly becoming very tempting to do right now).

> What was your favorite body part to cut?
I am now 26 and still cut. My lower abdomen, just above you know where, and both of my forearms and wrists. When cutting at my wrists, I feel like I am killing at least a part of myself.

> In hindsight, what could anyone have done to help you?

If it had been caught earlier for me...I don't know. Maybe acknowledgement. I have no idea. This is something I cannot help with since I still cut, often with lethal hopes.


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