I've been cutting for about 2 1/2 years. I started when I was 20, a junior in college. I don't really fit the normal definition of a "cutter" because I started at an older age and I have no abuse in my background or anything. I started cutting I think because I was unhappy with myself and suffering from depression. Since I started I've become quite addicted to the feeling, the rush it gives me. But its still not worth the pain it causes me; I have scars up and down my thighs, and a few on my arms. It's devastating not being able to feel comfortable in my own skin or being able to wear the clothes I want to wear. I regret ever starting.