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Old Sep 04, 2011, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by popeye View Post
Hi...my wife is borderline personality and years ago she was cutting herself for a few months and stopped after being in the hosp for a few days. I am a retired Psych Nurse and could never understand why people cut themselves. Do you think you could help me understand cutting?
I cut when things are overwhelming to me.
I cut when I can't handle the emotions anymore.
I cut when I am numb, to know that I am alive.
I cut because the physical pain is easier to deal with than the emotional pain.
I cut to feel like I am in control of something in my life

There are so many reasons and so many times that I cut, but those I listed are some of them. Perhaps others here who cut can add more to the list.