I believe that cutting is an ok coping mechanism, so long as one takes precautions to keep healthy with it. I bashed myself up for years and years about it. I have been doing it like forever, and I can go years without doing it, but thats me.

I gave myself such grief about it, that it was worse than the cutting itself. Now, I try not to cut, but if I do, its ok - it gives me what i need.........