i am glad you are not cutting. i cant do that so i just keep it hiding so no body gets hurt by it. they get worried and upset and that is not right for me to do to them so i keep it away from sight. the warm part is what feels like a hug i never got. maybe i did not say that real well so you understand but it is hard to explain. if it is not warm then i would not be alive. so it feels right. -kela