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Old May 31, 2014, 10:18 AM
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Hello person422, welcome to Psych Central.

For some people it is a way of coping. The act of cutting can be a release, the trouble is that it is not a very good way of coping as after the cutting there then comes feelings of self-loathing and guilt and it can end up being a vicious circle.
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