so how, beside release/relief, does cutting help you? What are the long term benefits of engaging in this behaviour?

Short term? Relief?

Long term?

Hmmmm...........I dunno if it makes sense but then again I do not employ this method and cannot fully understand what you deal with. It would seem to me that the feelings of let down and disappointment would be greater in the long run than the feelings of relief in the short run.

Or maybe that is me projecting?

((SC))