[wiretwister]

just read a post about someone cutting ... I suppose as a stress relief ... it never had any appeal to me ... And truthfully I never understood ... however I find that I have become to believe that I cut myself inside almost daily ... never thought of it that way before ... Not even sure what it means ... But it seems we have more in common than I thought ... And I find every time I see a difference between us , I find we are more alike ...

Just a thought ... Given in love ... Tigger

[jacky8807]

i like that tigger! im not a cutter either but you are right.
There are so many ways this side of Sunday to cut oneself
And the mind is full of tools! We need to run the other way

I am a cutter (I mean on the outside)

but cutting on the inside... I honestly never thought about it

yes I suppose we do

[BastetsMuse]

I never cut myself, but I would pick and pick at any insect bites and scabs until they got infected. I felt so horrible about it, but the act of picking felt like I could FEEL something.

It's been years since I've done it, but sometimes I miss it.

I am glad this forum is here, where we can say what we need to say and know we are not alone.

[BipolaRNurse]

I'm a "picker" too. Have scars all over my arms and legs from picking at bug bites and other wounds. I never thought of it as self-harming. But I guess in a way, it is.

[north-polar-coaster]

With all do respect, the internal emotional "cutting" isn't something I would call cutting. If I understand correctly, people who cut themselves physically tend to do it so they have a way to divert how they feel inside to a physical sensation, as a way to "let it all out". So I might ask, then, do you "internally cut" yourself to relieve the internal pain? If so, how does it provide you with relief?

Or maybe I'm off base here with my understanding of what you mean?

[jacky8807]

thats truwe north pole. i get what you mean.
for what its worth i have plenty of weird ways i escape paon inside my head too