why do emos cut themselves?
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1. To get attention...\n2. Because life is so hard, when you're young and have everything handed to you on a platter...
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I don't know. But if you are cutting yourself at all, you need to tell someone (like a parent or doctor). This isn't "normal behavior", and could signify that you are suffering from a chemical imbalance in the brain that causes depression, among other things. Why do you cut yourself? Do you feel "relief" (from "anxiety, perhaps?)? How do you feel about your life, are you a happy person? Or do you "blame yourself" for lots of things (that are likely not your fault, although you may think otherwise)? Please talk to someone about this. If you are afraid to talk to someone you know, you can call anonymously to a counseling office. You can talk to me.\n-Tera (time4u420@yahoo)
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It's not the "cutting" so much as the why.  Every self-mutilator I have met has said that hurt, anger sadness, any emotion gets so bad that cutting relieves the pain.  In history doctors used to try to cure diseases by "blood letting"  cutting the patient so the "bad, diseased blood" would be removed from the body.  How deep do you cut?  do you require sutures?  Most cutters are not suicidal, but sometimes accidentally kill themselves by cutting too deep or hitting an artery.  Counseling is not a bad thing, if you get the right person, but you have to want to go or it won't help you.
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Some people commit suicide because they aren't accepted in their society [like if they're gay or "ugly"], or thats what most of them think. Some people at my school cut themselves cause they think its cool o.o i thikn the best way to deal with pain and sadness is to talk to someone
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i cut myself sometimes.. bcoz heaps of bad things happen in my life.. nd lots of ppl hate me.. nd im not emo and if i really like a guy nd i go out with them nd i really really love them but they dont feel the same way nd they break up wit u\nnd u feel like u r heaps hated..\n\nits to let all ur anger out
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because they hurt the heart.  Scars take a long time to heal
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A few reasons I can think of.\n\nWe spend a lot of our times pretending we're stronger than we are, and it all goes to waste when we break down and cry in front of other people. We feel a need to defend our humanity and apologise for the tears.\n\nPerhaps we don't want to burden others with our emotions, so we try and keep them to ourselves and apologise for letting them out.\n\nSometimes we just *need* to cry, or we'll break down and do it regardless. Some people might apologise for that need to be emotional.\n\nI'm sure there are more, but really it depends on the circumstance.
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emo comes from ''emotion''........its really just a high school trend that will soon fade away....plus no one over thirty is emo.....lol.....its more about being beautifully depressed...and looking for attention......i wish my lawn was emo so it would cut itself....
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http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/self-injury/DS00775\nSelf-injury/cutting\nIntroduction\n\nFor people who can't fathom deliberately hurting themselves, self-injury may seem shocking and frightening. But for people who do injure themselves by cutting or other means, self-injury offers a momentary sense of calm and a release of tension. Unfortunately, that's usually quickly followed by guilt and shame and the return of other painful emotions. And with self-injury comes the very real possibility of inflicting serious and even fatal injuries.\n\nSelf-injury isn't a specific disease or condition. Rather, it's a type of abnormal behavior. It may accompany a variety of mental disorders, such as depression and borderline personality disorder. Because self-injury is often done on impulse, it's sometimes considered an impulse-control behavior problem. Self-injury is also known as self-harm, self-injurious behavior and self-mutilation.\n\nAlthough it's hard to estimate how many people engage in self-injury because some never seek treatment, it's thought that about 3 percent to 5 percent of Americans have deliberately hurt themselves at some point in their lives. Self-injury may be more common — and on the rise — in adolescents.\nSigns and symptoms\n\nWhat self-injury is and isn't\nSelf-injury is behavior in which people deliberately harm their own bodies in some way to cope with overwhelming emotions. Self-injury frequently is an impulsive act. You may become upset and spontaneously seek a way to hurt yourself, recklessly doing damage to your body. Other times, self-injury may be inflicted in a controlled, methodical manner. You may even plan it in advance, taking steps to avoid detection and to prevent infections.\n\nSelf-injury isn't the same as injury that arises from culturally sanctioned practices in some parts of the world, including scarring, piercing and tattooing, which historically have been considered forms of self-mutilation. Self-injury is distinguished from such practices by the emotional intent behind it — it's an unhealthy coping method for overwhelming feelings.\n\nSelf-injury also isn't the same as a suicide attempt. For instance, someone may try to harm himself or herself by taking an overdose of medication, but stop short of taking a lethal dose. In self-injury, the intent isn't to die, but to inflict bodily harm. However, self-injury can accidentally result in suicide.\n\nTypes of self-injury\nSelf-injury is most commonly associated with cutting, which involves making cuts or scratches on your body. Cutting can be done with any sharp object, including knives, needles, razor blades or even fingernails.\n\nMost frequently, the arms, legs and front of the torso are the targets of self-injury because these areas can be easily reached and easily hidden under clothing. But any area of the body may be subjected to self-injury.\n\nSome people don't feel pain while they're hurting themselves, even when creating deep cuts. Others do find self-injury painful but welcome the pain as a punishment or as a distraction from emotional turmoil.\n\nThere are many types of self-injury besides cutting, and someone may engage in one or more of them. Other types of self-injury include:\n\n    * Burning\n    * Poisoning or overdosing\n    * Scratching\n    * Carving words or symbols on the skin\n    * Breaking bones\n    * Hitting or punching\n    * Piercing the skin with sharp objects\n    * Head banging\n    * Pulling out hair\n    * Interfering with wound healing\n    * Pinching\n    * Biting\n\nSome experts consider overexercising a form of self-injury, as well as stopping medication in an attempt to cause harm to yourself.\n\nSigns of self-injury\nPeople who injure themselves often try to keep their behavior secret. It may be difficult to spot signs of self-injury.\n\nSigns of self-injury may include:\n\n    * Scars, such as from burns or cuts\n    * Cuts, scratches or other
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People who cut or self-injure sometimes have other mental health problems that contribute to their emotional tension. Cutting is sometimes (but not always) associated with depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, obsessive thinking, or compulsive behaviors. It can also be a sign of mental health problems that cause people to have trouble controlling their impulses or to take unnecessary risks. Some people who cut themselves have problems with drug or alcohol abuse.
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Yeah, they do. But when they act like this (see my Sources) thats when the mocking begins.\nThat, and the majority of the "emo" crowd has no right to call themselves that. This majority is comprised of angsty teens that go to good schools and live in the suburbs. They just decide to see everything in a bad light, and crumble down when even the slightest problem happens. They then proceed to write horrible poems about it, how their life is all bad, when they have no idea how good they have it.
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why would a kid want to be emo? I remember the days that cutting yourself resulted in being put in a psych ward. And guys dressing like girls and girls dressing like guys labeled you "gay"....and now days most of them just do it because all of their friends do it....vegetarianism isnt the thing to do because your friend is doing it...and alot of these little kids didnt even know what "PETA" was until this summer...so why not pick on them?
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Think about it, you're angry you hit a wall.  Well some people can feel so miserable (and for a good secret reason too) that they feel the need to do so, thus letting all the pain break free.\n\nIt's like a small pain.  Eat candy and you're suddenly better.  Cutting is a destraction of one's life that can be controlled. Not suicide!\n\n\n-Alexis
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Emo's Suck, Theyre so whiney, Ugh, There are people in the world who are starving and have no home. Those little brats think THEYVE got it bad?? Bunch of losers.
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I thought emo was more about crying than fighting
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Anyone that cuts themself has a deep rooted problem that needs attention.  It is best you help them seek professional help, instead of trying to help them yourself.  Getting them professional help is helping them in a way that it's showing (or should show) them you care about their well being.   Get them to a professional, the problem is too deep for just a common person to help.
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People cut themselves,because no one is hearing anything they have to say.It's to self release the pain of being ignored.I think they secretly hope someone will see the abuse and finally hear their pain.