I like to burn myself

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Most people would say you have problems but I think it's normal. I do the same thing some times. i stick a flame to my skin and see how long I can leave it there. mentally your npt normal, somethings wrong but as a human conflicting pain apon yourself for a feeling of releif is normal.

That's just like cutting yourself you should get help.

i just think im a little crazy in the head but i do the same shit pixxie lol

Look for information on cutters

there is a part of me that knows I'd feel a lot better if I did something like this but I know it's a bad cycle so I don't

but yeah I think it's normal.

It's not normal but I know why you did it. I myself have a cigarette burn on my arm I did myself when i had a VERY VERY bad day and I needed something to take away some of my emotional pain. What happens is when you physically distract yourself with another form of pain the original pain lessens so that is most likely the reason behind it. You should speak to a doctor about it because inflicting pain on yourself usually means there are some issues behind it that you should try and sort out:)

My mother and brother do this.

My advise, STOP!!: They leave disgusting scars, other than that it seems fine.

Don't do it to your children a la Britney Spears in Family Guy

oh yeah? I have a friend who burns his arms, legs, any part of his body! I saw it! And..it was disturbing..

Either that is normal or not though, you should stop it. (my friend ain't listening to anyone)

these days it seems to be.
i have become a hardcore cutter and nowadays i feel the urge to cut when im perfectly happy. i asked a friend of mine if it was weird and he said he sometimes feels the same.
sometimes i also try to burn words into my skin by bending paperclips into shapes or even peircing myself. and looking at me you wouldnt think it either.
i think most people enjoy harming themselves but hide it.

This isn't healthy, but that doesn't mean it isn't normal.

I get the same urges. I had a time in my life where I satisfied those urges, as well. I have multiple scars from putting matches out on my skin, as well as things like incense.

This is the same concept as cutting. You're feeling emotional pain, or you're feeling numb, and so you burn to either distract from or create feelings. Not only that, but self-harm is addictive- literally. The chemical your brain releases after you have been hurt is a pleasant one (trying to mask the pain) and that chemical can cause mild to intense feelings of euphoria.

My advice is this;

stop.

I know it isn't that simple, but you WILL regret it later. Trust me. I know it feels right at the moment, but you will wish you'd never done it.

I've done things such as heating a knife over flame and sinking it into my arm. It seemed perfect then- exactly what my mind and body needed- but now I am left with some nasty scars that will never fade, and regrets that won't go away either.

Any form of self-mutilation (like burning) isn't normal. It means you don't know how to cope with your emotions. Some people burn, others cut (which you hear about more often). Others pull at their hair or throw themselves at walls.

Please get help. And try to not do it anymore. I know it's hard, and you can't just quit cold turkey. Just try and get help. Remember that even if you feel alone, there are always the fucked up shits on this site. :)

i think that cigarette thing serves as a stimulus to move on in life

You my friend are a bemo.
an emo that burns themself.

I agree. Unhealthy & not dealing with whatever is going on. Get help.

In a way it is normal because many people use self-injury to cope, and I was one of those people. Save yourself some trouble and stop. I have so many scars. I hate it. I am condemned to be a freak for the rest of my life. I used to loathe myself and think I wasn't worthy of love. Now I realize I am but I must live with these angry scars forever. Get a journal, exercise, anything but that please.

yea i do shit like that

This is a form of self harm, similar to cutting but burning is much less noticeable. I struggled with cutting my arms and legs and trust me, stopping is not easy. You should stop, you will feel better if you find something or someone that motivates you.

thats your version of cutting yourself

That's just another form of self-mutilation, I used to do stuff like that all the time when I was depressed. It seemed normal to me at the time... but maybe you should look into other ways of relieving stress, or getting a little happiness boost, that don't involve self-inflicted wounds.

I do it occasionaly, normally just to see how long I can keep the flame on my skin, rarely doing any damage and I nearly always burn any cuts I have.

Emo.

time to see a psychiatrist

You probably do it for the adrenaline rush. most people relieve themselves through sex, you just add some extra pain to make the rush more intense and sharp. Just a guess.

BTW, why did you (comment posters) cut yourself? Sexual pleasure? Non-sexual adrenaline rush? Or simply for a lack of self respect? Perhaps to feel different than others?

I too enjoy the feeling of burning myself. I used to take a knife, heat it up and lay it flat side on my arm, and wait for the skin to blister. Then i would pop the blister and pour rubbing alcohol on it. I just enjoy the pain. i would also do it when I had a lot going on. Its easier to cope with physical pain than it is to deal with emotional pain...Or at least in my opinion it is. It had nothing to do with sex at all.

depressed feeling numb probably. rotten people around you. using you probably.

oh god.... all of these comments are really disturbing.
u are inflicting pain on yourself, burning yourself, cause you have emotional problems. there is no shame in that, but you must seek help. see a therapist who will help u deal with life's problems and your emotional pain and anger in a healthy way.
please seek help emmidiately.

%u201CWell i really dont know but i like to burn myself i have 5 burn marks from cigs on my arm and after i do it i feel so much better i only do it when i have bad days is this normal%u201D

Here is the problem with these two lines... it happens at the end, u asked %u201Cis this normal%u201D... well that's a tricky question. We all are forced into societies which we may or may not choose to be a part off. Along being thrusts' into such societies, come the acceptable society %u201Cnorms%u201D. These acceptable norms become the reference guide for individual actions, and they deem it fit or unfit for a society. Now let me be the first to tell u, once size does not fit all. We are all different across the globe, and with these difference come the various %u201Crights of passages%u201D mandated by society. Some rights of passage require you to do painful, almost horrifying act to %u201Cprove urself%u201D that ur know the man, or ur the woman,, etc
Ur case is does not necessary fall as one of these rights of passages. Rather a self inflecting act WHICH could have slipped by as one of those rights of passages. (dude I'm sorry if I'm making this overly confusing, trust me I don't mean it... rather I'm almost trying to do the opposite by giving u similar facts or evidences)

Now to answer ur question. No its NOT normal. But ur not alone, peoples from all walks of life do similar acts to %u201Cget a thrill%u201D or to %u201Cget away from it all%u201D or the self punishing act etc .....the drunk who has one to many but still will not stop. The drug addict, who needs to get his fix, the smoker smoking away 2 packs day... all these are self inflecting acts that we do to harm our self, to get that cheap thrill or high, or whatever u want to call it. And we do it on those bad days, so that we can feel better.

This is not normal. These is a problem, and u need help.