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The feeling of scissors on my skin makes me feel alive
22% Normal
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I don't do it a lot, but sometimes when I'm feeling completely lost I cut myself. Last night I just felt so alone and couldn't figure out what I wanted or what would make me feel better, and so I cut. I know it's stupid, but it makes me feel like I'm worth something. I look at the cuts and watch them fill up with blood and know that I'm strong, because I can endure the pain and keep going even though it hurts. Cutting is like pressing a reset button for me: I close my eyes and hold my breath as I make the incision, and it hurts, but it makes me feel better, and when I'm done I feel like I can breathe again for the first tie in a long time. I know it's not healthy, but what are your thoughts?
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Comments (8)
I totally understand how you feel. I used to self-injure but now I drink lol (not a safe option either!). I have many scars and creating them doesn't appeal to me anymore. My family and boyfriend know so they would be very upset with me if I started again. You must know by now that cutting is addictive. It'll only get worse.
i know somebody like that. she dumped me because i was'nt good enough. i think she lied and just wants me to cut myself up so she can laugh. she would be so mean. she never called me.
Lol you could probably find someone that likes to inflict pain to people and there you have a soulmate
this is self-mutilation,i have that but instead of cutting myself i scratch my skin heavily when i feel sad and anxious, i used to do that when i was a teenager in the same body place, on my leg behind my right elbow, i got mycosis on the third level,got a infection on my whole legwhich one find day started swelling and if it wasnt for the antibiotic i coud've lost my leg.now i do that on my arms but not so heavily,is really addictive! u need phychological help, i dont need i drink beer a lot!!!
no way. i can't get into that. retards.
sounds like the typical thing people do these days you just use it to get attention off people cos cutting dosnt do anything i've been to the point of suicide and tryed cutting once and it did shit didnt even feel it being in a point of utter dispare numbs your senses you cant feel nothing you cant focus on anything you just stare so cutting would do nothing it sounds like you have some problems in your life but if they were that bad then you wouldnt cut cos only when you come upon somthing really hard in your life you realise you need to fight stay strong and pussying around cutting your self does nothing so i suggest next time you feel down punch somthing a wall or listen to some music out the scissors down stop pretending think of all the people that have had real problems get inspired from them and draw strength from them
good luck
This is not something to 'lol' about. Go see a counselor, you need help, this is serious.
I never said it was funny. I don't believe that, and didn't mean to imply it.

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