About Us:
This site is to provide friends of those who cut, parents/guardians,
teachers, youth leaders with information on
the overwhelming epidemic among so many
adolesences and even adults....cutting (self injury). Here you
will find out what cutting is, why people cut,
signs to watch out for in people you think might be cutting, how you
can help and even real life testimonals of
people who have struggled with this problem.
What is cutting?
Cutting is also known as self injury. Among
teens today "cutting" is the common term
that means to use something sharp to cause
tissue damage, but is not limited to breaking
the skin. It can also come in forms such as
bruising, burning or leaving marks that last
for more than an hour.
Why do people cut?
Most look to cutting as a way of
dealing with unpleasant or overwhelming
emotions or situations. Usually they have not
learned ways to deal with coping with these
feelings. In many cases, cutting may be a
result of physical, sexual, emotional abuse
or a traumatic event that happened in
childhood. Cutting IS NOT trying to kill yourself. It is an addiction. When one cuts, it actually releases natural beta endorphins that make you feel good (the brain's natural morphine). They attain a "high" and later crave to experience it again.Most importantly, this site is here to let "cutters" know they are not alone, and that there is hope.
