Is it normal i fantasize about being cut?

In the past few months (since arriving as a freshman in college), I have started to have elaborate fantasies about both cutting and damaging my body, and allowing others to do so.

An example of this is a frequent daydream in which I hand someone a knife and tell them that they have an opportunity to cut someone open and that they'll probably never get this chance again. There's usually an element of tempting the person to cut me, or testing them, seeing if they'll do it. I've only actually done it once, in the context of a hook-up, and the girl in question seemed pretty intensely disturbed by being handed a knife and asked if she wanted to cut open my arm.

Alternatively, often I'll be walking around, and keep asking the universe for something to happen, like a tree falling on me, or getting run over by a car.

I don't feel depressed: I love my school and have made some great new friends, I've just also developed this new fascination. I dwell a lot on the feeling of splitting skin or flesh: wondering what that actually feels like, because pain usually blots out the actual sensation of the flesh pulling apart.

Only a few of my friends know about this new development (there has never been anything like this behavior at all in my past, I was never suicidal or interested in self-harm) and most of them seem a little disturbed by it.

NOTE: I never have fantasies about other people getting hurt in this way. I'm not a sadistic personality type, normally I'm quite a dominant, type-A personality. I'm honestly kind of a control freak.

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Comments ( 9 )
  • You sound more like a Masochist than anything else.

    Personally, I like the idea of cutting in to anybody for the blood aspect of it, I like seeing it, and it probably is arousal what I feel when I see it.

    Nothing wrong with seeking pleasure in the ways you like, aslong as it doesn't cause you permanent damage.

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    • 800imawesome

      What he said.

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  • KeddersPrincess

    I fantasize about cutting others xD

    But, nah, you are probably masochistic. I've heard this a lot. I don't think you should cut yourself or let others cut you, but it isn't a rare fetish. If you feel the need to do it, I'd say go see a shrink, but sometimes fantasies can be just fantasies and nothing more.

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  • fissionmailed

    My wife masturbates with a steak knife, I guess it's normal since I'm use to it.

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  • Terence_the_viking

    Seek professional help.

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    • This isn't your reminder document noopie, its somebody's post

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      • Terence_the_viking

        Haha

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  • Perhaps you're bored? There's no commonality for me in this so I can only guess as to why you would want to do it.

    Regardless, not normal.

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  • dirtybirdy

    Well if the blade is sharp enough you don't feel it. Not right away anyway. But do you want to run the risk of a nasty infection and can you afford to get it stitched up? I was cut on the arm by someone and I watched the whole thing. It was like slow-mo for a few seconds. I have to say it was pretty cool seeing the skin open up white then immediately start pouring blood. Should have gotten stitches but I just chucked a few bandaids on there once the bleeding slowed enough. This was about 14 years ago and i still vividly remember it.

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