Is it normal that i can't calm down until i cut my leg??

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So here it is, I get really bad anxiety attacks, ushally about shcool as im about to go to college. Anyway when I get to freaked out I have something along the lines of a painc attack and the only thing to calm me down is cutting my leg at the top of my thigh. It's not a pain thing by the way it's just the look ofthe blood running down my leg is the only thing to calm me down. My parents don't know and only a select few of my friends do. Anyone else do this or something similar and is there a word for this kind of thing or is it just cutting??
All answers appreciated.

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  • Bellapro
    12 years ago

    Please go and see a psychologist, you could really harm yourself! You need to find another way to deal with your anxiety.

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  • kisskiss
    12 years ago

    Try to get help before ur parents knows

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    go see a phycologist bro

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  • Crisp
    12 years ago

    No, Self Harming is not normal, but you are not the only one doing it. Therapy will help this and teach you to manage your stress and root out the cause of it.
    Don't be afraid to go and get help. If you don't. it will get worse, and the quality of your life will not be much fun for you or anyone associated with you. Fix it now.

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  • livnlrn93
    12 years ago

    A girl in my school damn near bled to death at my old middle school doing that. When you go into a panic attack at school go to the nurse immediately to prevent any more harm, if you're at home go to your parents.

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  • Defiant
    12 years ago

    I wouldn't say it's normal. Everyone has Thierry own ways of dealing with stress an panic attacks, but this is definitely a new one to me...

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  • Gt0409
    12 years ago

    I wouldnt say it's normal, but if your not hurting yourself and it helps you focus , for the time being it guess it's ok, if I were you I'd find another way , in case you hurt yourself by accident

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  • Vetterman
    12 years ago

    it is cutting, and you do need to seek out some help.

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  • ChazzBALL
    12 years ago

    Thankyou for you're help im starting to see the school counciler today....:)

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    • joybird
      12 years ago

      Personally, I'd prefer to squeeze chocolate or strawberry sauce if it's just to watch it trickle - then I could lick it up. Yum!

      Please don't hurt yourself! In later years your new partners will think you're somehow unbalanced. Look after yourself!!

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    It's known as self harming and comes from feeling like you have a lack of control. When you're anxious, you have a lack of control and so to take back the control, you cut.

    But it's a vicious cycle and you must go see your doctor and talk to them about this because it's dangerous and harming your emotional and physical health.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Get some help.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    It's normal to like the look of blood, it's more unnatural for someone to just randomly do it for no reason other than to see blood.

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  • Oli
    12 years ago

    Dammit clicked send to early. Anyways, I would watch the blood go down and then curl up sleeping with my arm against my mouth, drinking the blood. That calmed me.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    I usually nip at my jugular with a razor blade when I have anxiety.
    I suppose your way works too though..

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  • MangoTango
    9 years ago

    I know nothing about this. Maybe it lets you fixate on something? Maybe its a huge mind distraction that works? Wow. Can you find something else that lets you fixate and distract without harm? Get fake blood? Play with ketchup?

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  • Faceless
    12 years ago

    Dont cut yourself. Cut people like I do. "I dont care you moved to browse the gum stand lady, Ya stepped out of line now deal with it." Thats what I tell em as I move one position up to the checkout. No knives involved and everyones happy. Well, except that bitch who has to wait longer.

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  • Oli
    12 years ago

    I used to be like that, but mine were depressive episodes where I cut my arm.

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