Wrist-cutting discomfort/phobia...

hey there, so when i first found out about self mutilation i felt just as you did. the very thought of it made me want to shriek, my wrist would actually ache when i thought about a blade tracing over the thin layer of skin. Unfortunately in middle school i had several close friends who were "cutters" and it made me feel disgusted, and afraid, and very uncomfortable. but as i learned more about the disorder it became easier to control my fear and sympathize with them. Thank god, they all eventually snapped put of it, but my point is that you shouldnt be direspectful about people who cut, dont just assume that they dont have respect for their body and dont think of them as freaks or weirdos who like to see blood and enjoy pain because that is rarely the case.

Oh GOD I thought I was the only one with this phobia. When people discuss about cutting wrists I sometimes tell them that whenever people go into detail or when I think about it I have the urge to hold on to my wrist for protection and that I am scared of hurting myself and sometimes they would ask "YOU'VE CUT YOURSELF BEFORE?!"
No, I haven't! I felt like I was the only one who was 'freaked out' about the idea of cutting my wrist. So in my opinion, you are normal :P

Well I've been a cutter for almost 4 years...I'm 6 months w/o cutting tho...I can understand how u feel that way towards even the thought of it ...so sure that answer would be a yes

The people who do it...that's complicated....for me its normal...I do it when I am past the point of calming down...the pain just brings me back to reality....depending on where how and how deep it would just remind me that I was real in some way...in general its not a good thing but it is one of my common coping mechanisms.

I'd say yes, it's normal to find blood 'n' gore/other people's pain/self-harming unpleasant. But a lot of people do suffer with self-harm, and it might do you good to research self-harm so you can understand people better.

Yes it's normal to feel this way because in modern society it's taboo. What society deems as being taboo is usually kept hidden so when it's talked about, it's a shock, and people don't know how to respond...in fear, disgust, or just plain confusion.

In any case, cutting is a coping mechanism. Yes it's an unhealthy one but I can gaurantee you that a person just doesn't wake up and say..."oh I'm going to cut myself today".

I am an ex-cutter and can say that it's a lot more complicated an indepth than just taking a blade to your wrist.

I am a ex-cutter and haven't cut in 3 months I guess I did it because I has stuff going on in my life and it was like your hurting me I'm going to but it on my body so you and the whole world can see what you've done. Once I started it was a rush and I like to do it everyday to the point where I have scars on my arms and legs it was never deep just deep enough so you can bleed and it wasn't about showing my pain anymore I forgot what pain felt like it was very addicting

Ugh are you kidding your life is so perfect that you feel this way about cutting...Good for you! But no not normal.

Yes it's normal some people think it's stupid that people cut themselves it's totally cool! Being uncomfortable around people who cut is ok doesn't mean your gonna die!

Im a cutter but I only do it when I feel so upset that I want to hurt someone else or I can't calm down.

Normally I hate pain,even a paper cut, but cutting brings me back to reality.

When I'm feeling happy or normal the thought of cutting makes me squirm. I guess my cutting is just adrenaline, but to answer your question I think the way u feel is totally normal

Im sure you have reasons for slitting and u sound like a sweet person. i dont know you but if you still cut i just wanna know if its worth it?

I'm a cutter. And the reason ppl do that is because it releases a certain "happy hormone" and it rly helps but yeah I guess it's good to be scared of it, rather than to do it

i am a former cutter to be honest, and you are right, just thinking about it now makes me...ewww....but i wouldn't cut myself per'se, i would dig my nails into my skin, and when i would do it i would think about the person that made me angry and think to myself, "look at what you made me do" lucky for me the scars are fading. and i regret it, very much. for most "cutters" it is more of a revenge thing to the person who made them angry...except they cut them selfs to make the person resonsible for it.....but almost no one tells about it.

Tyger - I wondered how to respond to this, because I so identify with the poster. Good answer ...

Omg, i know exactly how you feel!!! i HATE self mutilation and have no idea why people do it...

I get the same way when I think about my Achilles tendon snapping/being cut. Eugh...
As for the self-mutilation, it's based on adrenaline usually. I used to cut (not deeply, nor on my wrists), because it felt good... it gives you a rush that you can't really get elsewhere. However, it gets old after awhile, and most people stop. Unfortunately, I still have the scars, and they are sort of embarrassing.
Some people just cut for the attention. Some people cut because they actually want to do themselves harm. There are all sorts of reasons for self-mutilation. It's abnormal, but it's not uncommon.
And your squeamishness is normal. People often get squeamish about blood or needles. It's a similar thing.