Idk about SH, I have only seen it with people who got rejected by girls and did it, but I see people doing it for years here, I am not judging, but why do you do it, Like I have self harming tendencies but I don't think I can ever cut myself, and why SH is mostly done by women here
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Rawr xP
- May 19, 2025
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Self harm is a coping mechanism and when it isn't its an addiction. People SH because they feel like they deserve it or some cut because they feel like it relieves mental pain, but after cutting guilt kicks in and then you cut again because of that (not the same for everyone) why mostly women cut I don't know probably because of the oppression, SA or insecurities? I can't say for sure I'm not an expert at statistics but that would be my speculation
personally I do it because it feels like i can breathe every time I do it. my shoulders and chest no longer feel heavy and it gives me a clear mind. I've been doing it on and off these last 6 years give or take, trying to quit again but honestly that feeling of clarity will always bring me back to it eventually. It's relieving and I don't ever do anything extreme, just cat scratches. I don't need to go deeper to get that feeling of calm.
What you feel calm after SH, like it shifts your focus from other things to your wound, so you don't think of those things or it relieves you in some way, that's a unique thing I have read today
If it's SA, then I kind of understand the thought process they go through, damn that's bad, I wish no one has to go through that
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It definitely helps shift my focus from emotional pain to physical. Emotional pain has a lot more of an effect on me than a simple cat scratch, it's like an actual exit for my emotions almost. The stinging feeling and then blood showing up is easier to stomach than my sadness. I enjoy watching it. It also sort of validates me in my emotions and the validation feels relieving as well. Its very addictive
Mäximum
All the effort for nothing...
- Apr 5, 2023
- 192
Statiscally speaking, women are more likely to SH physically (cutting etc.) while men more often fall back to substance abuse. I can't remember why that is though.
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- Jun 13, 2025
- 89
Because of the fall of the Ottoman Empire
Mäximum
All the effort for nothing...
- Apr 5, 2023
- 192
You're right! Why didn't I think about that smh
Long live the eternal state!
StupidCat
retard
- Apr 24, 2025
- 241
I sometimes hit myself out of frustration or anger but always instantly regret it because it hurts.
Just adding more pain to my life seems counterintuitive to me too. I want to minimize the pain, not add another layer of it.
Just adding more pain to my life seems counterintuitive to me too. I want to minimize the pain, not add another layer of it.
EvisceratedJester
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- Oct 21, 2023
- 4,894
Around 35 percent of men self-harm and that percentage might be higher than that due to underreporting. Along with that, cutting is a more popular SH method amongst women compared to men (men are more likely to engage in things, such as headbanging and hitting) and they are more likely to care for their wounds. A lot of the SH discussions on here are usually from cutters, some of whom are either looking to cut deeper or are needing help with taking care of their wounds. As a result, it can give the illusion of there being way more women on here who SH compared to men, since most people who cut are women. However, the gender distribution for SH might be different on threads where people discuss other SH methods, especially the ones where people are discussing non-cutting SH methods.
