Discussion question for other ppl who sh

[waistcoat]

hey js need a reality check, for you guys, when you cut, is it like, an impulse thing, or do you plan to cut in advance?

sometimes for me it's impulse but some other times like rn im going out of my way to go to a drug store to buy bandages cus i want to cut a lot when im home ckxjxjx

kinda occurred to me that may not be "normal"

 

[Manic Panic]

Depends on the day honestly, if I feel a need to hurt myself then I hurt myself.

 

[FoxSauce]

Depends sometimes i just feel to overwhelmed. Sometimes but kess likely plan it. There moslty impulsive than anything

I think is depending on the person.

 

[Ch4in3dcr0w]

Mostly impulsive the closest i was to "planning" was having a routine every 2-3 days. Its normal etheir way it all depends on the person

 

[iichi]

i mean… it depends on the day for me as well. it's more often than not impulsive, but i do often find myself "preparing" by buying certain things such as new scalpels or bandages. my sh habit has toned down a lot recently though, but at its peak i definitely would plan it out sometimes.
it felt kinda like a fun stress relieving activity such as playing a game with my friends or watching a movie, but instead it was a good cut sesh. i don't think you're abnormal for doing that whatsoever… but then again what really is normalcy in the realm of mental illness.

 

[felloffmydinosaur]

Sometimes it's impulsive if I'm in a situation that I can do it. But usually I plan it out. Kids go to bed, I start drinking alcohol, get out my scalpels in the tub and just do it then. So sometimes I'm waiting all day to be able to do it.

 

[bl33ding_heart]

hey js need a reality check, for you guys, when you cut, is it like, an impulse thing, or do you plan to cut in advance?

sometimes for me it's impulse but some other times like rn im going out of my way to go to a drug store to buy bandages cus i want to cut a lot when im home ckxjxjx

kinda occurred to me that may not be "normal"

For me it's completely an impulse thing I do when my emotions are out of control, which is often unfortunately.

 

[LastLoveSong]

mainly impulse

 

[CutToRelease]

Depends on the day honestly, if I feel a need to hurt myself then I hurt myself.

Same sometimes its lile, ok today has been to much ima slash the shit out of my arms. And other times its just, ooo cool I feel like it why not.

 

[BearTreadingWater]

Scratching is more impulsive for me, cutting I need to be in the right (physical) place to have stuff.

 

[housesparrow]

impulse cus i usually carry a blade with me wherever i go

 

[EvisceratedJester]

Sometimes it is something I plan out, but often it's something that I do on impulse.

 

[archiveofpain]

Generally impulsive due to boredom or sometimes because I have every urge in my being to just take it out on myself due to stress or extreme emotions

 

[lonergirl_26]

Depends on the day or situation
Sometimes when something happens that makes me feel the need to sh it will be impulsive
But most of the time I plan my "sessions"

 

[lifeisadream]

Have to store up the mental pain, shove it in a box & then do it when won't get interrupted.

 

[UninformedLover]

Impulsive. I get the urge to do it and then I just do it. But ever since I've started taking antidepressants the urges have completely gone away.

 

[beandigger404]

I typically plan everything out. Make sure I have sufficient supplies, enough sterile saline solution, after-care stuff etc etc. I refrain from cutting if I don't have what I need to take care of the wounds. But sometimes impulses take control and I'll cut deeper on healing wounds, which can be a problem.