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I started cutting about two weeks ago an now I can't stop. My girlfriend found out, and keeps forcing me to show her my arms and hands every day to check for more cuts, and starts getting all worried when she sees new ones. I locked the knives I usually use in a box, then put the key in my locker at school, while the box is under my bed. Didn't help. I just broke into the box about an hour ago. I really want to stop but can't.

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two of my friends know, and one of them took my knife when he was here. I asked him why later and he said it was for my own good. I guess I have to thank him but.....

ok man, im a ...well kin d of a cutter as well, cause i don't do it too often, only when im seriosuly deperessed and i find its the only way, but even though i think its not the best thing, you have to rememebr,if you get it stuck into your mind that your gettign rid of the pain by cause pain, your ******** wrong.

you kwno the whole
"Not across the road, but down the street" s**t
yeha one of my friends died because she decided to follow that advice on cutting, even though i still cut when im seriously deperessed, i never cut up my aarm, only across my wrist,

anotehr bit of info.

never do it when your out of control with sorrow. if you need to take all the objects in your room that could pose as a cutting tool, then do so. make sure you look everywhere for the sharp items. And trust me, the girlfriend problem, only gets worse.... theres nothing more ...not pitiful....but saddening i guess you coudl say, then the sight of your girlfriend on her knees or flopped on a table cryign her eyes out cause you just won't stop cutting and almost killed yourself. if you haev to go to those measures to stop yourself then do so.

Think about what would happen if you actually comitted serious damage to yourself....how would she take it, woul dshe cry and shrug it off after a few days or weeks? or would she mourn your death or near death for a long time? would she even break up with you to save herself the pain of having to deal with this any longer?
(which would only cause you to cut more or even potientily kill yourself)
causing her to go out of her mind because she wsa the cause of it, most likely resulting in her death or self injury as well.

i might not know about sexual relations but deperession is a thing i'm very good at, and trust me.....being locked up in a psychiatrict ward for a week and a half isn't fun. so don't do it.

Ask them not to constantly remind you, if it's bothering you. Tell them that yes, you know that it was wrong to cut, and you did it because you were depressed - but you don't need to be reminded about your mistake all the time. And if they're really your friends, they'll listen.