A member asked:

Could you tell me if i'm not cutting for emotional reasons, only for the physical feeling, why is it bad?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Cutting skin & more: Self inflicted mutilation by cutting is one way that some people cope. It is not a healthy coping mechanism. People may cut themselves because they feel emotionally numb & it allows them to feel something - even if only a physical sensation. Some cut to distract from anxiety, depression or stress. If you are cutting for the physical feeling, then you are cuttting for emotional reasons - to >.

Answered 9/11/2013

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Probably not: Self injury is like a lot of symptoms/behaviors: it needs to be evaluated for the severity/etiology etc. What a counselor would next do about them depends a lot on the history. I hope you would feel ok to disclose this to a therapist; i also hope the counselor would be neutral/response and find out more about it.

Answered 9/24/2013

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