what's with all these "cutters" lately?

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Modeps
It's not a new thing, back when I was in high school (12 years ago) one of my good friends at the time was a cutter. I tried to understand why he did it and all I would ever get for an answer is "You just dont understand, man...". He also wore pantyhose as sleeves if that makes any sense.

The pantyhose as sleeves explains alot...

They are just fvcked in the head and Cutting has replaced Goth as the new in thing...can't wait until Castration is the new In thing so we cam eliminate all this refuse from the Gene pool

 

[Ornery]

Cutting, piercing... same shlt.

 

[Jzero]

It's been around a long time, but it seems like there is now "trendy" cutters who do it (or perhaps even just CLAIM to do it) becuase it fits in with this whole goth/teen angst/16-year-old attention whore image that they are trying to portray.

Case-in-point, a younger friend of mine (freshman in college) was dating an even younger girl (sophomore in HS) and she is just like this. Every action she does seems to be a carefully planned cry for attention, and the invention of the "blog" gives these whackos a great outlet where they act screwed up and everybody reads it and then pours out their sympathy.

So in her blog she claims she's a "cutter." She says she thinks she is a lesbian. Seems like that's trendy among this set, too. Her parents hate her. Her siblings hate her. She hates herself. She tried to commit suicide by taking 2 advil with a shot of vodka.

And everyone is like "OH WE LOVE YOU, WE FEEL SO BAD FOR YOU," etc.

I'd bet that 75% of those kids that claim to be "cutters" have never intentionally cut themselves more than once, if at all.

 

[Amused]

I know of a much more enjoyable form of self abuse.

 

[Deeko]

An ex of mine was a cutter before we were together, she has big scars from it. She tried to explain it to me....you basically see all of your anger and pain pouring out of the cuts....its fvcking disgusting, and its not normal and healthy no matter what they think.

 

[fatkorean]

I thought cutting and even vomitting was about control. They don't have control in their lives, but through cutting, vommiting etc.. they gain a measure of control in their lives?

-fk

 

[LakAttack]

Originally posted by: AzNmAnJLH
I saw a movie with the main character being a cutter. Sadomasochitic I believe was what you called the disorder.

Secretary

There is actually a much better movie about cutters.

Breaking Away

 

[Nanotech]

Originally posted by: slick230
It's the new "heroin-chic". All the really cool kids are doing it.

I know someone who was in my High School class who has this problem. I occassionally see him at our local pub and he is always wearing long sleeves but if you look you can still see much of the scar tissue.

Crazy, Crazy, Kids!!!!

 

[tallest1]

I've heard of people cutting friggen phrases onto their arms, they're morons

 

[SunnyD]

That's disgusting. Why the hell are people so stupid?

People like this were just meant to be blowjobs.

 

[JackDawkins]

It's the latest, greatest form of flagellation. Me, I prefer the original: a few strokes from a short, studded whip to the back. A few salted gauze strips and a clean shirt afterwards and I'm good to go.

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: Amused
I know of a much more enjoyable form of self abuse.

It'll make you blind, my boy :beer:

 

[Kenazo]

Cutting stems from a need for control, or at least if I remember my Psychology classes correctly. It's something they can do that no one can take away. Probably similar to what drives an annorexic.

 

[Toasthead]

Originally posted by: kermalou
first there is one on MTV then a couple people have told me they know cutters and now some girl tells me and shows me what kind of cutter she is (takes a hot searing razor and cuts inside her thigh)

WTF is going on?

its called mental illness.

 

[CPA]

You know when I was a teen with angst I just grew my hair long and listened to heavy metal. Kids today, geeesh.

 

[Toasthead]

Originally posted by: kermalou
first there is one on MTV then a couple people have told me they know cutters and now some girl tells me and shows me what kind of cutter she is (takes a hot searing razor and cuts inside her thigh)

WTF is going on?

its called mental illness.

 

[ucdnam]

I've known about cutters for 10 years now, and I'm pushing 26. It's nothing new, but maybe it's gotten on TV. I'm sure it's prevalent and there are studies about it. It'll be like any other fad; there will be fakers who hop on and do it cuz it's different, but there will always be those who do it for the true reasons, whatever those may be.

 

[bandana163]

Originally posted by: tallest1
I've heard of people cutting friggen phrases onto their arms, they're morons

That sounds more like body modding. Those people remind me how nice birth control is.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Toasthead

Originally posted by: kermalou
first there is one on MTV then a couple people have told me they know cutters and now some girl tells me and shows me what kind of cutter she is (takes a hot searing razor and cuts inside her thigh)

WTF is going on?

its called mental illness.

I call it a cry for attention, nothing that a military school and some discipline won't fix. Mental Illness is when you hear people and/or have to wear a straight jacket.

 

[azazyel]

2 people have got it right. While it can be seen as a cry of attention it is more about controlling one's pain. I know it is hard for some people to understand and is easy to dismiss but it can be dangerous. When I was in HS I counseled a cutter. Her mom was an alcky and her dad had moved out because of it. So, at home it was just her (16yrs old) and her younger sister and her alky mother. I know this sounds weird but she literally thought that all the things that were happening were her fault. How could someone 16yrs old handle that much pain and responsibility even if it was just imagined ? It was a very had thing for me to do since I was only 17 and was thinking WTF.

(things did get better for her though)

 

[Reliant]

My Ex was a cutter and a half. She said that she didn't know why she did it, but she couldn't help it. Those weren't good times.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: SunnyD
That's disgusting. Why the hell are people so stupid?

People like this were just meant to be blowjobs.

That was hilarious.

- M4H

 

[Mermaidman]

I can see how cutting can be pathological if it was done for the wrong reason (e.g. Psychological problems), but cutting for the fun and experience . . . hmm, I can buy that. IIRC, there are some cultures in Africa where the people would rub ashes into self-inflicted wounds to create body art. Let me go find a link. BRB.

edit: Here's a pic.. It shows the back of a girl with decorative scars.

 

[illusion88]

Originally posted by: AzNmAnJLH
I saw a movie with the main character being a cutter. Sadomasochitic I believe was what you called the disorder.

Secretary

That movie is more about the relationship between a submissive female and a dominate male in a sadomasocistic relationship. It draws insight on how the female will tolerate such "abuse", and what kind of personality it takes to become a submissive or a dominate.

And yes, the main girl was a cutter.

 

[DWW]

"bloggers" are making the phenomenon more popular. At least the female ones. They fit maddox's camwhore perfectly. They write bad poetry, use webcams and put on sad expressions. And the cliche is that they will self-diagnose themselves with some sort of mental disorder because it is "cool". Commonly self-diagnosed problems include: depression (so passe!) , anxiety, shizophrenia (this one is the pop one right now), eating disorders, narcolepsy etc. Usually they like to mix a couple of them together and then wallow in self-pity.