why does cutting make me feel better but then bad afterwards?

I believe cutting can be a more concrete way of dealing with an emotional pain, that is untangible. It's palpable and has a very clear and rational explation for why u are hurting at that moment. It might give u a momentarily sense of understanding and being in control of what's making u suffer. It also starts a wave of adrenaline, because your body is physically "under attack" and sends off all its power to make u able to endure the pain and to start healing from it right away. As u see... cutting is the concretization of your pain. But it doesnt solve it... and as soon as the rush fades, u are back to where u started, and it's heartbreaking to come back to unwanted reality.

Physical injury (such as cutting) releases endorphins - the brain's natural pain-killers. This immediately stops painful thoughts and helps you relax. However, the effect is short - pretty quickly the endorphins are absorbed, and you're stuck with the painful thoughts again, only now with painful cuts too. The temporary relief makes it feel worse when it's over. Breaking this cycle is very difficult - putting off temporary relief for long term comfort is a learned skill, and it takes lots of practice. The good news is that practice can be taken in small steps! Even delaying a little before you cut counts, and you'll find you can wait longer and longer, until the need to cut passes. It's also important to know that recovery from self-harm is not a linear process. There are many 'relapses', and you'll still feel bad occasionally. Remember that the way forwards is in small steps, and you'll find you're doing better faster than you thought :)

Cutting provides a euphoria initially because it takes the focus away from the emotional pain and onto this new physical pain that the body is experiencing. But once the physical pain is gone, you no longer have anything to focus on and that emotional pain comes back to you. You also start to think logically again and you realize that there may very well be many consequences to your actions. You also start to think of your friends and family, and this worries you even more. Therefore, cutting is only a temporary relief to emotional pain that you may be experiencing and hurts you more in the long run.

I don't know if you have ever heard of the snowball effect but it is pretty much where you are struggling with an urge to self-harm, doesn't matter how, or what triggered you. when you give in you feel that relief for a few minutes or however long it is, then you feel blame and or shame, then you feel worse about not only your situation, but now that you have a stinging cut, so then its becomes a cycle, a snowball if you will, of shame, regret and it goes till something to stop you. like a knock on your door or a text or something, or till your tired of the pain. I hope you know that you are strong and you can fight any and every urge but don't be upset if you self harm again, sometimes in recovery you fall, but you will walk again. stay strong!

Its a release. Its a way to get rid of a strong emotion that you are feeling. This emotion can be anger or just tension. It feels better at the time because it is a short and quick solution. Once it happens though its easy to feel guilt and ashamed about it. It could be helpful to find safer ways to release all this tension. It could be worth trying the elastic band technique or writing everything down and then throwing it in the bin. Its about trying to keep yourself safe yet still finding a way to deal with these emotions.

People usually cut to make themselves feel better, to cover up emotional pain with physical pain. This works because when you cut you get a temporary relief and feeling of happiness. This is because when you cut your body releases something called endorphins and endorphins causes you to feel euphoria or very happy. That is why feel happy when you cut. From my experience, the reason why you usually feel bad after you cut it could be after a few minutes, a few hours or maybe a few days is because you probably regret what you did before and wishes you haven't done it.

From experience, my insight is that self harm is something that helps me feel in control. Our lives cannot always be controlled by ourselves. So we turn to something we can control, self harm is an example. When distressed, upset, etc. we frequently turn to something that is not always positive. But in that moment we have to control something in our lives we feel relief. We feel powerful, relaxed, something is realised that allows us to grab onto the presence. It makes us feel alive, as if everything going on around us is not the world ending. It is like a reality check. So cutting makes you feel alive, hence better. Though afterwards you might sit with it and feel bad. My thoughts on this is that deep down inside of you there is something that hurts from this reality. Within yourself you are not fully in agreeance with harming yourself. It doesn't sit well within you because you ultimately don't enjoy hurting yourself.

When someone who needs it, cuts themselves it releases all the good hormones which help to make us feel better because we "achieved" something plus the adrenalin that is set free when we cut. But once the euphoria has run out after maybe 2 hours (that was the time-span for me) the realization hits. We start to think about how effed up that behaviour is and the possible consequenzes hit. Now it's long sleeved shirts and no swimming for a little longer just because we couldn't control an impulse. There are a lot of so called skills we can use to imitate the feeling of cutting. You should look it up and try to find something that gives you what you need. And of course, get help. Skills are worth nothing if you don't want to change anything. Take care, you can beat this!

Cutting and all self-harm habits are only temporary cures to what you are actually going through. When your brain tells your cutting will help, or whatever it tends to say you fall into believing it will help with everything. That relief only lasts for a short amount of time, generally, people do it again or as you say feel regret. This cycle is ravenous until you are able to build up immunity against it. You will feel bad until you are able to not cut, and cope with those feelings in other ways. Once you deal with those feelings then you will be able to stop and feel better. Hope this helps!

You feel better because you are angry with yourself so you feel that you can express that anger. It is very important to use that anger in a more constructive way by taking up self defense classes or a new sport or even punching a pillow. The pain stimulus causes the nerve and nearby mast cells to release chemical pain mediators such as prostaglandin, bradykinin, serotonin, substance P and histamine, which: Activate more receptors on the nerve fibre, increasing the likelihood that the threshold for an action potential will be reached – this is called primary sensitisation; Provoke changes in the walls of local blood vessels, increasing blood supply and allowing white cells to move into the extracellular fluid – this is the inflammatory response, an essential part of healing. This is when we feel pain in general not just if we would cut ourselves, that is why wearing a rubber band on your wrist and flicking it against your skin, just pulling it and letting it hit your wrist would make you feel better just like cutting does but it might not make you feel bad afterwards like cutting. Cutting makes you feel bad afterwards because you might feel guilty or feel low self-esteem or even have anxiety that people might see the cuts and they might judge you, you might also fear dying from the cut if it bleeds too much.

Any type of self harm isn't something that fixes your problems forever. It's just a temporary relief. It makes you feel bad because after awhile you realize it didn't do anything to benefit you and you still feel exactly the same as before you did it. Often it makes you feel worse cause you look down at what you did and realize how bad it is. When I personally feel the need to self harm I do something that I can look back on and think "Wow, I am so proud of myself." Sometimes I start new drawings or try learning new things on guitar or the key board so in the future I'll always have that drawing or skill and when I look back I can think about how it got me through tough times and how I should appreciate myself for doing something like that when I'm falling apart. Find that thing for you whether it be art, music, crafts, a sport, just anything you really wanna get better at.

Because for the moment of doing physical harm to our body, physical pain distracts and pauses the mental pain that is hiding at deeper level. It gives back the control to ourselves for making the decision to do it and how we do it. But after the cutting, physical pain doesn't heal or stop the mental pain but only adding the pain. So you end up feeling both physically and mentally hurt at the same time. When we hurt ourselves and see that it couldn't help reducing the problem we have earlier, we feel even worse by not having enough love to give to ourselves.

Cutting can make you feel better in the moment because it's a way to release a lot of feelings, or might be a distraction from what you feel. However you know it's not something you should do, so you might feel guilty after its first effect stops, which added to all the emotios you already had makes it worse. Another reasons cutting might make you feel better it's because you use it as a punishment so it makes you feel better because you "got what you deserve" but again, there's usually a sense of guilt afterwards. The last reason I could think of is to make you feel something when you're numb. SO in this last case you fist might feel better because you're feeling, but then all the bad emotons come back making it worse. I hope I managed to answer your question well, this is all I could think of.

At the moment you are probably looking for something that will make you feel something or something to make you feel better. But after you do it, you may realize what you have done and feel guilty, sad, angry, etc. about the action. When you cut yo get the release you are looking for but after you get the realization and guilt that comes with the action. What you are feeling is a commonality within people who do self-harm. Please stay strong and reach out for help when you need it. The 7 cups community is here for you always.

I assume it's because you feel ashamed. How could something so bad make you feel better? It's something you know is bad, but it's the only thing that can make you feel better. When I was in my dark time, I felt so ashamed. I felt so good when i cut, but so bad after. I would hide in the bathroom and cry, cut, then cry because i did this to myself. I felt guilty. I felt like a burden to myself. I did it as a way to punish myself, and the punishment was not physical. It was mental. Overall, it's shame and guilt that make you feel bad afterwords.

I would first recommend reaching out for professional help, because that is one thing I am not. But, because I have dealt with self harm myself, and I have actually learn about why it makes you feel a certain way, I can tell you two things. One, self harm is a way that people feel it is something they can control, which helps them in a way, and the second thing (scientific) is that when you get an injury, your body naturally releases hormones to "distract you" from the pain. By your body doing this, you feel relief for a short while, and once the hormones wear off, most of the time you end up feeling guilty, because when you were in that moment, you were distracted from what you were doing. I wish you good luck with recovery! I am always here!

Cutting is a negative coping mechanism that many people choose to use. In the moment, cutting feels like it makes everything better. But in the long term, it makes everything worse. While you’re cutting, you feel like you have control over something, which in turn can make you feel a lot better. But over time, as you accumulate scars, it makes you feel worse. This is because you feel ashamed that the only coping mechanism you know is to cut yourself. Another reason it makes you feel bad is because hiding the cuts is very difficult. I hope you get the help you deserve, and I hope this was helpful!

Cutting is an addictive method of making ourselves feel better, as both emotional and physical pain is processed in the same part of our brain, emotional pain can be countered and distracted by inflicting physical pain. Physical pain also causes the release of endocannabinoids that act as pain relief and also give us the short term feeling of euphoria. We feel bad afterwards as we now have these wounds that hurt and we have come down from our emotional peak, sort of like how we feel about the things we've said to others when we've been angry at them. From personal experience, the embarrassment and the stress of hiding these new cuts from everyone also made me feel so lost and helpless, making me feel even worse about myself and continuing the cycle of self-harm and self-hate.

Forms of self-harm are often used as an immediate release when we find ourselves extremely overwhelmed or even numb. In that moment, the the singular physical sensation of pain gives the brain one thing to focus on and feel. So in that moment, you may feel temporary relief, but in retrospect, all those underlying feelings/stressors are still there and still causing harm to you. In addition, grappling with the idea that you've harmed yourself can be heavy and a hard concept to accept. It is best to reach out to someone that can help. Especially ones that can help you address why it is you are hurting and what healthy coping strategies can be implemented for long-term care.

When you cut your body releases dopamine. Dopamine is the good feeling you get when you self harm. Some people often get hooked on this feeling and they get addicted to cutting. It feels good in the moment but later when you finsihed self harming and your body has finished releasing all of that dopamine, you start to feel the regret and the shame and the "Why did I just do that" thoughts which make you feel even worse then before you've cut. You get stuck in a cycle and become addicted and it's really hard to get out of that cycle.

Cutting is a vicious cycle, and it's usually this cycle that keeps us from recovery from self harm. It's very normal to feel this way. Initially we feel good when we self harm as it releases a endorphins, the body's natural painkiller. Your body will release these any time your body experiences pain. However, this feeling is never long lived as the endorphins will subside. This can then leave us with a range of negative emotions after such guilt, shame, or how we were feeling before the injury. We might feel these as we might be trying to recover from self harm, and perceive relapsing as a fail. I know it can be hard, but instead of dwelling on the fact you have harmed, accept it has happened and keep moving forward and back on the road to recovery. Doing so will hopefully help you feel less bad and make a break in the cycle many people experience when self harming. Stay safe and take everything one day at a time.

You may feel like you deserve to be hurt and feel pain. You may want to channel your anger and pain into hurting yourself and leaving a mark to remind you. You may want to feel in control of your pain so that you don't feel lost and in that moment, everything feels up to you. Your pain and suffering is in your hands and you can control it. You have an outlet. But then you may have regrets and hate what you've done for yourself. Emotions can cause you to bubble over and snap but after they've simmered down, you can see what you've done.

cutting can make you feel good in the moment because it can u give you relief. for some people feeling pain makes you feel better for someonelse it can also distract them from other stresses going on around them. it can however make many people feel bad. after you may regret what you have done and may be more depressed that you can't take it back. you also may be in a tough spot and be ashamed of your scared and now will have to hide it. parents might also punish your or take extra measures to make sure you don't do it again.

When I used to cut myself, it felt good when I was doing it because it was distracting my internal pain/suffering into something I could describe such as a cut. But right after I was done and took the blood it left into consideration, I understood the gravity of my action and I felt extremely bad. But then again, I harmed myself again, wanting to chase the feeling of knowing what my pain was. When I could describe how hurt I was when I self-harmed it was easier than explaining the pain I felt inside. So it makes you feel good because it makes you concentrate on a physical pain instead of an internal one, but right after you regret it.

Cutting or any other form of self harm releases endorphins and happy hormones that your body is struggling to produce on its own. When self-harming, the initial release of those chemicals makes your body feel a release it is craving because it is lacking a balance of those chemicals which is why you might feel a rush. You then may feel an overwhelming sense of guilt or badness after. This can be from feeling shame that you have harmed yourself or that you will be caught harming yourself. It is understandable to feel both of these emotions when you self harm. You are seeking release and feeling bad that you can't find this release in something seen as more positive or production though you shouldn't feel pressure to feel any sort of way in life. Please know that you are not alone in any of these experiences and that help is available to anyone struggling with self harm. I understand how damaging these experiences can be and have personally fallen into patterns of self harm to avoid dealing with my mental health. It was very confusing for me trying to understand why self harm felt good but left me with overwhelming guilt but recovery is possible.

Cutting usually takes place when you are at the extreme point of your emotion, it takes us just seconds for marking on our skin, but the healing process is longer and painful because you feel your physique to be numb when you are mentally disturbed and when you are feeling a bit okay, it starts hurting you because you are not drowned in thoughts but you are conscious about what is happening around you! It makes you feel bad afterwards just because of that. Regardless of our problems, we are all humans and are mechanized to act according to our instinct which may lead to bad decisions at time and causes us to regret.Its just the human tendency and that is why anyone who is trying to self-harm is being prevented from it! Stay positive!

For me I would say it was the pleasure of hurting myself because i thought i deserved it. It was the satisfaction that i was in control of my own pain and that i could inflict it whenever i wanted it. That high from cutting would end quickly because i would feel bad for what i did to my innocent body. I would personally feel bad for hurting myself because i knew deep down i didnt deserve it and i was just trying to immediately satisfy my sadness in some way. Especially since cuts are so visible its hard to avoid and having that physical reminder makes me feel upset with myself for stooping that low.

i suppose this varies depending on who you are and wha your situation is, but what i can say is the reason you feel good after cutting at first is that youre in control. whatever is troubling you has control over you, what you say, think and do. When you cut thought, you rergain control, if only for a little bit. and then after a while you realise what youve done, and you know its bad and you know you shouldnt do it because its wrong, and then you start to feel terrible. you feel terrible and then the depression comes back harder than ever and it engulfs you, and you lose control again. and its a vicious cycle that is so hard to break unless you get help. but you wont want to get help because the voices say nothing can help you. but your here anyways because you dont believe them. and you shouldnt. sorry for droning on but ya you can get help dont listen to them

Cutting provides a sort of relief to people, although short lived. To elaborate, think of it kind of like a volcano, pressure builds up, and up. Which are our emotions, until it becomes too much, and finally explodes. This is where cutting, and/or other forms of self harm begin. Now that we understand how self harm can start, let's understand why it makes us feel better in the moment, but bad after it's done. Sometimes when our emotions just build up so much, and it feels like we've run out options, cutting/self harm is what many turn to. Cutting can almost give off a euphoric feeling, and can feel like the emotional pressure is being lifted off us. It is an outlet that provides short term relief. When it feels like our negative emotions are gone, all that's left is guilt. You're now in a different headspace, and it can almost feel like reality has come back. A lot of people wonder why just did that, have regret, think about how a loved one will react. Basically, self harm can be "acting in the moment". Or acting on impulse. You're acting based how you feel in that moment. And when it's over, a lot of bad feelings can be left over. Hope this answers your question!

The moment you cut yourself, you feel alive. You feel the pain and see the blood flowing. For a short time you feel energised and good: You proved yourself, you are still a living human. But after this high, you feel the guilt washing over you, the depression starts to kick back in. Maybe you promised someone to stop hurting yourself. Now you did it again. You feel guilty and you may feel even worse than you did before because you now have physical pain as well. For some it's a relief, but most regret it. The scars will be visible for a very long time. Don't feel embarrassed about them but don't make them more either. Please don't hurt yourself! You need to ve on good terms with yourself to get on good terms with others! I hope you are doing fine out there!