Why do I feel the need to physically harm myself when I feel depressed?
Anonymous
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May 22, 2017
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Self-harm often gives a sense of release due to the release of adrenaline and dopamine that comes with seeing injuries and feeling pain. People may also self-harm as a cry for help or because they feel like they need to be punished for something.
Anonymous
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Aug 8, 2016
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Because when we are depress.. we just need someone to blame.. its human nature and the easiest prey is ourselves..and we want to hurt ourselves so we feel less depression as our mind would be divert.. but keep that in mind would the physical harming do anything? I don't think it would just increase the pain.. You could harm yourself but the strength required for harming yourself, if you could use half of it.. you would be out of this depression. Life would never throw anything bigger than your strength.. and the things you're facing is not your fault.. yourself need love.. and care. Don't depend on anyone to love you or care for you.. Love yourself, Care about yourself.. so anyone would see, how to treat you.
HelpfulCat01
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Jan 9, 2017
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Because many people believe they can 'see' pain leaving the body this way. Harming yourself will not take away the pain mentally. It starts in the mind - following mindfullness, practicing the ability to control emotions and creating a safe balanced enviromment for yourself. Open up, speak to someone, chat online.
Anonymous
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Apr 10, 2015
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thats natural ......to be honest you feel that way ...and its like many causes of that problem at the moment so don't worry
ImmaDog
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Mar 29, 2015
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If you've been doing it for a long time already, your first thoughts on what to do if you're depressed might be the same on what you are usually doing already. In your case, Physically harming yourself is the way you cope up with your feelings. It's not a healthy way of releasing your feelings. There are other ways of expressing it i.e. writing, drawing, painting, listening to music or maybe you can also talk to someone (a friend/family member/therapist) to whom you can think can help you.
Chaliercy
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Jul 7, 2015
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Some people feel guilty about their depression so they want to harm themselves to punish for the issue. This is not the best solution. Talk and learn more about yourself with a listener is the solution.
Malkie
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Jul 14, 2015
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Self harm is often a symptom of depression. Naturally, when one feels more depressed, they will lean on the things that their mind has connected with depressed feelings; such as self harm. The great thing about this is that you are able to identify a trigger of your self harming. By learning more about depression, you can identify what is causing this behavior and start the road to recovery:)
Anonymous
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Feb 14, 2017
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Sometimes people believe that, that is the only release they have to help with the emotions they are dealing with.
Anonymous
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Oct 11, 2016
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It's a negative way to express you're emotions. You feel like the only way you can stop feeling and just focus on one thing is by harming yourself. And maybe for that split second, it takes your mind away from all the depressed feelings, but after that split second, the feelings will come back and you will feel them harder.
Rene2000
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May 15, 2017
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When feeling depressed, you may not know how to cope, so you feel physically harming yourself is the only thing you can do.
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