Why do you cut yourself when it does nearly nothing to you except hurt yourself?

I cut myself to feel in control of just one small aspect of my life. And to be able to decide when or how I do it. Cutting helps me feel what I don't normally feel

Cutting yourself releases endorphins, the same endorphins you get with exercise or taking a bite of chocolate. It has a calming effect that washes over you. You can get the same effect by eating chocolate or exercising ( as I said).

It makes me feel like I have some control over something, and it distracts from emotional pain sometimes.

To me, it was something to ground me instantly. I was free from "daydreaming" because I could feel the pain, and it kept me in the present moment for a couple of days. It also provided a sense of control - physical pain that I could control. The last reason was to stop feeling overwhelmed by strong emotions. I usually felt calm and could think clearly afterwards.

Some people cut themselves because they have become emotionally numb and use it as a way to show themselves they can feel, and some use it as an emotional release, a way to let out all of their negative emotions in a physical way. However it is always better to find a more positive outlet than self harm.

I don't know, a lot of people think cutting yourself solves your situation or at most makes the other person who caused the pain would see that and care but it doesn't. Another thing would be that the person cutting things they deserve to do it because they're guilty and they need to discipline themselves more? There are many reasons but none of them really make sense and I hope people can over come committing suicide and cutting.

People find that when they're numb, it's a way to feel or people who are really sad to for endorphins. In my experience however, I always feel far worse after it and it only made me more upset since it scarred. It's better to find healthier coping strategies such as drawing on yourself, using ice, going outside, talking to a friend, and so on.

Although the only thing that cutting really does is damage your body, at the time it can relieve emotional pain as there as a different kind of pain to focus on. Some people also feel as though they deserve to hurt.

People may cut themselves for reasons unique to them. Personally, when I used to cut, it was during a time when I thought that inflicting pain on myself and enduring it made me stronger. In hindsight I am not embarrassed or ashamed for cutting; I am just sad. But that was a means for coping back then, and now I have other support methods, even if sometimes it feels like my support system is broken. If you are reading this with a current disposition to cut or engage in self-harm, please know you are heard. You matter. You are valued. And you are worthy of love, peace, compassion, and care. You do not need to experience more pain in order to receive anything good. You are loved.