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

Because your brain associates that harmful method as a coping mechanism. And then your brain releases endorphins. But you feel guilty afterwards because you deep down think that you deserve better than to take your problems out on yourself. And you do anyway.

Because it relish you of your anger, frustration and sadness when you're doing it, but afterwards, all those feelings come back. Cutting doesn't resolve the problem you were having in the first place

Because you're thrilled by its sensation. Cutting yourself has its own sensation.. knowing you hurt yourself physically makes you think that you're making yourself better mentally.. so you just do it without second thought.. but then afterwards you'll feel guilty because you hurt yourself badly.. If you really want to change, whenever you feel like want to cut yourself, please stop.comtrol your mind, refocus it onto something else that's more positive. Write a journal, sing, dance to your song, draw something, play games, run around the blocks, listen to the music or maybe you can do some coloring or arts.. be creative.. who knows you had a hidden talent you never knew before..☺ or maybe you can even just take a walk around the neighborhood, go to park and take a deep breath :)

maybe because you think you deserve the pain at first but then afterwards you realise you probably shouldnt of done it because its not good for you, please talk to someone if you need to.

Research has stated cutting maybe consider as a type drug or a high/rush such as from cocaine. That could be for one reasoning.

Cutting is a way of expressing anger and is an in the moment move. Afterwards you tend to regret it because youre no longer feeling upset or angry.

It gives you a reason for your pain when you aren't sure why you hurt, which helps relieve it temporarily. But afterwards, you could be left with feelings of guilt.

Cutting releases many "feel-good" chemicals, the brain sends these signals for these chemicals to be released as a result of injury. Hence why cutting can lead to addiction because lf the euphoric feeling it can bring because of this chemical reaction. The sadness or bad feeling afterwards in most cases is caused by guilt.

Cutting is a way of coping with intense emotions and feel like you're in control and at first it does seem like so, but then you start to realize that you could've done things differently. You realize there was another way of coping and wonder why you couldn't see it earlier.

In the moment it is your coping mechanism and so it makes you feel better because in your mind that will ease your pain, however, it can feel bad afterwards because you realise that it's not the answer. You may feel guilty for indulging in something that brought you momentary pleasure but is, in fact, bad for you.