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

Because after you cut, you feels as if all the things you’ve been holding onto is finally gone. So you feel free, but an hour later you regret doing that it’s like this never ending process. So you keep going at it trying to fix the problem which only makes it worse when you go to get better, you hide it thinking people don’t know what you are doing to your self. But they do they know you just do keep going back to the blade because it’s been the only thing with you from the first day. Yet it’s also costed you the most pain.

That is a golden question hon... I often wondered the same thing. still do sometimes. The way I think of it sometimes, is like, imagine under your skin. as things get bad, you just stuff it all inside. you are slowly filling up with stress and pain. eventually, you are going to burst. but, when you cut, it helps. it releases some of that stress and pain. It helps keep you at a safe level. Im not saying that cutting is smart, cause Ive been through that. and it doesn't help in the long run. but I do understand what you are saying there honey.

Cutting releases endorphins. When you get injured, your body works hard to fight the pain and danger, so it releases happy feelings to try and cut the pain. The reason it feels bad afterwards is because you knowingly just injured yourself and that messes with your body's self-preservation instinct, your mind makes you feel bad to tell you to stop that cause it's destructive and will do no good. If you cut, please know that even though it does release endorphins, those endorphins are triggered as a panic from your body. They are not good and can possibly shut off your ability to normally feel happiness when you're not consumed by your mental condition. It's a dangerous game.

The pain is relaxing and gives the mind something else to focus on then whatever is going on usually a depressed mood but then the reality of what was done sets in and I start to feel guilty for having hurt myself and that feeds a cycle that is hard to break. So it can result in more cutting and feeling good then bad and finding other ways to get relief is hard and takes time while cutting is always instantaneous but comes with that double edge of causing more guilt and bad feeling making me feel a whole lot worse.

At first, it makes you feel better as you know many people use this way and think it is a good way to help them with dealing with things. Yet later it makes you feel bad because of various reasons: first of all, it hurts and then you begin to regret what you did and the reasons for why you did it. It makes you feel bad because you know you cam't tell someone because they will tell an adult. You will also realise that when doing so all you want to do is harm yourself that what has happened yet later scars show and you know you caused damage which could stay forever.

Self harm is short term relief. It's commonly used to alleviate emotional pain. It gives someone control over their pain. However, in hindsight, it really only makes things worse. Although anything may seem better than what you're feeling in the moment, self harm is a temporary and destructive answer. It's a step back from recovery, which is easier to take at first but only becomes harder. Self harm is hard to quit, especially because of the moment of feeling better, but it's not worth the pain and feeling bad afterwards.

Cutting as well as other forms of self harm can give people a feeling of Euphoria or temporary relief, which is why we feel good, or feel satisfied. Once we register what we’ve done, we feel guilty or angry at ourselves. Self harm in and of itself is a cycle, of feeling worthless or even that you deserve ‘this’ then you act upon it and feel relieved or that you’d successfully completed your goal, then once you’ve registered it you feel angry, sad, etc, which would then in turn continue the cycle. Overall everyone is unique in how they feel post self harm.

Cutting is a coping mechanism that only helps temporarily. At first, it'll feel right for you but later on, you'll only feel worse and those emotions will come back to you. Cutting will usually give you the urge to continue using this coping mechanism, which is one of the reasons why it's unhealthy. By doing this, you're only hurting yourself more as well as the people who care about you. A better coping mechanism would be to vent to somebody who's willing to let you do that (like with 7 cups listeners) or to distract yourself by doing things such as drawing, reading a book, or watching amusing YouTube videos. Going for a quick walk might also let off some steam.

When we cut ourselves when we felt stressed, some hormones that caused our stress leaks out with blood. It will make us feel relieved. But when we realized what we did, we’ll feel bad afterwards because we know it’s not something that will cure our stress. It will only harm our body. Knowing that, it would be better if we find another cure to help ourselves like trying to share our stories with close friends or family. Don’t keep it to ourselves because it will only make us keep thinking about the problem and eventually harm ourselves by cutting.

It makes you forget your inner pain for a while, but its consequences are difficult afterwards because when the inner pain disappears, you suffer from external pain with some scars. So, if you do, try to get rid of it and try replacing it with other better ways, like listening to music you love or going to yoga Because in this way you can rest without pain without being hurt, and religiously, because it is forbidden because it harms the body. so Try to protect your body by not doing it again for your soul and medicine for your wounds