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

Cutting may make you feel better in the short term if it allows you to feel a release or distraction from periods of intense emotion (anger, sadness, et cetera) or feelings of being overwhelmed. However, many people who cut also have a rebound effect where (even if they felt better at first) afterwards they feel worse, or start to feel bad again. This may be due to feelings of guilt associated with harming themselves, feelings of anxiety about having to cover it up or hide their injuries, or feelings that they aren't able to stop. Another explanation could be that scientifically, there is also a phenomenon where, during trauma, endorphins are released. This can lead to feelings of wellbeing. However, when they fade, feelings of the opposite nature (negative feelings) creep in again.

Cutting could make you feel better by making it seem like you have control over something in your life. That is the main reason people cut. It is so they have control over something in their life. Do you have overprotective parents or parents that won't stay out of your business? That could be the reason you feel better. The reason you might feel bad afterward is that either the pain finally hits you, or you realize what this would do to the people around you if they ever found out. Those are the reasons I can think that you would feel better, then worse.

Your brain produces endorphins whenever you self-harm: it's your body's way of healing from the pain you just experienced. Endorphins are some of the brain chemicals that make us happy, and when we get a rush of endorphins, it can help us feel less depressed. However, this is not a long-term solution, and the endorphins usually run out very quickly. If it ever gets to the point where it is an addiction, you may feel you have to go to extremes to get that same rush of endorphins. Self-harm has more negative effects than positive effects: even if you feel better immediately after hurting, it won't last. Endorphins can be produced in other ways: look into ways you can feel the same surge of happiness without hurting yourself. It may take a while to train your body to no longer crave self-harming, but it will be much better for you in the long run.

When we are depressed, we often do things that can harm us. Our brain tricks us into thinking that we are worthless and do not deserve to live. Cutting makes us feel better, because it feels like we are punishing ourselves for our "sins" I'm saying this from experience. However, the reason why it makes us feek bad is because... you're hurting a person. You're hurting yourself. If it was a another erson who deals with self-harm you ob iously would not let them do that right? We should all treat ourselves preciously. Cutting does not make us feek better nor happy at all. It doesn't feel like love or happiness. But the people around us who cares for us do. There are millions lf ways on how to stay happy, our option isn't limited to cutting.

Self-harm may feel like it improves your mood when you do it because you are focusing the pain to be physical, rather than mental. We feel bad afterwards because we realize the pain is still in our hearts, and now on our bodies as well. We have not solved anything by harming ourselves if anything we have hurt ourselves more. If you feel the need to self-harm, please seek out help from a trained professional. Your safety is so important, and self-harm will not help your current mental state. It can feel shameful to reach out, but everyone wants you to be safe.

Because it feels like a relief when you do it but in the end, it does not change anything, it only makes things worse. It feels like it is going to help but your mind is deceiving you and it does not help after. Under no circumstances give in to that urge because, in the end, nothing will be better or feel better, only worst and the feeling afterwards is not worth it just for a second of "apparent" relief. Your mind is tricking you into making you believe that afterwards, the pain will go away and you will feel better, but you won't, the pain will become greater than before.

i know exactly how you feel, it feels as if all your problems go away but then once youve done it you feel almost like guilty and like you shouldnt have done it. there are many ways you can try to prevent yourself from cutting, though sometimes nothing works and that can be very frustrating, and i know how you feel, you are not alone, try distract yourself when you feel the urge, maybe talk to a friend if you have someone you can trust? if not try talk to someone on here, there are many people who can offer support and listen to you :)

I think that when you cut yourself you feel this sense of release, it’s better to feel the physical pain than the emotional pain, after you cut yourself you start to feel guilty because you feel indebted to those who care for you, you feel like cutting yourself is almost an act of betrayal to them. You feel like a bad person because you know what your doing is bad but you do it anyways. Soon you grow a habit and you can’t seem to stop, you feel unworthy and selfish for thinking about yourself enough to want to cut yourself, in reality you feel as though you don’t deserve to relieve the pain.

All forms of self harm offer a temporary feeling of "relief" from our feelings, in a way. It often gives a sense of control over life or situations. However, we often feel guilt or other less than ideal feelings after engaging in self harm because of a multitude of reasons. These reasons can include things like feeling that it causes your loved ones pain, feeling invalid (everyone's problems are valid, always), and many others. It's important to remember that you have people ready and willing to help you out and offer support, so long as you reach out to them. There is always a way to improve, and in many self harm cases, finding better, healthier coping mechanisms is helpful. Many listeners, including myself are happy to help you out. Please reach out for help and support if you need it. Take care of yourselves, you're all amazing!

T/W! I think the answer to this question varies depending on who you’re asking, because everyone has different reasons as to why they harm themselves and what sort of “better” and “bad” they get from it. From my experience, the part when it makes you “feel better” is the release it gives you while doing it. It’s a way of letting your emotions out, making you feel something, making you hurt. Becoming addicted to this feeling makes the urge to do it stronger and stronger, which is why so many people rely on self harm to get them through their lives, because it’s their means of release and sense of control. The part when it makes you feel “bad afterwards” is the guilt and the self destruction that happens once you think back to what you’ve done and why you’ve done it. Why you rely on such an unhealthy coping mechanism to turn to when things and emotions feel out of control. When you know you’re going to have to spend a huge amount of effort trying to cover the scars up and pretending it doesn’t hurt or itch when someone suddenly grabs your arm. The part where you realise and/or remember that self harm causes more problems than it solves. But it’s what it solves that is so easy to focus on and get addicted to, which is why all of this just shapes itself into a vicious circle, each part eating away at each other. Strong emotion, then self harm, causing release, then guilt and self destruction, and once again the strong emotion is back again. I think that cutting makes you feel better then bad afterwards because it’s unhealthy, addictive, and it’s mental and physical pain. We know that the “bad afterwards” will come eventually, we just choose to ignore it for the time being because the urge to feel “better” is stronger, and it comes first. -S.