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

I used to cut myself. I guess the momentary physical pain helps in numbing or atleast reducing the mental or emotional pain we are feeling. But it is not healthy and like our conscience regrets doing what is not right i guess same what you feel afterwards you cut yourself. It means i guess that this is not the permanent solution to your issues and makes you weak and put your health at risk.i got rid of this habit soon.

Maybe because when you cut yourself, your body naturally produces endorphins to help you deal with stress and pain. But since nothing last forever, so does this chemical compound. Then, maybe, after your endorphins doesn’t last, you have already become calmer and you now can think normally. You realize that what you did wasn’t right plus your problem is still there though you have cut yourself, which is why you feel bad afterwards. Anyway, that’s just my opinion. However, it’s better to love yourself, right? So if you feel like cutting again, please find a professional for help. You deserve to feel better and to be treated well.

When you cut, hormones in your brain are released to help deal with the brain (like a self-made painkiller) so you feel better when you do it and it becomes very addictive. You might feel bad about it afterwards because you've realised what you've done and you can't take it back

Cutting yourself releases endorphins which can give you a pleasurable feeling. your body releases endorphins to help relieve the pain. the reason why you feel bad afterwards is because the pleasurable feeling fades and you might feel guilty afterwards for cutting yourself. cutting can be a release but its not a healthy way to get relief. i hope you can find a way to get relief in a healthy way.

some people do self harming because they find it somehow helpful but on the other hand it does not. because self harming is that you're torturing yourself. don't ever think that cutting yourself is a good idea, because there's other people who value you and hate to see you hurting. seek for their company and share your troubles to your family or friends.

cutting is an temporary solution... when we cut a sense of relief is felt... and it kinda helps us to sooth out mind and out demons but then when the cuts heal when there are scars everywhere you start hating your body.... this is what's happening with me rn tbh... it'll be hard at first to leave cutting but when you've done so you'll feel better then ever before :')

rush of endorphins while you cut, then afterwards you get a drop. It's a bit like when you get a caffeine high then plummet down afterwards.

When you cut yourself, or engage in other kinds of self-injury, it is probably a way for you to manage negative emotions. It provides a source of immediate physical pain that focuses your attention and takes your mind off of emotional pain. This can make you feel better - but only for a little while. When the effects of this immediate relief fade, you probably become more aware that self-injury is harmful for you, it does not provide an effective and long-term solution for your negative emotions, and that it would be better and safer to use alternative coping methods. It is probably this realization that makes you feel bad afterwards.

From personal experience, I can tell you that self harming also made me feel better. Sometimes cutting can make you feel that you still exist, or sometimes it helps to get your frustrations out. The feeling afterward could be regret and guilt, knowing you'll see your scares every day and remembering why you did it, which can sometimes lead to more self harm since your reliving your bad memories.

Cutting is often used as an outlet for emotion, an impulse that occurs in a moment of panic and upset. Often, a person acts without thinking so they feel they don't have a choice. Only once this act has been completed does the self-harmer look back and wonder why they did this. My advice would be to pick up a pen instead of a razor and doodle instead of cut. Something like that to take your mind off of things. Good luck