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

Some people say it is a visual fix. They can visually see blood or markings on their skin. Since it is not possible to visually see feelings, it provides them with a sense of relief. Bear in mind this is not a safe practice!

Maybe you're so depressed that hurting yourself makes you feel good. However, this isn't a right thing to do, You might feel bad because somewhere in your mind you're aware of this fact. I would request you to consult a therapist for better counselling.

Cutting yourself can often lead to complex or conflicting emotions. When you first cut, it can have a wave of relief from all the intense emotion that you may have been feeling. You may then feel bad as you may feel you've given in to it or feel it's a sign of weakness or even that you feel bad as you realize how it may affect others or you may feel guilty about causing harm to yourself. Self harm can be very challenging to go through but there is help available to you if you are going through this.

Whenever we are doing something we barely think about the end results. We only want to please ourselves. First of all you don't see anything wrong with cutting yourself so it makes you feel like you are doing nothing wrong and rather doing good thats why you feel better. But once you are done, you realize the impact and notice what you are actually doing to yourself. Feeling bad after doing something is always a sign of regret

The want to harm oneself is to punish. You feel good because you feel it is right to punish yourself but when you feel bad afterwords it us guilt. You may feel guilty because you might be upsetting others by harming yourself. Remember to hold on to the thought that you do not deserve this and the guilt reminds you of it.

It does because at the moment, you are releasing endorphins in your brain that make you feel happy. But afterwards, you see them and in comes the guilt factor.

Cutting makes you feel better because you're feeling a physical pain and it takes your mind off the emotional pain you're feeling but when that physical pain starts to fade then you feel you're emotional pain that you felt before you cut yourself.

After cutting, you experience hormones that make you feel relief, but the effects are generally short.

As a former self harmer, it has to do with the chemicals that are released and the feelings it gives you. When I used to cut, I felt like it "grounded me". Pain was one of the only things that I could feel. It reminded me that I could feel. I could calm my anxiety, which I have kind of figured out comes from the chemicals that the brain releases to deal with pain. But after the fact you know this isn't an acceptable way to deal with your problems so you feel guilty.

I think (from what I read a while ago) that cutting causes your brain to release a bunch of neurotransmitters or hormones that makes you feel better. So you get this rush of positive emotions, and then you regret what you've done because you know you shouldn't be harming yourself.