Why does my girlfriend cut herself?

She is probably going through some tough times and feel as though that cutting herself is the only way to let the stress out, or it takes away the pain.

Because she is experiencing emotional pain that is difficult to put into words. The emotional pain is so strong that she finds it easier to deal with physical pain.

for a lot of reasons, you can ask her she might tell you, its always good to talk and ask questions. she could be sad or not happy about somthing

Your girlfriend could be searching for some form of 'release' from the problems chaining her down .

People cut themselves for all types of reasons. No two cases are the same. If you really want to know, I recommend asking her yourself.

There are a lot of different reasons. Honestly, you need to ask her. If she doesn't know, tell her to sit and think about it, because it's important that she figures that shit out. Now honestly, cutting is something I've done. But it's kind of fucked up, I'll tell you why - it alters your afibrilation. That means your heart stutters. It's the worst kind of thing to do to your body. But that's only when you cut deep. NEVER cut deep. It's too hard to take it back and makes for a lot of sadness. I mean, never EVER kill yourself, but never cut. It's also a great way to get infections. Even if the cutting doesn't get you, the risk of septicemia is huge, and that can kill on its own. Your girlfriend might cut because of depression. She might hate her family, she might hate her body, she might hate life in general. I think she needs to center herself a little and thing about how big life is. It's pretty awesome, when you think of all the places you can go. Remind her of that.

It could be for a number of reasons, but most of the time it’s not for attention. Most people don’t realize that or understand it, they just see what the person who’s self harming wants them to see. And it could be anything, but they don’t want to result in self harming. They want to get better, and for most they don’t know how. They want to stop feeling the pain so they turn to stuff like that.

If you are finding it difficult to wrap your mind around this type of behavior, or why anyone would intentionally hurt themselves, you are not alone. Nor is she, in finding that those behaviors seem helpful to her in some way. the exact reasons that people engage in this type of behavior are many and varied, but talking to your girlfriend might help you to understand the situation from her point of view.

This is a serious matter, it would be better to stay with your partner and ask her why she’s doing this to herself. It’s better to communicate with your girlfriend in order to stop her from cutting herself.

There may be a lot of different reasons as to why a person self-harms, but it is never because they are seeking attention. A lot of the time they are seeking control over something in their lives or maybe even seeking some sort of relief from what they're going through or what they've been through. When people self-harm, their brains release endorphins, which are 'feel-good' hormones, that make them feel better when they do it.