Have you ever felt like hurting yourself?

Sometimes people get to the point of depression where they feel better being in pain, and that usually means physical pain. Its not to kill themselves but just to find something else to think about besides whatever is making them upset. I used to feel like hurting myself, but now what I do if I'm depressed is I talk to my husband or a family member about how I feel. This way they know what I'm going thorugh and I don't wind up doing something bad to myself. Although I would never want to hurt myself.

Why do some ppl hurt themselves when they are depressed? Becuase for some of us (yes I am one of those ppl) processing, handling and dealing with physical pain is far easier and much less overwhelming than trying to process, handle and deal with emotional pain.... Please remember though that its not a matter of "being down" its a matter of suffering from severe depression and/or dealing with major trauma...

Never tought and I'll never do. Problems are made to be solved, hurting ourselves just doesn't solve anything.... I think that people who does it is weak, and thinking a little more would guide them to better conclusion, instead that useless pain.

When we are depressed we are at our most self-centered phase in our life because we are too focused on ourselves and our shortcomings that we forgot to think of others and appreciate the beauty around us. I have never ever thought of hurting myself even when I was still growing up for one, I was brought up that it is the most atrocious sin to kill or hurt oneself and second, I was taught and shown that there is so much to live for, and third, i just have so much respect for myself and for life.

I have done the whole cutting thing and i regret it. After all is said and done all it leaves you with is scars to remember the past you want to forget. I covered my scars with a beautiful tattoo to remind myself to move on and focus on the future. Advice to all considering cutting or in anyway hurting yourself, think about this- maybe your hurting now, but will you be in a year, in 2 years,in 10 years? Scars are there forever and you don't want to dwell on your low points when in your future you will have great times and want to forget the bad times.