Why do people cut their self?

Answer 1

This is a link to a discussion of self injury and why people do it:

http://www.palace.net/~llama/psych/why.html It has to do with the way a person has programmed their brain to deal with stress. In a sense, it is a coping mechanism. They are called self-injurers, and self-injuring is not limited to just cutting (although that is the most common practice). People may bruise themselves, burn themselves, obsess with tattooing, or simply starve themselves. When the body is put under that kind of stress, as in the case with cutting, the brain produces endorphins creating a temporary euphoria. It makes the person feel soothed. This is a quick high that creates a false sense of release, making the person feel like the problem has been dealt with. Self-injurers may do it because they feel like they can't communicate with people, can't connect with people, have had past traumatic experiences, poor family relations, or for vanity purposes such as the attention. It is regarded by many psychologists as an addiction just like gambling because the brain reacts in a similar way.

Answer 2

the reason of self injury is because people are put under a plethora of stress. This stress can cause the person to feel unworthy or uncared for. what most people say to do is to talk to other people but in some cases the person they talk to will not help or just make matters worse. Because of this the person feels boxed up in side and needs a reliever of some sort. in some cases people figure the most helpful way to relieve stress is to lower emotional pain with physical pain. Its not just cutting that people do. They could bruise, burn, or starve them selves until they feel worthy enough.