I am curious about something…

I wish I knew the answer to that, too…

oh my goth!!! i’m so goth i pee black…ok kidding sorta ok not really HAHAHAHAHA! omg i’m’ such a jerk. ok you already knew that. :þ

Majority of them SAY they are cutting… but aren’t. It’s a ploy for attention, to say it… it’s like a fad to say it. The one’s that are really doing it, you can see the underlying depression in their entries… there is more than just them saying it. The reason the true cutters do it, is to cease the internal pain. Make the physical pain greater than the internal pain for a few seconds.

I think it really is a cry for attention. It’s hard to be an individual these days. As the population continues to rise at incredible rates, each person blends even more into the background and somebody already predisposed to depression is more likely to turn to desperate measures in order to get noticed.

Oh… and it goes to say that a lot of goth wannabe’s say they do it because they think it makes them “look” goth. In reality, real goths roll their eyes at those fakers and wannabe’s. Such is life… we find this in all sects of “being”. *nods*

Just read the note before mine… I understand the part about wanting to ease the internal pain by hurting on the outside… When I was extremely depressed I felt like I couldn’t FEEL anything anymore and I wanted to feel SOMETHING, ANYTHING. I didn’t cut myself but I would punch my pillows until I was completely worn out. That sounds silly but I think it was for the same reason.

RYN: Dakota Parks, MS Office Specialist. Woohoo! =) That is awesome that the temp agency pays for it. I guess it probably would help them place you into a job more quickly, so they can make $ faster, right?

Very interesting thoughts and great idea on the dolls.. hope they all learn from this one.

I have a friend who’s part of a huge goth community, they party, enjoy each others company and smile a whole lot! The cutting this is a cry for attention from people who are too immature I guess to deal with their perceived problems. Ooooh I’m going to get my bum kicked for that!! xxx

interesting entry 🙂 Sometimes, when I get depressed, I just want to hurt myself (i dont cut, I just make myself sick, purging). I don’t think straight, I just do it without thinking. I guess its an oulet for negative emotions. A way to release myself. I guess in way, that’s why people cut.

i’ve come across diarists who aren’t goth and they cut. You’re right, people should channel their negative emotions to something more positive…but I dunno, some people just want to physically hurt themselves and feel the pain.

It’s a release thing. It makes sense from a psychological perspective.

I agree with Witch, I don’t think that many actually do it, but say they do for attention. I’m not sure that the ones who actually cut, display it the way the ones who DON’T do especially in these diaries…the people I’ve known who have cut were usually ashamed about it, but for whatever reason felt they didn’t have any other way of release ~ajaye

No it’s nothing new. I could just see a little goth doll. My mum makes beautfil dolls (okay now she is into weaving sweaterhag)and I know it would be a perfect little goth girlie doll.

I knew someone who cut in her teens, and it just about broke my heart. I don’t understand it any better now than I did then, and I have a whole lot less patience for it. My friend eventually stopped when, I think, she figured out that she was absolutely necessary to her boyfriend for one; and that she wanted to be there for their future. But I don’t think anything I said made any difference.

Most people like myself cut because they feel they deserve it, that they deserve the pain and it is the only way to get the anger and self hatred out. They often feel they are not worth the live they are given and the feeling of happiness is not allowed. It’s heartbreaking but it’s how it is….. QSH