Ways to keep from cutting

[ynsane2000]

I got "by mistake" to one of your videos of ages ago: your attitude seems completely changed now. You seem more relaxed, more controlled, prettier, even.

Ah and if you want, I can teach you to punch that bag right :P

[bigharold11]

Princess complex.....oh boo hoo

[SlipknotFanGirl22]

Thank you for posting this, it helps.

[MaTchBoOkPoEt]

tape your wrists when hitting the bag.. or yer gonna mess them up bad

[CourCourCriminal]

Thank you for this its helped me personally alot, i have tried the punch bag thing and am now going to try the doll thing as i think that is an amazing idea. Just thank you so much.

[Thestupidshits2]

Hey nice video.. I'm trying to help my girlfriend stop cutting. Can you message me bc I really really need help.. Ohh and I've told her a lot of alternatives to cutting but she said they didn't help.. So please if you would try to help me?? Thanks for the video, and please continue doing what your doing

[athletichunta]

YOU KINDA HIT LIKE A GUY for the matter of fact lmao.

[adamtv13]

ur very cute ˆ.^ and i feel your pain im waching all ur vidz

[HowManyDucklings]

I really want a punching bag >.<

[happysun995]

are you gonna cry it sounds like your gonna cry i have some ays to stop cutting i have an imanganary friend that i talk to ill make a list of things i like about my self and when im having a spaz attack ill count or do math problems in my head ( yes i know im weird lay off and i cant spell etheir so bear with me)

[LunySue]

I want to see that bag to bleed and explode!!! Love ur videos! =D

[MegaBieberGirls]

you made me cry:/

[mrsriddle19]

wow yeah thats good your posting this: )poeple need to see these videos

[XxTorquayGymnastxX]

@aurash91 do u do ju jitsu ? i doo it tooooooooo lol x

[XxTorquayGymnastxX]

@aurash91 wow i do jiu jitsu lol do u do it ?l

[bandslam33]

Hey i need help!!!! I need a friend and i'm a cutter

[idranktheseawater]

@bandslam33

You are welcome to message me

[iamtheomegachild]

I find string figures useful. You need directions and a fair-sized loop of string, you can get directions off the Internet but it keeps your hands busy!

You look gorgeous & I -3 your hair

[MonacoBlast]

I used to shoot up my condo with a CO2 powered BB gun. I am now charged with the task of patching and painting and patching and painting. I'm not like people that cut or get tatoos or even drink. I'm a scarred kitty. But I think taking prescription meds is pretty much just as bad. You pick your poison I guess.

[ClythiaMystica]

dont ever worry about your videos being "unbearably long" i find u really entertaining and i would rather it be a long video and u can just break it up into parts than you just trying to speed things up :) ♥

[xAxWeepingxAngel1990]

omg i found your video very helpful... i talked to a social worker and she gave me an idea as well... she said that if i ever felt like cutting grab an ice cude and either squeeze it very hard or put it somewhere to my skin because it has a burning sensation after a while and it helps to fill the need to cut w/out the scars... just an idea!

[chloweful]

you really help me... I used to cut and I still want to at times... thank you for this video.

[spiderwebsxX1]

your accent is really pretty. And thank you so much

[tboy221]

my doctors called SI suicidal ideation and your version was self mutilation

[idranktheseawater]

@tboy221

My version?

[JosieMarieHollenbeck]

@tboy221 SI = Self injury.

[tboy221]

@tboy221 yes you call it self injury my doctors say self mutilation, and they call SI suicidal ideation

[thegigm]

@tboy221 Self Injury is referred to as SI in a lot of places. But sometimes abbreviation have many meanings. A lot of people on yahoo answers refer to it as SI.

[tboy221]

punch yourself

[BrittanyWantinmore]

i did the same thing; i made a baby bunny doll, and i drew slits on her thighs, and wrists. i had made her look like me too. it feels good watching ur videos..cause now i know im not alone..so thank you very much for posting this!

[wrubaby]

i have a question!!! please email me!!!!!

crazy_wurmpie@yahoo.com

[ASKaPHYSICIST]

You do hit like a girl. Ever considered doing kick-boxing, or another martial art? You'd be good at it.

By the way, I think it's great what you're doing here. This is really gonna help people who are in the same situation.

keep up the good fight

[idranktheseawater]

@ASKaPHYSICIST

In concept, martial arts seem pretty cool, but I couldnt do it cuz I'd always too worried that I'd hurt someone. I'd stand there and let them hit me without striking back. lol

[ASKaPHYSICIST]

@idranktheseawater

ah, but that's exactly what martial arts prevents you from doing. When you know how fight properly you're much less likely to hurt someone in the event that you need to fight. You'll know how to get the situation under control without having to scratch anyones eyes out :)

I'm not sure how things are in Canada, but you usually dont have to fight anyone in lessons till you're on your second belt.

[aurash91]

@idranktheseawater get into jiu jitsu.

[MrBlankish]

@idranktheseawater same as me lol

[spagerbot]

@ASKaPHYSICIST What's wrong with hitting like a girl? Like Emilie Autumn says "Fight like a girl: to the death and without mercy".

[thedeadtossedwaves]

I love watching your videos...

Just one thing bothers me in this video... About how you said about the relief, and how cutting is bad and not a relief.

I know its bad. and i know i shouldnt do it... But it helps me cope. and it helps me. It is a relief for me... And i know you listed a lot better alternatives, i just cant wrap my head around stopping though...

[idranktheseawater]

@thedeadtossedwaves

cutting is relief, its just a bad way to get it.

Stopping is hard and takes a lot of work.

[ClythiaMystica]

@idranktheseawater Im just like you. i put such a high value on other people and treat myselfl ike trash, thats how i feel when im cutting or binging, like im trash and i dont deserve to be happy

[JadenBeautifulPain]

I love how you were hitting the punching bag :)

[Th3GivingTr33]

I had this old desk that i use to carve and draw on,

makes no sense to people if they read the ravings, but meant a lot to me

[Pandaalwaysgiggles]

Thanks. :) This is the best advice I have seen that helps me. Thank you so much. I'm struggling with si right now, but I'm trying to find substitutes. Thanks for this video. God bless you. This was the inspiration I needed. You've helped me already, and thanks.

[idranktheseawater]

@Pandaalwaysgiggles

Im glad it helped. I've made a more recent vid with many ways to avoid self injury if that interests you.

[babeycakesXD90]

i know you made this a while ago. but thank you very much. you have really helped me, i really want to cut more but my best friend said our friendship would be over if i did it again. but this video really really help thank you so much. the doll part moved me to tears and i thank you so much.

[idranktheseawater]

@babeycakesXD90

Thank you

I'm glad you found it helpful.

[xXSpazzyWantsAHugXx]

Woo, coping skills ;D my counselers gave my the longest list of coping skills.

[m2frogger]

If you believe in God, that helps. Your cutting is your temptations. Christ had his temptations, but saw through it to save you. You can see through your temptations to save you and your family/friends.

-Love/Light

-James.

[fallendarkraven]

i used to have that doll o.o like a doll like that when i was younger

[alivingsecret]

I like the doll idea and the association of yourself with the doll I made the same connection as well. thanks for posting this..and on a humorous not when you were hitting the punching bag and talking at the same time look funny lol

[alivingsecret]

*note oops I made a mistake : "when you are hitting the punching bag and talking at the same time you look so funny lol"

[Channelingus]

No Michelle, I'm going to make you pay for some of the things you have said. Moderate your forum, do it now. It's going to be a pleasure making your life more of a hell than it already is.

[flyleafbrokenwings]

how heavy is your punching bag?

[idranktheseawater]

Not too bad.

It's not full of heavy stuff. I filled it with old clothing.

[m2frogger]

@idranktheseawater By the way, what country are you from? I can't pin point your accent.=P

[ScaringSophie]

the doll idea is reallly really really goood

[Pantomime4castaways]

I watched this last night and haven't forgotten it one bit. It really touched me.

You guys who suffer like this, you have my utmost sympathy and respect as human beings.

I hope anyone who does this to themselves can find some help and support, it's awful being misuderstood, unloved or abused.

All the best, and, well - what a informative and touching video. Well done.

[luminescentfeeling]

Brilliant video. Thank you for making this and helping so many people, you're a great person.

[LucyInTheSky4321]

The doll idea is so good. I've never heard that before. It makes so much sense.

[Jonthx1138]

Thanks for a another great video. I really love videos that help siers with coping in healthy ways. Very helpful.

P.s You are a very pretty (both with long and short hair)

[sparklywereitcounts]

HOLY SHIT!1 YOU CAN HIT!!!!

[ETB1994]

This was a great help! Thank you

[sexcrzyfuck]

Sorry i wish you could type more then youtube lets you lol. But yeah i guess a lot of couselors and whatnot think that animals helps a shitload, ecspecially horses! but yeah i think you should get a siamese cat, cause they are a handful! always quirky, fun, extremely playful, and show more affection than any other cat! but thats just me, since you and I seem to have the same outlook on things, I think "she/he" would help you out!! I pray for you, and hope things get better! Much love xoxo Chloe!

[idranktheseawater]

Thanks for the comments

Wow,...a whole year. That cant be easy.

I used to have a cat. He died at 15 years old and he broke my heart when he left me. I never loved an animal like I loved him and I swore I would never get another cat again cuz no other could compare.

But....Ive had lots of other pets. My lizard and hedgehog died, but I still have my 2 ferrets. They are fabulous. Very playful.

Im glad you've been able to stay safer lately.

[sexcrzyfuck]

You seem like a really cool person, and seem Totally "sane" lol. i know how it feels to be in Psychiatric hospitals..and its not so fun. longest ive been in one was 3 months. but all together ive been in and out of hospitals prolly for a year straight. so a year of my life was committed to a hospital =/.. (18 years old now). But i wanted to ask you if you had a Pet? Cause for me what helps is my Siamese kitty lol. i love her and shes like my child pretty much.

[sexcrzyfuck]

You remind me of uh me lol even though im wayyyy past cutting myself, i cant remember how many times i tried commiting suicide, and been extremely close to dying..but luckily i have a loving family that always watch out for me, cause i cant do it for myself, but the last time i REALLY hurt myself was april 20th, since then i had a few slipts but not as bad as i use too. um, im diagnosed with severe depression, Agoraphobia, and "supposely" bi-polar, but i dont think so lol

[PeopleOfTomorrow]

Thank you. Drawing helps a lot but I usually draw things that seem like I am a bit demented

Please keep up the good work with your cutting and I will try and stop mine, but because I am only 13 it is bound to get worse as I progress through my teens. But thanks your videos helped me a lot.

[xwastingxxawayx]

I cryed when you talked about your doll and how you dont want to hurt her. Thats touching =]

[darkstar685]

Wow! This was indeed a great help. thank you and keep up the great work!

[SamiraRana]

Thanks for the ideas you mentioned, I also

find that writing poetry or lyrics and short stories helps me a lot. Thank you for making videos about a subject that is so fragile.

[brettis26]

haha lol you go girl oh hahahaha

[AnaemicEye]

I love the idea with the doll

[dyjitalcat]

wow... im an artist too(but my art isnt very lifelike cuz im only 13) and yeah, drawing helps me alot. also, do you have a deviant art account? i would totally watch you if you did. i remember in another video you talked about feeling anxiety and stress, me too. when im bored my mind races and i feel really anxious and hyper, but my family doesnt know that so i don't get meds, cutting helps me calm myself so I really understand how you feel. I think youre a really amazing person, thx for the vid

[xsullengirlx]

I like how you showed how you can do things and not just talked about them, it made the video really interesting. I have never heard the doll idea before, it's a bit sadistic (i guess you could use a barbie lol) but if people aren't triggered then this could be a good idea. I like the consequence list the most! Amazing.

[ILovesMcr]

awe <3 I got kinda tearful when you were talking about the doll looking pitiful and broken. Your so right about these emotions x I'm struggling at the moment and this video has helped a lot, thank you so much x

[Misalanaious]

i'm quitting cutting and my friend is quitting drugs and drinking. we're doing it together so we can help each other and support each other. she also got me to quit being anorexic by stopping smoking and threatening to stop eating herself

[RainbowPagon1982]

I really feel you did a great job on showing and explaining ways not to hurt yourself as a fellow cutter I know how hard it is not to keep up the good work

[myhalo123]

Yay you indeed! This video was great. Its actually got me kind of speechless, which is odd. I can usually write very long comments. lol

You got me thinking. : )

[idranktheseawater]

thank you. I appreciate your comments.

I hope you guys can stay safe. You're worth it. :)

for Latharithiel ((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))

[loversfool]

<3 all your vids thanks for doing them they help alot

[Latharithiel]

i'm proud of you M....really proud ;)

[CammyCe05]

really good, I really appreciate it thanks. i'm trying to start down the road to recovery myself, and this is helpful.

[Misalanaious]

this was a great video! u did a really nice job on it. thank you for all the tips