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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 612998" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>My daughter used to cut and so did my best friend in the world (she died a while back, but she told me all about her cutting). Both said that they cut to be "feeling something." Both told me that cutting is addictive. My daughter quit on her own, as she quit using drugs. Apparently she is somebody who is capable of forcing herself discomfort in order to be more healthy. My friend, however, had to go to therapy specific to the cutting in order to quit and it was very hard for her. She was on medication already. She had a mood disorder. My friend came to think of her cutting as a habit that she couldn't stop, sort of like I bite my nails.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Is she going to therapy as well as seeing somebody for medication? That is often the missing link that can make things better. medications alone do not do all the work. Trust me on this first hand. If you have a problem, medications can help you feel better so that you can work on yourself and stop doing things you don't like to do but have previously felt too worn out to stop doing. I personally like cognitive behavioral therapy or the newer and in my opinion better dialectal behavioral therapy above plain talk therapy. </p><p></p><p>At any rate, I wish both of you the best and hope the medications help your daughter feel much better! Take care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 612998, member: 1550"] My daughter used to cut and so did my best friend in the world (she died a while back, but she told me all about her cutting). Both said that they cut to be "feeling something." Both told me that cutting is addictive. My daughter quit on her own, as she quit using drugs. Apparently she is somebody who is capable of forcing herself discomfort in order to be more healthy. My friend, however, had to go to therapy specific to the cutting in order to quit and it was very hard for her. She was on medication already. She had a mood disorder. My friend came to think of her cutting as a habit that she couldn't stop, sort of like I bite my nails. Is she going to therapy as well as seeing somebody for medication? That is often the missing link that can make things better. medications alone do not do all the work. Trust me on this first hand. If you have a problem, medications can help you feel better so that you can work on yourself and stop doing things you don't like to do but have previously felt too worn out to stop doing. I personally like cognitive behavioral therapy or the newer and in my opinion better dialectal behavioral therapy above plain talk therapy. At any rate, I wish both of you the best and hope the medications help your daughter feel much better! Take care. [/QUOTE]
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