So with in the past week i have wanted to write about emos and so called "cutting".
i do not have a problem with all emos, and yes i know not all emos cut so please do not yell at me for it. :)
some of my info i got from websites and what ppl have said to me. I did not copy and paste all of this. but i did remember alot of it.
A group of Teens, mostly middle-class well-off kids who find
imperfections in there life and create a ridiculous, depressing
melodrama around each one. They often take anti-depressants, even
though the majority don't need them. They need to wake up and deal with
life like everyone else instead of wallowing in their imaginary
quagmire of torment.
There are two types of emo's.
1. You have the fake, trendy, bullshit emo. These are the people
that force themselves to be emo, try to dramatize their life, and think
wearing black and cutting your wrists is emo.
2. The true emo, some who is overly emotional. Thats right, emo's
can smile and be happy! Many people suffering from manic depression are
labelled emo, because they can't help feeling like life fucking sucks.
Alot of them also cut, hence people labelling other people who cut "emo."
Emo is a genre of music that originated from hardcore punk and later adopted pop punk influences when it became mainstream in the United States.
It has since come to describe several variations of music with common roots and associated fashion and stereotypes.
In the mid-1980s, the term emo described a subgenre of hardcore punk which stemmed from the Washington, D.C. hardcore scene. In later years, the term emocore, short for "emotional hardcore", was also used to describe the emotional performances of bands in the Washington, D.C. "Revolution Summer" movement and some of the offshoot regional scenes such as Rites of Spring, Embrace, One Last Wish, Beefeater, Gray Matter, Fire Party, and later, Moss Icon.
In the mid-1990s, the term emo began to refer to the indie scene that followed the influences of Fugazi, which itself was an offshoot of the first wave of emo. Bands including Sunny Day Real Estate, Far and Texas Is the Reason had a more indie rock
style of emo, more melodic and less chaotic. The so-called "indie emo"
scene survived until the late 1990s, when many of the bands either
disbanded or shifted to mainstream styles. As the remaining indie emo
bands entered the mainstream, newer bands began to emulate the
mainstream style.
What Is Cutting?
Injuring yourself on purpose by making scratches or cuts on your
body with a sharp object — enough to break the skin and make it bleed —
is called cutting. Cutting is a type of self-injury,
or SI. Most people who cut are girls, but guys self-injure, too. People
who cut usually start cutting in their young teens. Some continue to
cut into adulthood.
Why Do People Cut Themselves?
It can be hard to understand why people cut themselves on purpose.
Cutting is a way some people try to cope with the pain of strong
emotions, intense pressure, or upsetting relationship problems. They
may be dealing with feelings that seem too difficult to bear, or bad
situations they think can't change.
Some people cut because they feel desperate for relief from bad
feelings. People who cut may not know better ways to get relief from
emotional pain or pressure. Some people cut to express strong feelings
of rage, sorrow, rejection, desperation, longing, or emptiness.
There are other ways to cope with difficulties, even big problems
and terrible emotional pain. The help of a mental health professional
might be needed for major life troubles or overwhelming emotions. For
other tough situations or strong emotions, it can help put things in
perspective to talk problems over with parents, other adults, or
friends. Getting plenty of exercise can also help put problems in
perspective and help balance emotions.
But people who cut may not have developed ways to cope. Or their
coping skills may be overpowered by emotions that are too intense. When
emotions don't get expressed in a healthy way, tension can build up —
sometimes to a point where it seems almost unbearable. Cutting may be
an attempt to relieve that extreme tension. For some, it seems like a
way of feeling in control.
The urge to cut might be triggered by strong feelings the person
can't express — such as anger, hurt, shame, frustration, or alienation.
People who cut sometimes say they feel they don't fit in or that no one
understands them. A person might cut because of losing someone close or
to escape a sense of emptiness. Cutting might seem like the only way to
find relief or express personal pain over relationships or rejection.
People who cut or self-injure sometimes have other mental health
problems that contribute to their emotional tension. Cutting is
sometimes (but not always) associated with depression, bipolar
disorder, eating disorders, obsessive thinking, or compulsive
behaviors. It can also be a sign of mental health problems that cause
people to have trouble controlling their impulses or to take
unnecessary risks. Some people who cut themselves have problems with
drug or alcohol abuse.
Some people who cut have had a traumatic experience, such as living through abuse,
violence, or a disaster. Self-injury may feel like a way of "waking up"
from a sense of numbness after a traumatic experience. Or it may be a
way of reinflicting the pain they went through, expressing anger over
it, or trying to get control of it.To most of the cutters out there. You can stop and you can get better.I know you may feel like after you have cut the thing or problem or person that made you do it is now gone and out of your system after you have cut.But its not true it is only your mind that may believe that.the only way to get something to stop bothering you may be to talk about it.
here is a video i found on youtube it may snap you back into the place we call "life" but listen you make life what it is. so you can always change it :]
this video may help you stop. or if you are thinking about starting just watch this. it will make you realize somthing.
