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I feel so numb lately its proberbly better than feeling depressed but i duno i dont feel alive. its as though nothing bothers me anymore. I do feel shit sometimes but it will only be for like half an hour anf=d then im fine again.Not happy just numb. It scres me somtimes because itD makes you wonder if you have alredy died inside. When i used to feel like this i used to cut but ive stoped for a month or so now and i dont want to again i hate my scars. I feel like a social misfit with them on my skin. Duno i just wanted to get it all out....
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hi. I know how you feel. Cutting used to be the only way for me to get it out... to feel. I found better ways. but i still slip sometimes and cut.
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yup... numb, i know that all too well. nothing feels real.
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Congratulations on not cutting for a month. I understand that--I stopped for a long time, and now I can't seem to stop. And I hate feeling like a social misfit. I'm so afraid someone is going to say something, and I don't know how to answer. I'm not sure about the numbness--I've never felt that. Maybe it's the in-between feeling of not depressed, but not yet happy?
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I just cut for the 1st time in 6 months and now I regret it. You are not a social misfit there are a lot of people with scars from cutting. I just tell people my dog did it. Good for you for now cutting for a month, keep it up.
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I know what that numb feeling feels like. I guess that's why I cut sometimes- I'd rather feel pain than be numb. That's my most vulnerable time. Like you I haven't cut in a lil over a month. Good Luck. Stay safe.
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Oh good ol' numb... what a fucking shitty feeling. I am right there with you and it sucks. And I have to go to work and pretend all day long. It sucks when you can since a psychotic breakdown approaching but cant do anything about it. When I get numb like this it usually leads into a horrible outburst.
Dont know if you get the same effects but I hope you overcome this soon.
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