The 'cut4bieber' thing has really really upsett me.?

[Donkey]

So I was on twitter an I saw the whole 'cut4bieber' trend and it got me really really really sad because I felt like they were mocking self harmers. I just felt sick. Then when I saw some of the pictures I really felt triggured and I don't know what to do anymore because I don't know if I want to live in a world where people do things like that anymore. And I'm really scared that seeing the photo's will trigure me to cut again because I haven't for like 4 months and I really wanna keep it like that.

[QuestionMaster xD]

Its not meant like that, its not mocking self harmers at all.

Please don't self harm over something like this, or at all. for your sake

[Josh]

Don't do it. Hurting yourself helps nobody, and justin is the second gayest thing alive. Don't do anything for that fag.

[azureshy]

people who are doing that cutforbieber thing really need to stop. they don't know what they're doing and how much it's affecting people who either do or used to self harm. just be strong and you'll be fine. people who do follow that twitter thing or want to cut themselves for bieber need to reevaluate their lives. don't worry about it. you're much stronger and much more sensible than them.

[J]

No! Don't fucking cut yourself or any of that shit, da shit get yo self killed

[Saytor]

Dont relapse just for this, maybe you can block them?

[Helené]

Its all a hoax. Granted a very disturbing hoax but still a hoax. Do not cut yourself. Clearly you used to have a problem doing this before. Think about what your doing or even thinking about doing. Is it worth it? Upsetting yourself and your family? Talk to someone close to you as soon as possible. Even if they are asleep wake them up and tell them. They will understand as you need help to stay strong not to do it.

[Olivia]

First of all, congrats on going 4 months without cutting! I'm working on quitting too, so I really understand how hard it is to do. It's OK to be unsure about living in a world where awful things happen. Everyone has felt that way at some point. That being said, it's not OK to do something that seriously injures yourself or ends your life. If you're so unsure about living that you are thinking of doing that, then I really urge you to talk to a trusted person because it does get so much better & you deserve to find that out for yourself! Just to be clear, I’m not saying that because you self-injure you are automatically suicidal (that’s my pet peeve!), It’s just your comment got me a little concerned & I wanted to address that aspect of it. I'm currently in college to become a clinical social worker (a counselor), so I have some things I do that I learned in school & my own CSW to help me calm down after being triggered.
-Get a counselor
-I’d stay off Twitter until you feel better & any other site that you think may be covering this.
-Learn how to belly breathe. Practice every night & every morning. It helps with anxiety! (a link is under the link heading).
-Get a safe object. Doesn’t matter how stupid or childish you think it is. If it makes you feel better, use it! I use a stuffed animal that was given to me when I was a toddler. At first, I was embarrassed to be 25 years old & have a ratty stuffed animal hidden in my purse, but I got over it quickly when I realized how much it helped
-Try putting a calming scent on some fabric & smell it when you’re anxious or triggered. My CSW suggested it & I was truly shocked at how much it helped! I cut a piece off an old pillowcase & sprayed Bath & Body Works Lavender Vanilla Pillow Mist on it.
-Why *specifically* do you want to self-injure? What can you do to achieve similar results?
Self-punishment: What do you hate doing? Cleaning, extra work at school, working out, reality shows. When you feel you need to punish yourself, do one of those activities.
Numb: Movement and/or some sort of activity that engages the senses. Walk around, take a cold or hot shower, stick your hand in a bag of rice, fingerpaint.
Overwhelmed/Anxious: Belly breathing, take a bath, light some candles
Angry: Rip up paper, write out why & use every foul angry weird word that helps you, run
You can’t identify why or don’t care, you just have to do it now: Use an ice cube over the area you normally injure. It has a similar feeling & will turn the area red so it looks similar as well. If you have a visual need (ie you’re so used to seeing bleeding that you associate it with self-injury & don’t feel satisfied without it) add red paint to the water then freeze.
-Plant a seed of doubt. “They’re mocking everyone who self-injures. The world must be so awful I’m not sure I can even live in it.” Is the world completely 100% awful? It’s a big world. I think it’d be pretty hard for the ENTIRE world to be awful. So maybe there is a small area that’s not so bad. Is everyone mocking people that self-injure? Maybe those people are, maybe they’re not. We don’t really know. I’m certainly not mocking it & from what I saw on the other answers nobody else was either. Maybe it’s just a couple uneducated idiots that are just too self-centered to think of how actions & words can affect others. You don’t have to necessarily believe what you tell yourself. Just try to think of something that could potentially be true. Even if there’s only a .01% chance that there is because as long as it’s not 0%, there’s a chance it’s true.

The tips below the next paragraph probably won’t be very popular among other posters, but I think it would be negligent to not mention them. *Possible trigger warning*, these do talk about the act of self-injury in the form of harm-reduction. Harm-reduction are certain things you can do to help reduce the harm that can potentially happen during/after the act. Depending on how you feel, you may want to read this later. I know I’ve written quite a lot, but hopefully it’s of use to you. I truly believe that these hard challenging times we go through are learning experiences that help us grow & become better people. Yeah, it’s corny & totally a therapist-y thing to say, but I still believe it. lol If you have any questions or just need to vent/talk, message me.

-Try to use a clean instrument. Clean it with rubbing alcohol or in boiling water to help prevent infection.
-Try to cut the least amount of length & depth you think you need.
-Control the bleeding as quickly as possible.
-Clean the area afterwards. Use ointment & gauze or band-aids to keep the area clean.
-Continue to keep the area clean until healed.
-Don’t beat yourself up over it! You tried as hard as you could. Try to consider it a learning experience. You are now better equipped to deal with these emotions & this experience if you happen to get in a similar situation down the road.

[seajay]

They are a group of idiots, they are not mocking self harmers they are mocking intelligent people