Hello, I was reading your answer to someone who had a cousin who cut on herself. It made me sad to hear that but I'm glad to hear she is ok. I was a cutter and also a burner when I was 15-16. It got so bad that my parents could not handle it anymore and put me into 3 treatment facilities. The last one I was at was called Bellefare in Cleaveland Ohio for a year and a half. I did it because my adopted cousin had molested me from the age of 4 till 9. I charged him and I wound up loosing every one on my mother's side of the family. I was shunned and my mother was shunned. It hurt so much. So when I cut myself, the pain seemed to escape from the opening. I could actually feel it ooze out like escaping air from a tire. It felt good. Now that I have grown to be a woman I regret the pain I caused myself and my family. I also almost lost a friend in treatment to cutting. It was so bad that the staffer Karen had to take off her top because it was soaked in blood. They wheeled Emily out on a stretcher and they had to repair viens that had severed. Just let them know you love them lots and be with them every moment untill the sadness is gone. The thing is, well for me anyway's is not to be alone when you are in a cutting mood. Just love them. Love is the night in shining armor. Hold them.

 

Kiran

Oh heck yes sorry, my question is ...... When is Satan going to pay me a visit?, cause it's bloody cold where I am situated.

One of my cousins was cutting herself, she suffers from depression though and so do I so I can understand the cutting thing isn't a cry for desperation more a release of pain but I've never cut myself, sure I've had the urge too but didn't see the point of it all.

My cousin is fine now though and on meds and hopefully she'll get better, I haven't seen her in ages I've just gotten this from other family members.

 

Also I have met Dave Prowse the man inside the vader suit who hardly gets any credit for his work in my opinion and he was such a nice guy and I have the sig hanging up in my room.

 

Came here from Rogue's page.

 

<3 WRG.

You are becoming more and more humorous with every comment you post. Should the Sith be funny? Oh wait, arn't "Siths" under the category of "mumbojumbo" too? Oh, I don't know. What do I know? Nothing? I'm not a doctor, and I'm no monk, nor witch, and unfortunately for you, I'm not a Sith either. If I don't fall under that "mumbo jumbo" category, what would I know about it?

 

Mr. Mumbo J. Sith, are you with me, Steen?

 

"The Wiccans, often mislabeled and wrongly judged are some of the most spiritual people you could ever meet."

 

And I assume you've met quite a few of them.

But I concede; wiccans can be spiritual, yes, you are right. They cannot, however, be religious (in my oh so narrow point of view). When I initially mentioned the word "spiritual," "religious" is what I should have used instead, because I don't consider Wiccans to have what should be called a "religion." And that's my belief. I'm sure you'd lump that together with what you call mumbo jumbo, but that concerns someone other than myself. Though if I were you, I'd avoid using such non technical terms, hehehe.

"A doctor should deal with facts, not conjecture" and if "a doctor lets their own religious beliefs cloud their judgement or influence their treatment of a patient," he or she "should have their license revoked."

I think that's correct. Doctors can only do so much though. A psychiatrist can diagnose the psychological roots of someone with such a problem, but no matter the progress the patient makes in therapy, he or she will likely relapse if that gap within the soul is not filled. Can a doctor fill the hole? No. Is it his or her job to do so? No. The same way the doctor is in no way burdened or given the right to impose his or her belief on a patient, he or she cannot give the patient the social support the patient needs. So where and who or what should the patient turn to, especially if family and friends arn't helpful? In most cases, they turn to the disease itself, unless that hole has been extinguished by finding some source of peace to turn to. Believing in a religion, in general, facilitates recovery, and that is the peace I am refering to.

 

[I'm aware that I need at least one citation to back me up with this claim, but that would consume more of my time. So if you are interested in seeing one, let me know and I'll give you what I have.]

 

I think this is enough for tonight.

 

Have a  real day (with no mumbo jumbo, which includes anything related to Star Wars).

 

 

DR

Exorcism? Hah! First of all, NO, you should not be thinking exorcist.

 

The funniest part of your comment is that you associated exorcism with witches. Please look up the definition of the word "exorcist" before using it again.

 

"Witch" should not be a preface to the name "Doctor", and it should not, in any way, be associated with spirituality!

 

DR

And I wonder what this R stands for. It makes you appear more real than usual.

 

 

Cutting oneself can also be a way to manifest the pain felt within, to prove it, to act as proof to the others who are not aware of their inner pain.

 

For many it becomes an obsession, unfortunately like the friend she's trying to help, and it is sad because they cannot help themselves, most of the time, if they cannot comprehend its corrosive affects on their lives. And sometimes they do, still they cannot help it.

 

They not only need mental and emotional mending, but also spiritual mending which unfortunately is overlooked almost all of the time. You are an example of that, and it's a shame that you trivialize this crucial aspect of life. But I'm not preaching.

 

Have a real day.

 

 

DR