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Originally Posted by Schultzie
Because, generally speaking, people are idiots.
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Yes, we do it because we're stupid. Hit the nail on the head there.[/sarcasm]
I did this type of stuff through high school and there are a few reasons kids will do it. The big one is attention. A lot of the people around me who did it came from families with multiple siblings, or a family that had recently gone through some major turmoil. It was a cry for help because they didn't see any other way to get it. Since it was frowned upon by peers to see a counselor or a psychiatrist, a lot of kids avoided that and turned to something else. Call it some quiet screaming for attention.
Some kids genuinely are suicidal for one reason or another and some just have some really big issues that they just can't express any other way. The big difference between these kids and the ones who are seeking attention is these kids are incredibly ashamed about what they do and try to hide it. Some would go to school with fake casts or tensor bandages wrapped around their arm.
Really all most of these kids need is someone to listen to them. Whether they are flaunting it or not, this is always a cry for help. In recent years schools have finally started to try and get help out to these kids, but for a long time they just ignored it. Take that from someone who has experienced the school systems way of dealing with "cutters"