Why do people slit their wrists instead of their femoral artery? Are these people hoping they’ll be saved?
So I’m going to answer this from two points of view…The first being the medical side. I would suspect there are a few reasons why people slit their wrists instead of the femoral; namely the availability to get at the wrist as opposed to the femoral. If you think about it, the mainstay of any clothing someone wears is t-shirt and long pants. this leaves your wrist easily accessible and makes it easier to quick cover incase someone walks in on you about to cut as opposed to trying to pull up your pants/ pull down your skirt or dress pants leg. The next reason is depth. Take a look at your wrist for a quick second, I personally weigh 280 lbs (to be fair, most of it is in my abdomen, but it is spread out too) and I can see on my right wrist about four or five different veins, thats four or five holes that can gush blood out, not including the arteries if I would hit those.The last reason, and by NO means should you take this as a reason for everyone; is that cutting is often not so much a way to kill themself but as a way to deal with emotional pain as well as have some sense of control. It can also be used as a way to get attention. The whole “I have an issue. I need help. I don’t know how to ask for it though…. please help me.” Again, do NOT take that final reason as why everyone cuts.From the flip side, slipping back to when I was 15 and full of depression and a general attitude of life sucks, I did indeed cut myself, though I tended to go lengthwise instead of across my wrist. At that point it was a way to cope with life, puberty, and the way that I viewed having a shitty existence. To be honest, I truly don’t think most people who cut want to kill themselves, If they did then they would go about it a different way than cutting themself (think about it, how painful is a papercut vs a cut on your upper arm?) Plus, if they’re GOING to cut their femoral, they’re probably going to be more likely to either overdose (statistically how most females commit suicide) or hang themself/ use a firearm/ get in the path of an oncoming train/ etc (statistically how most males commit suicide).
What is something you could do to replace cutting?
hey i am dealing with the same thing and i have a HUGE list of things you can do INSTEAD of cutting! and yes running and the rubber band will work. excersize helps because it releases the endorphins just like cutting does and its SO much better for you! heres my list: -call a friend -try not to be alone -take a hot bath -listen to music -go for a walk -write in a journal -wear a rubberband around your wrist and snap it when you have the urge to/ think about cutting -draw red lines on your wrist with washable marker -hold ice cubes in your hand (this really helped me quit before) -punch a bed or pillow -go outside and scream -scratch/draw a picture on a piece of wood and stab it -take up a sport (this is really helping me now) -run/excersize -work with paint,clay, play-do, etc. -draw a picture of what/who is making you upset -go to church -do chores -cook -sew, crosstitch, knit, etc. -write down possitive things about yourself, why you shouldnt cut (yes this sounds really dumb but hey it could help) -journal why you want to hurt yourself or if you hurt yourself write what caused it to happen so in the future you dont do it again, or find out your triggers -write down a word best associated with what you are feeling and keep writing it over and over. sometimes when you do this the word begins to sound silly and puts a smile on your face :) -sing/make up a song on what you are feeling. express your feelings. shout/screamo if your mad etc. let the words just come to you -scribble on paper, clutch the pen in your fist -take the item your cutting with and use it on something else -make a list of reasons why youre going to stop and everytime you get the urge read the list to remind yourself why you shouldnt -practice violence on something other than yourself and others -get rid of anything you use to cut yourself with (this only helps a little bit because ive found that if you want to cut that bad youll find a way) -get away from home -burn things. write how you feel on paper and burn it hahaha i really hope i helped! and GOOD LUCK!!! :)
Do watches run backwards on certain people?
No. In 12 years of mending watches I have heard many people who claim they can´t wear watches because they stop on them or the run slow/fast but I have found that the problem is not the person. Every time it has turned out to be moisture, magnetism or a faulty watch. It can not be the "electricity" (the most common claim in my experience) in the body because the case,dial and back act as a faraday cage. magnets will make a quartz watch stop and a mechanical race but I don´t think the body could cause this. It has to be a strong magnet like speakers old TV sets transformers and those magnetic braclets people use for pains. I am sure the most common problem is the old watches were not water resistant and sweat gets into the watch and rusts them, gets on the hairspring causeing them to race, or interupts the electricity from the battery. (buy yourself a stainless steel watch wich is at least 100m water resistant that has a screw type back and I am sure you will have no problems except the battery or real bad luck with a manufacuring fault) I also think that some watch sellers claim that it is the customer when a watch they have sold does not work right and people want to believe that they are special and are more than willing to believe these less than honest dealers. B·#!#@s people are told by sellers/repairers about watches: overwound watch. pocket watches, clocks yes possible but really rare but wrist watches no. Your watch just isn´t working and when you wound it up to the top it just hasn´t worked, it is not your fault it´s the watch. special battery costing lots of money No not right. If you are quoted more than 5 pounds then almost certainly you are being ripped off (the exception is renata 751) send away to manufactorers to replace the battery. find your self a watch repairer not a watch seller. Water proof watches need special tool/sealing/etc. find your self a watch repairer not a watch seller but for it to be garenteed expect to pay extra but get it in writing. The presure test machine is not expensive, from 200 pounds, and i dont see why any shop should not have one. It isn´t difficult to do it right, just takes a little time to test the watch.
Is cutting your wrist the best way of suicide?
Before the typical non-answers come with usually rather lame arguments about why you should not commit suicide and how life is wonderful:No, it's not the best way.You can be found before you bleed to death.You're almost certain to make the wrong kind of cut.You're almost certain to hesitate and make many cuts that are not deep enough. This is also how the police can see if it's a real suicide or not, someone who commits suicide like this has many cuts, because at first the person needs to 'practice'.You can panick and start running around with blood spurting all over the place. Saw a house like that once. The person had started cutting over the sink, went into shock and became a frantically running fountain.I suppose things go more smoothly in a warm bath, with the right kind of cut, and deep enough.I won't go into further detail, because I don't want to give harmful advice.It's not the best way. There are other methods with a far better success rate.Lots of suicide attempts go wrong and the people are left worse off than before.I have talked to people who were chronically exhausted after surviving several attempts with sedatives, people with kidney problems after taking poison, people with a destroyed throat from drinking detergent, people who lost the use of an arm or a foot, people who lost all feeling in half their body, people with a blown away jaw, people with a limp, people with artificial knees from jumping out of a window, and people with severely impaired cognitive functions…People survive the craziest stuff. My wife knows someone who cuts his own throat and somehow survived, he has an ugly scar now. My mum knows someone who drank detergent and shor himself through the head, he's still alive and will never be able to get out of bed. My aunt tried three times, she's a physical wreck now, but can still walk, well, limp.If you decide to do it better be incredibly sure you will not wake up far, far worse off than you could ever imagine.
How do I hide cuts on my wrist?
what i do : if your a girl you can use cover up of foundation or you could always put bulky bracelets on or pretend you sprained your wrist (but of course that wont work in the long run), or you could put liquid skin on it and then cover up with makeup. The obvious thing to do is wear sweaters and long sleeves but what happens when you cant? in the summer i sometimes wear a tank top and a bathing suit cover( so a extremely light and thin shirt.) I once hit a vein and was super worried because i didn't want anyone to know. I had figured everyone would have noticed if i was profusely bleeding in class so i first applied pressure by putting a bandage around it ( it took a while for the bleeding to even slow down) then i soaked it in water and ipibrofic alcohol. if you actually want it to heal i would put anti-bacterial on it but i just wanted it to stop bleeding so then i put liquid skin over it covered it up and then it healed. Now the fact that i hit a vein was totally by accident. Yes i am cutting but i dont want anyone to know. Honestly they probably wouldnt care anyway. But i still dont want anyone to try to ¨help”. Guess what! i dont need help i need peace and music and someone who gives me a reason to stay alive. I hope this was helpful! ( probably not) Oh well, good luck hiding you sadness and anger and the thought that your literally trash. (i dont think your trash)
How long does it take to bleed to death after slitting your wrists?
Too many people keep asking this or similar questions. Since I worked in Psychiatry for 25 years and sick people seem to gravitate to me, I hope I can settle this once and for all. If you want to die ( and I don’t recommend this) it takes as long as it takes. But call a suicide help line and try and get some help first. Someone may have a solution to your problemIf you want someone to find you and save you, don’t cut until you hear them coming. But be aware that they may get distracted and not find you until it’s too late.If you just want to make a gesture to freak out your parents, cut shallow and go tell them “ See what I did.”I’m not talking the people who cut for other reasons. I can understand those. I can understand having problems that seem insurmountable. I can understand being so depressed that sleeping 20 hours a day is much better than facing problems when you’re awake. I can understand quite a bit that you may not think I do. I just can’t understand how being dead and hurting lots of people makes it better.