Cut discussion

The book just stuck out to me the most because of how it teachs kids that there is always a way out no matter what. i can relate to this book and thats why i like it the most

I related to this book because I am a cutter. It piqued my interest but upon reading it, I really disliked the plot. It briefly glamorizes the self mutilation lifestyle and it shows that anyone who cuts gets sent to a mental hospital, which is bullshit. I've known MANY cutters and not one has been in a mental hospital, myself included. If it does anything positive, it teaches cutters or people who have thought about cutting that it doesn't pay and it doesn't permanently solve a problem (just like drugs don't solve problems either). Still, it seemed as though it were a scare tactic: If you cut you'll go to a mental hospital. Cutting never led me there but I was able to get into therapy to help solve this problem. But this is only my opinion.

Suge wrote: "I related to this book because I am a cutter. It piqued my interest but upon reading it, I really disliked the plot. It briefly glamorizes the self mutilation lifestyle and it shows that anyone who..."

I agree with you that people that cut are not all sent to a mental hospital because like you i know people that have cut before and none of them have been sent to a mental hospital. No cutting is not a good thing but if someone does it they shouldnt be encourged to do it but should be gotten help like you said by eaither therapy or by some other means. i have learned that cutting is not a permantent solution. How did you come across this book in the first place? i mean did a friend introduce it to you or a teacher?

Megan wrote: "Suge wrote: "I related to this book because I am a cutter. It piqued my interest but upon reading it, I really disliked the plot. It briefly glamorizes the self mutilation lifestyle and it shows th..."

I'd say I stumbled upon it five or six years ago on amazon.com and it intrigued me. At that time, I hadn't read many books that dealt with cutting and since cutting was such a large part of my life, I decided to check it out. The writing wasn't too bad but the content could have been better. To me, the book built up cutting to be this horrible nightmare of a problem that being committed to an institute can solve. Sometimes it's simpler than that. Having a good friend to talk to can help or just changing your lifestyle. It depends on the person.

No, cutting is not a solution, but there are a variety of reasons people do it. I have four nieces and it's hard to hide my scars from them. I've lied to them about where the scars came from but I've stopped doing that. I don't want to be ashamed of what I've done but I don't want to make it look like it's something they should do if they're frustrated or angry with thier life. I always encourage cutters, young or old, that therapy can help. It doesn't completely erase the urge but it helps them manage their emotions so that they aren't always compelled to hurt themselves.

Honestly, it didn't stick out when I picked it. I was just looking for something small to read at the library one day, and I just chose it. Once I started to read it, I knew it was different somehow. I've read plenty of books about suicide and cutting, and those type of topics, but this book was different. After I read this book, I had to read another book that was really similar to this book in school. (Speak by Anderson) Of course, the stories are different, and they are both really great. You should read Speak if you liked Cut.

What is sold about? What made you interested in sold that you started to read it?

Would you sugest sold for others to read if they needed a new book to read?

Feven wrote: "Definitely."

thanks for the insight and i will check it out cuz it sounds like a really good book to read.

Whenever I read this book it was very close to the time I was let out of the hospital for being suicidal, and it was the closest thing I've ever read to my story. So it really stuck with me because I could really relate to it.

oh wow im sorry that happened but there is always second chances and im glad you could find something that could help you with your time through this. thanks for commenting