03-17-2026, 03:18 PM
Oh! What a fun thought.
I think I agree with the reasoning that the act of cutting does tip the scale more on if it is psychotic or not. But talking with people who have never cut and their.. fear type response to it being a potential boon makes me wonder that while it may not be psychotic in and of itself it is still a sign that there is more than just a twinge of "otherness" just by considering it.
I used to cut because it helped me get out of my dissociative states when I was smol and would panic at how long I would feel disconnected to my body. Then my reasons shifted from "this is what I deserve" to "I am really stressed and need this to relieve pressure." But the beauty in it is a siren call that I find I need to be careful of when I am having.. dark days.. to where I don't fall into the rabbit hole of "how beautiful and painful can I make this?"
Idk, those are just my thoughts. Really fun musing though!
I think I agree with the reasoning that the act of cutting does tip the scale more on if it is psychotic or not. But talking with people who have never cut and their.. fear type response to it being a potential boon makes me wonder that while it may not be psychotic in and of itself it is still a sign that there is more than just a twinge of "otherness" just by considering it.
I used to cut because it helped me get out of my dissociative states when I was smol and would panic at how long I would feel disconnected to my body. Then my reasons shifted from "this is what I deserve" to "I am really stressed and need this to relieve pressure." But the beauty in it is a siren call that I find I need to be careful of when I am having.. dark days.. to where I don't fall into the rabbit hole of "how beautiful and painful can I make this?"
Idk, those are just my thoughts. Really fun musing though!