It's like feeling like you have lets say, steam build up inside of you, you cut, it seeps out, and you feel better. People deal with sadness in different ways, some cut, some write poems, some go as far to actually kill themselves. read more
While cautionary tales about drugs and alcohol are everywhere (hell, even Nicolas Cage won an Oscar for one) and even porn addiction gets a feature film, you don't hear much about self-harm addiction (or "cutting"). read more