hi--i know exactly how you feel--i am a 42 yearold mom and gma----when my daughter was a teenager she was a cutter--at the time i did not understand--but 5 years ago,after suffering from Depression ptsd,borderline personality and bi polar--i started cutting myself--the pain i feel inside is so strong and no matter what i do it doesn;t go away--i get to the point i am just totally numb--no feelings at all i can't feel hapy,sad nothing--i feel like i am just dead inside--but by cutting or burning myself--i kinda snap out of it and realize i am still alive--im not proud of what i do--but im not the freak people think--just someone with so much pain--i have to do something--no on understands me--i lost my little girl to my ex because they made me look like this psycho bitch in court--its sad hw people treat mentally ill people----i am still going through hell--haven't cut in 2 years but burned myself a few months ago---could use a friend who understands---pixie