Go to the beach. And walk in the water, blindfolded. You just keep walking, you don't know were your going. You just know your going deeper. That's what the build up to cutting feels like. You don't know where your going. Depression has blinded you. All you know is your going deeper. Now just keep going until you drown. You want air, you want relief you don't want to be drowning anymore. Now imagine the relief of someone pulling you out of the water. That's what cutting is. Relief. Relief from all the pain you've been drowning in. Relief from not feeling good enough. Relief from the bullies at school. Relief from feeling like your fat. Relief from your imperfections and insecurities. You might find cutting disgusting and you might never understand it but when your drowning, you need saving. So what is cutting? It's relief.