People who cut arnt just doing it for attention. It tends to be a big problem

My opponenet has chosen to forfeit his round.I will begin my arguments. Cutting is an expression of Pain/Depression/Greif/AngerI will concede that, to some degree, cutting is used as a means to experience something different. I have talked with people who do it, have done it myself, and understand the intention behind it. The question that i always would ask is: Why don't you/I/we go talk to someone? It makes more sense to attack something at the source, rather than to allow another problem to arise from it. "Expressing yourself" on your skin is not a very positive form of expression. Positive in that it channels your feelings and emotions into something that you can look at later and say something akin to "Well look what i did". The reality is that, if this person feels this way, they need to take the time to figure out why, or talk to someone. While i agree that it is a big problem, i would ask: Why did they choose to cut/burn/self-harm instead of talk to someone. Cutting is a conscious choice in the beginning. So you chose to harm yourself, and chose to use negative expression of a problem to avoid it; as most people are aware of what cutting can mean and lead to, the only rational idea is that the people who cut have begun doing so after wieghing their options, and finding cutting to be the best solution. If you believed it was a problem, why not try to fix it? Why alow these thoughts and emotions to control you, to the point that it has a physical manifestation? You chose to. I do not believe that everyone who cuts does so because they are in emotional, and psychological pain. I've seen some people who carry it like a battle scar, even when they live a nicee cushy life, and have really open, understanding, and caring parents, and friends. I will admit, sometimes it seems like the only option, but if you really wanted to change something, you would go talk to someone that can help you. I'm one of the few people who made a conscious decision to kill myself, and had a plan all laid out, but i didn't. I had someone call the cops, and they took me to an institution where someone helped me understand exactly what i was feeling; i didn't realize i was feeling anything. And that is where self-harm behavior comes from. When people choose to self-harm, they are doing so because it almost forces someone to ask them what's wrong. Some people will say nothing, others will break down, some will get mad; there is a myriad of things that happen. At the end of the day, you have done something to yourself that, more often than not, will bring attention to yourself. So, yes i do believe they do it for attention. Whether it's a "Look at me" kind of attention or a silent call for help, i don't know, but it is still attention.People who self-harm do need help, because no one should have to feel excited about being in pain. There is something almost evilly masochistic about that. (Masochism meaning pleasure, often times sexually, from physical pain. It is good sometimes, as in biting, spanking, certain sexual acts, but it can become dangerous) I do not believe it is for a selfish "I'm rich, and loved, and cared for, but no one likes me, even though i have a lot of life long friends, and they're like my family, and i don't get what i want all the time" type of attention, but sometimes, that attention is necessary for them to get the help they need. Cutting is never the best answer, just like suicide is never the best answer, but sometimes people have tunnel vision, and don't see much else.