drug addiction and cutting?

Question by jcmodelchick: drug addiction and cutting?
okay, my bf is a drug addict. its been a long hard road, but i love him, and i can tell that he is trying, maybe not as hard as he could, but we are getting there. okay, well im not an addict so it was IMPOSSIABLE for me to understand the whole addiction process and how he couldnt just stop. if he doesnt want to do them, then whay does he? right? what was my way of thinking, but tonight i realized.. and even though im not an addict and they say someone whos not will never understand, i do. and ill tell you why and this is where i need your help. i use to cut myself a long time ago, and it was HARD to quit.well tonight i did again, for the first time in like 3 years.and thats when it hit me. i relapsed. no its not a drug, but it is a way of copeing.like drugs. it only physically hurts you, but can hurt those who love you if they knew. and like he tried to hide his addiction, i try so hard to hide the cuts and scars… i think i finally understand. do you think its the same in any way?
oh yea, another fact that i found interesting… they say when you relapse on drugs, no matter how long youve been clean, you pick right back up where you left off or its worse… well i use to only cut once, or twice at a time, but tonight…. we wont even go there, but it was WORSE than ever… but dont worry about me, now that i see how much this is like drugs, i will NEVER relapse… drugs have almost ruined my life, and i see this as doing the same if i dont stop…. but WOW I UNDERSTAND NOW!!!
this is for joe- sweetie, you dont know me to judge me. he has been to rehab, and thanks to that fact, i understand drug addicts and i know that they cant just quit, COUNSELORS told me that:) and i use to cut A LONG time ago… and this was the first time in years that i have…. and did you miss the part where i said i understood how similar they are and how i wasnt going to ever do it again? i hate his addiction, and blamed him for everything, but when i took a step back and looked at myself and my behavior tonight, i understood that our problems were very much alike, and that was my question… if people saw the same similarities… i didnt ask for opinions on my mental health. but thanks anyway for you answer:)

Best answer:

Answer by Joe Capo
You’re trying to kill yourself, same as he is. But it must have something to do with self-respect. Because you both are harming yourselves. He has an addiction and you have issues, you both need some help. He needs rehab and you need a counselor or someone to talk to. Thats really the only help I can give you.

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