Carelessly Cut Myself

[Brenda86]

Hmm... I'm really not sure where to put this. I don't know if it means anything more than I need to be more careful, but this is very rare for me... pretty stupid/careless of me imho.

Today was my grandmother's funeral... My sister and I brought home two long-stemmed roses. I didn't have any scissors so I was going to cut the stems with a knife as they were too long for the vase (aka the biggest cup we had that we could put them in, lol). Ok... so I was doing it kind of fast and totally sliced into my finger in a pretty jagged kind of way.

I'm not usually so careless, but I guess maybe I'm more preoccupied than I've been giving myself credit for. I'm trying to think hard if it could mean anything else.

It did make me think of how quick we are to attend to our physical wounds, but how we often leave our emotional wounds to fester. Maybe there's something to that that I need to think about.

Just wanted to share and get any feedback if anyone has any.

(Goes back to tending her mangled finger :P)

 

[ScioAgapeOmnis]

Ouch, well one reason we don't tend to our emotional wounds is because nobody ever taught us to do that, we're not even told we can have emotional wounds. But even for physical wounds we're taught only to tend to the immediate and superficial, not the real toxic damage we inflict on ourselves every day.

And you're stressed, you're going through a difficult time, which tends to take energy away from paying attention on the here and now, so I don't think that's so abnormal. We do live in a symbolic reality though, so maybe "pay more attention to the here and now" could be a possible message you're sending yourself, but you'd know better since these symbolic things are always so specific to the context of our lives. Maybe the universe was just trying to tell you that you should be careful when swinging a knife around :)

 

[Masamune]

Oww that sounds painful. I think SAO is right. When I am going through tough times and my energy drops or leaks I tend to do things that I would never be so careless to do. I become much more clumsy and break things or hurt myself. So I would recommend to stay vigilant, keep your energy up, and if you know you are drained then be extra careful when you are doing things that may potentially be harmful. :)

 

[Brenda86]

Yeah, after thinking about it, I am going with I just let my guard down because I am so drained today. I will be going to be early and I will not be handling any more sharp objects in the mean time.

 

[Cyre2067]

Heh, definitely need to be careful with sharp objects. This is one thing I picked up in youth since we were always playing with knives, fire or guns. You have to respect the potential harm and loss of limb/life they can cause and pay them their due in attention. Same goes with wild animals or police - anything or anyone who could potentially have severe negative consequences for your person. Be Careful. ;D

 

[Ollie]

Hi Brenda86

This may or may not help explain the situation.

Cuts Punishment for not following your own rules.
Injuries Anger at self. Feeling guilty.
Wounds Anger and guilt at the self.

and

A cut …is the body’s way of telling you that you are feeling cut off from someone or something that is of importance to you. You are blaming and punishing yourself for it.

(I've repeated this post on another thread, posted it before getting here)

 

[Alejo]

this is very interesting,

it may mean something or not, but i seem to make a connection for some reason between this thread and this other one.
maybe the intensity physically isn't the same in both posts but the energetic and emotional shock of the impression seems large enough to make you guys want to share it.

let's all be very careful and let's try and be safe and cautious watching our step always.

as a mirror, something like this happened to me not too long ago,i was in the bathroom and the house was empty, i was all by myself and something fell out of my hands, i went to pick it up and when i grabbed it and went to stand up again the back of my head hit the door knob really hard, it was painful but i felt it stronger at an emotional , as i was holding my head with the pain look in my face i looked at my self in the mirror and an idea flashed in my head that the message of that event was "look before you do, you might end up hurt".

just my 2 cents there, i hope it helps in some way, :)

 

[Gawan]

it may mean something or not, but i seem to make a connection for some reason between this thread and

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other one.
maybe the intensity physically isn't the same in both posts but the energetic and emotional shock of the impression seems large enough to make you guys want to share it.

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Hi Alejo, unfortunately your link isn't working, the address is missing.

 

[Gimpy]

Hmm... I'm really not sure where to put this. I don't know if it means anything more than I need to be more careful, but this is very rare for me... pretty stupid/careless of me imho.

Today was my grandmother's funeral... My sister and I brought home two long-stemmed roses. I didn't have any scissors so I was going to cut the stems with a knife as they were too long for the vase (aka the biggest cup we had that we could put them in, lol). Ok... so I was doing it kind of fast and totally sliced into my finger in a pretty jagged kind of way.

I'm not usually so careless, but I guess maybe I'm more preoccupied than I've been giving myself credit for. I'm trying to think hard if it could mean anything else.

It did make me think of how quick we are to attend to our physical wounds, but how we often leave our emotional wounds to fester. Maybe there's something to that that I need to think about.

Just wanted to share and get any feedback if anyone has any.

(Goes back to tending her mangled finger :P)

Oy. :(

Care needs to be taken with emotional pain. As a young person and later as an adult, quite often emotional pain came out as injury, illness, and deliberate disfigurement. In my case it built up to the point it was past an urge and haunting me, and no longer just popping up as an 'accident'.

(Yes, I've spent many years in therapy for this among other issues. No worries, K?)


Grief can come out in the form of accidents like this. If you can find a means of moderate exercise or other positive outlet, it can help.

 

[Alejo]

it may mean something or not, but i seem to make a connection for some reason between this thread and

[url=http://this]this[/url]

other one.
maybe the intensity physically isn't the same in both posts but the energetic and emotional shock of the impression seems large enough to make you guys want to share it.

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Hi Alejo, unfortunately your link isn't working, the address is missing.

oops! my bad! wow see? carelessly acting can have repercussions later, on a non-linear level...:P here's the link fixed hopefully