---
title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: As long as everyone thinks you’re a…"
description: "\"“As long as everyone thinks you’re a cutter or tried to commit suicide you’ll always be on the outs.”\" — Katie McGarry"
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/katie-mcgarry-456_depression_as-long-as-everyone-thinks-you-re-a-cutt_1438545.jpg"
---

#  As long as everyone thinks you’re a cutter or tried to…

![“As long as everyone thinks you’re a cutter or tried to commit suicide you’ll always be on the outs.” quote by Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/katie-mcgarry-456_depression_as-long-as-everyone-thinks-you-re-a-cutt_1438545.jpg)   [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/katie-mcgarry-456_depression_as-long-as-everyone-thinks-you-re-a-cutt_1438545.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/katie-mcgarry-456_depression_as-long-as-everyone-thinks-you-re-a-cutt_1438545.jpg)

> ““As long as everyone thinks you’re a cutter or tried to commit suicide you’ll always be on the outs.””

[Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/)

## About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

Being labeled negatively or facing severe distress isolates you socially.

**In simple terms:** Labels and despair cause isolation.

Key Takeaway

Seek support and redefine self‑perception.

Themes

mental health stigma social isolation

Mood

somber hopeful

Type

advice inspirational

When to use this quote

- therapy sessions
- support groups
- online forums

Key Concepts

psychology self‑esteem

Questions to Reflect On

- How can you challenge harmful labels?
- What resources help you feel connected?

A Different Perspective

Stigma may persist despite personal change.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★   No ratings yet

[Cutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cutter/) [Depression](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depression/) [Suicide](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/suicide/)

## Related quotes

> [“Echo might be on the outs since she became a cutter and all, but she's still a popular chick. She'll bail on you and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/echo-might-be-on-the-outs-since-she-became-a-cutter-and-all-but-she-s/)

[Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/)

> [The vagaries of the industry and show business itself would not lead one to conclude a lengthy career - because things change. Popularities come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-stein/the-vagaries-of-the-industry-and-show-business-itself-would-not-lead/)

[Chris Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-stein/)

> [I’ll commit suicide before I vote on a clean minimum-wage bill,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-boehner/i-ll-commit-suicide-before-i-vote-on-a-clean-minimum-wage-bill/)

[John Boehner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-boehner/)

> [If you have no past or no future, which, after all, is all that the present is made of, why then you may as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-plath/if-you-have-no-past-or-no-future-which-after-all-is-all-that-the/)

[Sylvia Plath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-plath/)

> [The ones who are are the the ones that cant do anything. and the ones that dont care are the ones that can do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/she-s-gone/the-ones-who-are-are-the-the-ones-that-cant-do-anything-and-the-ones/)

She's\_gone

> [Baghdad is determined to force the Mongols of our age to commit suicide at its gates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saddam-hussein/baghdad-is-determined-to-force-the-mongols-of-our-age-to-commit/)

[Saddam Hussein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saddam-hussein/)

> [I love you," Jake whispered. "Are you strong enough for this?" I made myself comfortable. Said over my shoulder, "Sure." "Would you tell me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-lanyon/i-love-you-jake-whispered-are-you-strong-enough-for-this-i-made/)

[Josh Lanyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-lanyon/)

> [It wasn't until '94 when I tried to commit suicide that I realized that it wasn't about the money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanilla-ice/it-wasn-t-until-94-when-i-tried-to-commit-suicide-that-i-realized/)

[Vanilla Ice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanilla-ice/)

> [People commit suicide through weakness, not through strength.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/people-commit-suicide-through-weakness-not-through-strength/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

> [I remained basically anonymous for almost 17 years. I, in those 17 years, I tried to commit suicide a couple of times. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norma-mccorvey/i-remained-basically-anonymous-for-almost-17-years-i-in-those-17/)

[Norma McCorvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norma-mccorvey/)

> [I can't decide whether to commit suicide or go bowling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florence-henderson/i-can-t-decide-whether-to-commit-suicide-or-go-bowling/)

[Florence Henderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florence-henderson/)

> [I tried to commit suicide one day. It was a very Woody Allen-type suicide. I turned on the gas and left all the windows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elton-john/i-tried-to-commit-suicide-one-day-it-was-a-very-woody-allen-type/)

[Elton John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elton-john/)

> [There is a deep desire in everyone to commit suicide for the simple reason, that life seems to be meaningless. People go on living,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/there-is-a-deep-desire-in-everyone-to-commit-suicide-for-the-simple/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

> [“I stared at the price tags and thought, Why don’t you fucking kill yourself? I have that thought a lot, actually. Hey, did you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-wong/i-stared-at-the-price-tags-and-thought-why-don-t-you-fucking-kill/)

[David Wong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-wong/)

> [I'm Catholic and I can't commit suicide, but I plan to drink myself to death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kerouac/i-m-catholic-and-i-can-t-commit-suicide-but-i-plan-to-drink-myself-to/)

[Jack Kerouac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kerouac/)

## More by Katie McGarry

> [“This overwhelming, encompassing feeling is love. It's not perfect and it's messy as hell. And it's exactly what I need.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/this-overwhelming-encompassing-feeling-is-love-it-s-not-perfect-and/)

[Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/)

> [“It's our rain, Beth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/it-s-our-rain-beth/)

[Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/)

> [“His dark brown eyes shifted to my covered arms. "You didn't do that-did you? It was done to you?"No one ever asked that question.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/his-dark-brown-eyes-shifted-to-my-covered-arms-you-didn-t-do-that-did/)

[Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/)

> [“I gazed into her beautiful green eyes and her fear melted. A shy smile tugged at her lips and at my heart. Fuck me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/i-gazed-into-her-beautiful-green-eyes-and-her-fear-melted-a-shy-smile/)

[Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/)

> [“When i said nothing, the best thing that happened to me in three years left. Damn, i was an idiot.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/when-i-said-nothing-the-best-thing-that-happened-to-me-in-three-years/)

[Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/)

> [“I'm cold and clammy and hot at the same time, yet I'm free. I lift my head and the autumn breeze feels good against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/i-m-cold-and-clammy-and-hot-at-the-same-time-yet-i-m-free-i-lift-my/)

[Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/)

> [“We’re stronger together, Drix. I promise we are. Please don’t give up on us. Please don’t give up on yourself.” “I don’t know,” he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/we-re-stronger-together-drix-i-promise-we-are-please-don-t-give-up-on/)

[Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/)

> [“If I fall in, I’m going to drown. The weights upon me are too heavy to stay afloat. My only option is to sink.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/if-i-fall-in-i-m-going-to-drown-the-weights-upon-me-are-too-heavy-to/)

[Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/)

> [ “Is this all we are? Continual actions and reactions? No control over our future? \[...\] If that's true, then life is one pathetic and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/is-this-all-we-are-continual-actions-and-reactions-no-control-over/)

[Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/)

> [“Last night, the two of us said too much, felt too much, and I had somehow convinced myself that the moment we shared would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/last-night-the-two-of-us-said-too-much-felt-too-much-and-i-had/)

[Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/)

> [“She pressed her hands against my chest and tried to push me away. "I can't think straight when you 're this close." I backed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/she-pressed-her-hands-against-my-chest-and-tried-to-push-me-away-i/)

[Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/)

> [“Eli bought the flat-screen television and sectional couch for Olivia, his mother, after his stint in prison. There’s a throw rug on the wooden…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/eli-bought-the-flat-screen-television-and-sectional-couch-for-olivia/)

[Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/)

> [“I love you enough to never make you choose.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/i-love-you-enough-to-never-make-you-choose/)

[Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/)

> [“You deserve better.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/you-deserve-better/)

[Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/)

> [“I think of the hundreds of lights dancing across the night sky. "I knew you were watching. I know it sounds stupid, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/i-think-of-the-hundreds-of-lights-dancing-across-the-night-sky-i-knew/)

[Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/)

[Explore all 521 Katie McGarry quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/)

## More Cutter quotes

> [“Yeah. I know why she cuts. I just don’t know the seed-reason. It’s deep inside her, and it’ll take time and patience to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jasinda-wilder/yeah-i-know-why-she-cuts-i-just-don-t-know-the-seed-reason-it-s-deep/)

[Jasinda Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jasinda-wilder/)

> [Just a cut Just a scratch What's that mark? It was just the cat. Just an excuse ... Just another lie What's with all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patience/just-a-cut-just-a-scratch-what-s-that-mark-it-was-just-the-cat-just/)

Patience

> [My arm hurts but its for the best](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gold/my-arm-hurts-but-its-for-the-best/)

[Gold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gold/)

> [She's not a cookie cutter. One and only.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pretty-ricky/she-s-not-a-cookie-cutter-one-and-only/)

[Pretty Ricky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pretty-ricky/)

> [My cutter has been key for me, and my curveball. I've been able to spot them where I want to spot them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-manning/my-cutter-has-been-key-for-me-and-my-curveball-i-ve-been-able-to-spot/)

[Eli Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-manning/)

> [Yes I'm a cutter No I don't have problems Yes I'm depressed No Thats ur problem Yes Thats mine ¡¥¡¥](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashtyn/yes-i-m-a-cutter-no-i-don-t-have-problems-yes-i-m-depressed-no-thats/)

Ashtyn

> [“The Cutter leaned toward me, resting his forehead against mine. 'Fool me once,' he whispered, 'shame on you.' He pressed the bridge of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brenna-yovanoff/the-cutter-leaned-toward-me-resting-his-forehead-against-mine-fool-me/)

[Brenna Yovanoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brenna-yovanoff/)

> [“Echo might be on the outs since she became a cutter and all, but she's still a popular chick. She'll bail on you and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/echo-might-be-on-the-outs-since-she-became-a-cutter-and-all-but-she-s/)

[Katie McGarry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/)

> [“I should walk away. That would be the right thing to do. It would be the smart thing. But I can't, because I'm Taylor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-elle-cameron/i-should-walk-away-that-would-be-the-right-thing-to-do-it-would-be/)

S. Elle Cameron

> [“It was strange that in some sort of Jeffrey Dahmer meets Ghandi way I was able to love myself for hating myself. It seemed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hippie/it-was-strange-that-in-some-sort-of-jeffrey-dahmer-meets-ghandi-way-i/)

[Hippie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hippie/)

> [I'm not just cookie-cutter. You always see something different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cesaro/i-m-not-just-cookie-cutter-you-always-see-something-different/)

[Cesaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cesaro/)

> [“I am a cutter, you see. Also a snipper, a slicer, a carver, a jabber. I am a very special case. I have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-flynn/i-am-a-cutter-you-see-also-a-snipper-a-slicer-a-carver-a-jabber-i-am/)

[Gillian Flynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-flynn/)

> [I'm not really a cutter-off sort of person. I'll chat to anybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-bruno/i-m-not-really-a-cutter-off-sort-of-person-i-ll-chat-to-anybody/)

[Frank Bruno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-bruno/)

> [Here's what I've learned: that someone can change the course of history with a box cutter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/here-s-what-i-ve-learned-that-someone-can-change-the-course-of/)

[Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/)

> [It's offensive to me to be called a cost cutter,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-dimon/it-s-offensive-to-me-to-be-called-a-cost-cutter/)

[Jamie Dimon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-dimon/)

[Browse all 27 Cutter quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cutter/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "Quotation",
            "text": "“As long as everyone thinks you’re a cutter or tried to commit suicide you’ll always be on the outs.”",
            "creator": {
                "@type": "Person",
                "name": "Katie McGarry"
            },
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/as-long-as-everyone-thinks-you-re-a-cutter-or-tried-to-commit-suicide/",
            "about": {
                "@type": "Thing",
                "name": "Cutter"
            },
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/as-long-as-everyone-thinks-you-re-a-cutter-or-tried-to-commit-suicide/#quotation",
            "image": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/katie-mcgarry-456_depression_as-long-as-everyone-thinks-you-re-a-cutt_1438545.jpg",
                "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/katie-mcgarry-456_depression_as-long-as-everyone-thinks-you-re-a-cutt_1438545.jpg",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/katie-mcgarry-456_depression_as-long-as-everyone-thinks-you-re-a-cutt_1438545.jpg",
                "width": 1080,
                "height": 1080,
                "caption": "“As long as everyone thinks you’re a cutter or tried to commit suicide you’ll always be on the outs.” — Katie McGarry",
                "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                "creator": {
                    "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                }
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Katie McGarry",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-mcgarry/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "“As long as everyone thinks you’re...",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/as-long-as-everyone-thinks-you-re-a-cutter-or-tried-to-commit-suicide/"
                }
            ],
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-mcgarry/as-long-as-everyone-thinks-you-re-a-cutter-or-tried-to-commit-suicide/#breadcrumb"
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```
