👉 Gutting, also known as gutting, is a type of physical or mental activity that involves deliberately hurting oneself to achieve a particular goal. This term originated in the 19th century and was first used by philosophers such as Immanuel Kant and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The main idea behind gutting is to achieve something by breaking one's own body, which can range from physical injury (such as cutting or lacerating oneself) to mental harm (such as self-harm
