im rebecca. ive been cutting for a little over three years now. was trying to stop, but i stopped trying. im kind of "emo" looking. (dumbest streotype ever, really doesnt make sense) anyway, i went over a year without telling anyone. my mom, grandma, and aunt know i cut. grandma told me to stop or she'd make me live with my dad, mom told me to just make sure the razors clean, and my aunt didnt have much to say. so i still do it. i just take stuff day by day i guess.

Hi, my name is Sharon and i've been cutting since i was about 14. I'm 32 now, and although i stopped for a quite, i recently started again :( i've never really talked about what i do before which is why i love coming on here. i recently told my boyfriend what i do and he is really supportive. i also hate people who think we're just attention seeking. i would have told someone ages ago if that were the case, and i wouldn't have spent all my time covering up cuts and lying. **Big Hugs** to you all.

Hey peoples, im Simo, (26) I started cutting myself around 2000-2001 and was hospitalised. Thanx to that i stopped and got on with my life but over the past 3 weeks ive started up again due to stress and anxiety. Dont really no-where to turn. Dont wanna speak out cause dont want friends, family to judge me. Thats really it. BIG HUGGGSSS:):):)

i am marissa. i have been cutting since i was 11 or twelve, depressed since i was 9. i stand up for what i believe in and i dont take anyones crap. i am a nice person. i like to help people. i am currently in therapy. i am 16.

Hi, my name's Barbara. I have been cutting for a little over 11 years (I started when I was ten and I'm 21 now). I hid it quite well on my arms and legs until I was 16. Everyone thinks I've stopped but I just cut my stomach now and use other forms of SI

My name is Yoona and Im 30. Ive been cutting since I was 14, with periods in between Id stop cutting and drink or drug myself into oblivion. Anything to stop the pain....Ive spent much of my life in mental institutions, loads of drugs. No therapy now, just a dimwit pillpusher.
Ive lost count of how many suicide attempts I've miraculously survived, cant count the scars either. I live and exist alone, so at least I dont have to play OK for people.

Im matt, I play guitar and write. Im 14 years old, 15 in a few days. I have cut for about a year, and SI'd in general for like 3 years. I have been in the hospital twice and I cut again last night after 4 months of not cutting. It was not that bad. Only a little blood, I only wanted to feel better after my (friends) hurt me.

hiya im hidden_away i say that as dont like to tll my real name. im 22 years of age. i been a cutter for about 7 years now

I am Coolkidrthomas. I am 17, will be attending college in a couple of weeks. I am what they call a "surface cutter". i was introduced to it by some of my friends who were more experienced "cutters" and I used to like surface cutting because instead of cutting deep and leaving scars, it only breaks the skin a bit, and leaves "scratch" marks....I would go about clawing my arm with anything from pins to razors and even paper clips.....i liked the burning that i felt long after i surface cut....I had quit for a while, but things started getting a little stressful and i started again this past week, along with drinking. (sorry it's kinda long, I'm new here)

Hi I am bunny queen. i have been self harming since I was 13. i am now 22.

Aw I kinda missed this discussion; should hav done this right away. anyways here we go.

Hi; I'm Sven, I only started cutting in July '09 so I havn't really been cutting for a very long time yet. No one knows that I'm cutting, and I'd like to keep it that way. I've been depressed for 5 years or something. I'm 16 y/o.

Hi my name is Shari and I have been cutting since I was 10 and I am now 45. I am average looking. I am trying to not cut.

i'm sparky i'm 27 i am currently in a mental institution since my last cutting in june. before that it was january. i have been si-ing since i was 12. i am fat and ugly i have been in and out of hospitals, institutions, foster homes, group homes, and adult family homes since i started doing si at 12. basically my life has been f--d up from the beginning i have also attempted suicide a few to many times where i'm feeling at the present time i wish i would have succeeded but people keep telling me that somehow somewhere there is a purpose for me well why the he-- can't i find it.

Hello, my name is Heather and I have been cutting for almost 3 years now. I have been hospitalized once, last December due to the cutting. I also have bipolar disorder. I have been struggling with suicidal thoughts since I was old enough to remember. I have been sexually abused many times by those closest to me and have been dealing with the memories alot lately. I am a nice person, sometimes I am too nice and it gets me into trouble, and I love making new friends.

Hi i am lostlion-have been cutting since i was 17-i am just looking for some support on how to stop.