stop

that is a dificult question ...you would have to try waring short sleeved shirts ....to see how you feel some people are going to notice and look .........so you could ....ware short sleeves one day ..and ..if it gets hard stop untill you think you can do it again the more you do it the easer it will become ..................I have found that hiding ...just doesent work for me it enables me ........as well ....but ..sometimes I just wouldent be able to ware the short sleeves and other times ..I would be ok ....it takes pratice ....and knowing that you are ...alright just the way you are ..scares ..and all ....you deserve to be here ...and feel good about your self ...and love your self ....enough to show your scares........something I work for .....and I also work hard at trying not to think for what I think others are going to be thinking ..that will just defeat you ...........take care ..I will keep you in my prayers ...God bless

It's better that people know straight up what you are doing so you can get some help. Talk to family and friends and let them know you have depression and that you need treatment. And no the vast percentage of the population is not going to judge you and not want to know you. That just isn't true.
Please get some help right away.

maybe get a tattoo over them... that would hide scars and give you a chance to stop enabling yourself to do it.. I had to wait a year after my last cut before I could get the tattoo because of scar tissue. So i had to stop to obtain a goal. Not sure if thats helpful... but it works for me. I get tattoos now when I feel like hurting..it works for me.

Tattoos do not hide scars well. If you made the decision to cut yourself, then you'll have the scars, you can't hide from them forever. What you can do is stop making the scars worse and stop cutting. Learn some other coping skills or see a Therapist and let them help you learn ways to deal with your feelings and emotions. I've got roughly 87 stitches worth of scars between my 2 arms and I never wear long sleeves, I live in T-shirts mostly during summer. If someone wants to say something or ask a question, fine, I'm not ashamed of what I used to deal with trauma when I had no other skills.

@oldercper well i am seeing a therapist and i just barely told him about the cutting so we are working on it but it's just really hard when that is the only coping skill i know. so i can see that you wouldn't worry about people seeing it. but since mine is not in the past it makes it harder.. you know? but i think i'll figure out what is right for me eventually

I've dealt with this on my arms due to picking m6 skin, but it was further up on my arms..but still, 3 quarter sleeves look just as bizarre in 95 degree weather as full length ones, especially when you have arm pit sweat marks revealing that you are actually really hot. One time, because I'm skinny and I don't eat meat, I told people I was chilly all the time because I'm anemic. The sweating didn't match though. Not sure how far up your marks go, but maybe some stacked bracelets, a large watch, anything big to cover just the area. I eventually was like fuck it and just wore tank tops, because I used to use drugs and I was more afraid of people thinking I was hiding needle marks. Picking or cutting are preferable to being a junky, any day, I think, and it's better for people to maybe see what really happened as opposed to letting imaginations run wild. Also, there is body makeup that I've used it works wonders, people even hide tattoos with it, it's sweat proof too. Maybe some makeup and stacked bracelets and if someone sees it's better than them thinking your hiding your arms cuz your shooting up

I do SI and I wear short sleeves all the time and no one has commented or noticed and people who have just wonder and don't ask, even looked at me funny...I have weeks where there is no self injury...yes it's a part of healing so I am on DS and so I am in therapy for many years...I have had enough people put me under microscope...not anymore...I understand the need to be not judged or wanting to be rescued...

oh! I also wear those funky bracelets, glow in the dark, pain warrior and organ donor and few others...that helps as well...

I am glad to hear that you are in therapy and that you will work on talking with the therapist about this. They can probably offer you some coping skills so you won't have the urge to self harm. I wish you the best.

@I'mthatgirl: Hon I didn't say mine were all in the past. I've been a cutter for 31 years, I don't do it often but there are times when bloodletting for me is what works. I never make a new scar, anytime I fall back I use an old scar. I promised someone I'd never make another self inflicted scar on my body and I abide by that promise. My problem is I also cut in my sleep, depending on how bad the night terrors are....I have amnesiac dream states, I wake up with a pen, scissor, scalpel, whatever is sharp sticking out of my arm or leg. I have to do a room check every night before bed to make sure there is nothing sharp within 50' of my bed, that's how far I can actively sleep walk, 50'. I've burnt myself in my sleep before, have no idea how, where the fire came from, just a 2nd degree burn on my arm when I woke in the morning.

This illness of Self-Harm, it can get so bad that it takes over your subconscious and takes your decision out of the equation. So, trust me when I say, try to use whatever coping skills you've learned to stop it. If you need a list of coping skills hit me up PM, I'll send them to you.

Take care,
Kat

I mean stopping the self harm would be a really good first step but temporarily, there are some amazing matte foundations that can cover almost anything.

The issue here is not d heat its the cutting.u need to stop doing tht.god has gifted you this beautiful life with all ur senses.love yourself if not for yourself thn atleast for d people in ur life who may genuinely care for life.enjoy life dear its precious.go out in d morning n see d sunrise.smell d flowers .i know its cliche but thts wht makes us happy in d end.small things make us happy.look out reasons to smile.world is beautiful im sure u wll find million reasons to smile.be happy.lots of love.remember i love you irrespective of who u r.enjoy.