i do. i can cover my arms right now, but not my hands. not my face. you htink i\'d learn when my parents sent me away for a year when they couldn\'t handle my cutting anymore. i understand what you\'re going through. god loves ou just as you are don\'t forget that.

Something that has helped me, and I know this may sound just as crazy as the cutting itself, but once I quit beating myself up for doing it, I stopped doing it as often and just knowing that I could if I wanted to, was somehow comforting. You know what I mean? Like, I am not ashamed of it anymore and that makes me feel better. (Covering the cuts up, is a different thought) Some people drink or do drugs or even smoke cigarettes to \"release\"-I cut. Simply stated. Once I gave myself permission to do it, I just didn\'t want to do it as often.
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When I first started, I cut my wrists and arms, all up and down, my hands my feet, my chest. Now that I feel somewhat in control of it and dont want to bring attention to myself as a cutter or have my family cry and beg me to stop, (they think the 2 weeks in the psych hospital cured me). They seemed so relieved and happy. So now when the urge comes I cut my upper thighs, my stomach, my sides, my breasts. I dont know how I will explain that if I ever decide to trust another man again but thats in the future, waaaaay far away, Im learning to love being single after nearly 4 years as a prisoner, so until the time comes, thats where I choose to cut.

Hey there! I have the same problem with scars, and have no idea how I\'m going to conceal them once summer rolls around. I dread it like hell!

You might try putting some make up on the cuts on your neck. I don\'t know how well that will work, but I have used it on my arms and it seems to work better than I ever thought it would. I\'m not saying to keep on cutting, but I know how hard it is to stop, especially when it brings us relief.

Maybe by summer the scars will have faded somewhat, enough to where you won\'t have to conceal them. I doubt mine will, but oh well. I done it to myself. You might also try some of the different kinds of scar creams on the market. I used to use Scar Zone...you have to apply it like three or four times a day, but if it works, that\'s great. I can\'t tell you if it works or not because I lost my tube like an idiot. Gonna have to buy more.

Anyway, I hope you will finally be able to resist self injury. It becomes a terrible addiction in only a short period of time. I was hooked the very first time I done it. I used to cut daily, but now I do it in binges, I guess you could say. I can go a month or two without it, but once I start back, it\'s a daily thing and gets pretty serious.

Best of luck to you, hun!

I tell you what, i\'ve come up with a few ways to hide scars. First for new cuts you can use things like eye drops, they \"get the red out\". 2nd you can use lotions that reduce redness and puffiness like a hydrocortisone or something with a skin bleaching agent in it. Also sun tanning at a salon. Usually when you tan it makes the scars more noticable but once you build up a tolerance and can go for 10 minutes 3 times a week they won\'t be so white and/or red. good cover up and everyone thinks you\'ve been doing something instead of sitting in the house dying a thousand deaths infront of the tv.
I also recomend tattoos but only for places you know your not going to cut again. i\'ve given up my ankles so i could tat there. you really don\'t want to cut over a tattoo and fuck it all up.

I tell you what, i\'ve come up with a few ways to hide scars. First for new cuts you can use things like eye drops, they \"get the red out\". 2nd you can use lotions that reduce redness and puffiness like a hydrocortisone or something with a skin bleaching agent in it. Also sun tanning at a salon. Usually when you tan it makes the scars more noticable but once you build up a tolerance and can go for 10 minutes 3 times a week they won\'t be so white and/or red. good cover up and everyone thinks you\'ve been doing something instead of sitting in the house dying a thousand deaths infront of the tv.
I also recomend tattoos but only for places you know your not going to cut again. i\'ve given up my ankles so i could tat there. you really don\'t want to cut over a tattoo and fuck it all up.